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Elma, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $374,096 (it was $96,000 in 2000)
Elma:

$374,096
Washington:

$569,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $247,390 - $538,191

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $309,114
Here:

$309,114
State:

$734,307

Mobile homes: $235,463
Here:

$235,463
State:

$218,362

Total population: 3,018 (Urban population: 2,903 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 52 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 1,413 (1,288 occupied: 848 owner occupied, 477 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

36%
State:

36%

Housing density: 840 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $220,515.

Median contract rent in 2022: $834 (lower quartile is $631, upper quartile is $932)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $874


Median gross rent in Elma, WA in 2022: $931

Housing units in Elma with a mortgage: 439 (63 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 43 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $88,681

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $84,251

Median monthly housing costs: $923

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Elma, Washington Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1967

Median year apartment built: 1965

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,487
  • Male householders: 680 (212 living alone), Female householders: 606 (232 living alone)
  • 615 spouses (615 opposite-sex spouses), 70 unmarried partners, (70 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 957 children (936 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 200 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 0 foster children, 46 other relatives, 151 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 73

Size of family households: 385 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 498 1-person, 54 2-persons.

437 married couples with children.
106 single-parent households (26 men, 80 women).

88.5% of residents of Elma speak English at home.
10.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 138 (4.0%)
(63.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elma, Washington
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elma, Washington
  • 0no bedroom
  • 611 bedroom
  • 1582 bedrooms
  • 3853 bedrooms
  • 1594 bedrooms
  • 855+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elma, Washington
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elma, Washington
  • 0no bedroom
  • 561 bedroom
  • 3602 bedrooms
  • 623 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Elma in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Elma in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 13no vehicle
  • 2291 vehicle
  • 3892 vehicles
  • 693 vehicles
  • 1144 vehicles
  • 355+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Elma in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Elma in renter-occupied apartments
  • 56no vehicle
  • 3331 vehicle
  • 892 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elma, Washington
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elma, Washington
  • 01 room
  • 142 rooms
  • 343 rooms
  • 494 rooms
  • 765 rooms
  • 2946 rooms
  • 1157 rooms
  • 1188 rooms
  • 1509+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elma, Washington
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elma, Washington
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 333 rooms
  • 2444 rooms
  • 1265 rooms
  • 136 rooms
  • 137 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 499+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Elma, WA
  • Elma, WA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Elma, WA in 2022
  • 93Less than $10,000
  • 194$10,000 to $19,999
  • 49$20,000 to $29,999
  • 62$30,000 to $39,999
  • 37$40,000 to $49,999
  • 165$50,000 to $59,999
  • 185$60,000 to $74,999
  • 245$75,000 to $99,999
  • 100$100,000 to $124,999
  • 164$125,000 to $149,999
  • 69$150,000 to $199,999
  • 45$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Elma, WA

  • Distribution of house value in Elma, WA in 2022
  • 93$15,000 to $19,999
  • 30$70,000 to $79,999
  • 22$90,000 to $99,999
  • 22$125,000 to $149,999
  • 15$150,000 to $174,999
  • 23$175,000 to $199,999
  • 130$200,000 to $249,999
  • 43$250,000 to $299,999
  • 163$300,000 to $399,999
  • 197$400,000 to $499,999
  • 111$500,000 to $749,999
  • 45$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Elma, WA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Elma, WA in 2022
  • 109$100 to $149
  • 26$600 to $649
  • 29$700 to $749
  • 49$750 to $799
  • 110$800 to $899
  • 13$900 to $999
  • 36$1,000 to $1,249
  • 20$1,250 to $1,499
  • 11$2,000 to $2,499
  • 7No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.9%
Number of people working at home: 183 (12.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 359
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 62
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 185
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 83
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 147
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 9
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 197
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 61
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 60
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 59
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 157
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Elma

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,679 (78.6%)
  • Carpooled: 66 (3.1%)
  • Walked: 160 (7.5%)
  • Worked at home: 183 (8.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.9%Males
  • 4.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.7%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Elma, Washington
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Elma, Washington
  • 02010 or later
  • 412000 to 2009
  • 631990 to 1999
  • 51980 to 1989
  • 191970 to 1979
  • 15Before 1970
Ancestries in Elma, WA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 525 (23.5%)
  • German: 244 (10.9%)
  • English: 191 (8.6%)
  • Polish: 168 (7.5%)
  • Norwegian: 117 (5.2%)
  • Swedish: 88 (3.9%)
  • Croatian: 73 (3.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 52 (2.3%)
  • Portuguese: 37 (1.7%)
  • European: 27 (1.2%)
  • American: 18 (0.8%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Elma:

88.9% (104)
Washington:

21.1% (241,655)

Philippines
Elma:

5.1% (6)
Washington:

6.3% (71,661)

El Salvador
Elma:

3.4% (4)
Washington:

1.2% (13,745)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2,507
  • Other state: 835
  • Northeast: 31
  • Midwest: 224
  • South: 124
  • West: 448

88.6% of Elma residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86.7% lived in Washington.


Elma:

88.6%
State average:

85.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 63
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 29
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 203
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 58
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 16
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 420
  • Less than 1 year of college: 73
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 169
  • Associate degree: 32
  • Bachelor's degree: 144
  • Master's degree: 11
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 15
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 78
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 36
  • 11th grade: 4
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 342
  • Less than 1 year of college: 100
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 214
  • Associate degree: 80
  • Bachelor's degree: 296
  • Master's degree: 45
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Elma marital status for males
Elma marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 861
  • One, attached: 39
  • Two: 60
  • 3 or 4: 67
  • 5 to 9: 97
  • 10 to 19: 57
  • 20 to 49: 95
  • Mobile homes: 112
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Elma
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Elma, WA
  • 53.4%Electricity
  • 21.0%Utility gas
  • 9.4%Wood
  • 9.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.6%Other fuel
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Elma, WA
  • 77.4%Electricity
  • 13.0%Utility gas
  • 7.0%No fuel used
  • 2.6%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Washington:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Washington:

9.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Washington:

16.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability