Santiago, WA Demographics

Population 45 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Santiago

Household size in Santiago

Household size, people per household
PeriodSantiagoWashingtonU.S.
2006–103.452.562.68
2010–143.202.622.73
2015–192.992.622.71
2020–242.912.612.65
Change−0.54+0.05−0.03
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Santiago is a place of big households: 2.91 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.45, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Santiago

Median age, years
PeriodSantiagoWashingtonU.S.
2006–1028.838.037.7
2010–1434.138.738.6
2015–1934.939.339.6
2020–2436.339.640.1
Change+7.5+1.6+2.3
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The median resident of Santiago is 36.3 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Santiago

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodSantiagoWashingtonU.S.
2006–1031.0%10.9%12.3%
2010–1418.6%10.6%12.3%
2015–1920.5%10.1%11.6%
2020–2429.4%10.1%11.6%
Change−1.6 pts−0.8 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about three in ten households in Santiago (29.4%), well above the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Santiago

Renters in Santiago

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodSantiagoWashingtonU.S.
2006–1036.1%35.2%33.3%
2010–1436.0%37.3%35.6%
2015–1933.6%37.0%36.0%
2020–2422.1%36.2%34.8%
Change−14.0 pts+1.0 pts+1.5 pts
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Santiago is largely a place of homeowners: only 22.1% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Nearly nine in ten owners (85.3%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Santiago

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodSantiagoWashingtonU.S.
2006–1019.9%9.2%11.4%
2010–1414.6%9.2%11.4%
2015–1923.5%8.2%11.1%
2020–2412.8%7.6%9.6%
Change−7.2 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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More homes sit empty in Santiago than nationally: 12.8%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Santiago

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodSantiagoWashingtonU.S.
2006–10197419771974
2010–14197919791975
2015–19197819801977
2020–24198019841980
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The typical home in Santiago was built around 1980, the same vintage as the country's housing overall.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Santiago

Rent, per month
PeriodSantiagoWashingtonU.S.
2006–10$486$1,018$965
2010–14$477$1,127$1,040
2015–19$606$1,390$1,213
2020–24$745$1,875$1,571
Change+$259+$858+$606
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A typical rental in Santiago costs $745 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 25.3% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Santiago

Bachelor's degrees in Santiago

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodSantiagoWashingtonU.S.
2006–1014.0%31.0%28.4%
2010–1415.2%32.1%29.6%
2015–198.5%35.5%32.1%
2020–248.6%38.8%35.6%
Change−5.4 pts+7.8 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Santiago: 8.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Santiago

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodSantiagoWashingtonU.S.
2006–1077.2%89.5%84.9%
2010–1482.0%90.0%86.1%
2015–1982.5%91.0%87.7%
2020–2488.0%91.9%89.3%
Change+10.8 pts+2.4 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion in Santiago is close to the national rate: 88.0% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in Washington overall (91.9%).

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Santiago

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodSantiagoWashingtonU.S.
2006–1022.0%7.6%8.1%
2010–1428.3%8.9%9.4%
2015–1918.9%5.1%5.6%
2020–245.5%5.1%5.4%
Change−16.5 pts−2.5 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Santiago is close to the national rate: 5.5% of the labor force, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Santiago compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Santiago2.9136.329.4%22.1%12.8%1980$7458.6%88.0%5.5%
Taholah2.9136.329.4%22.1%12.8%1980$7458.6%88.0%5.5%
Moclips2.7539.426.7%32.6%22.7%1982$7449.7%86.4%4.8%
Sunset Beach2.9136.329.4%22.1%12.8%1980$7458.6%88.0%5.5%
Pacific Beach2.1060.69.5%26.3%57.6%1992$73524.5%89.1%6.6%
Copalis Crossing2.5548.412.2%20.6%20.3%1980$64418.6%91.2%4.8%
Copalis Beach2.2860.39.8%5.9%44.1%1989$73528.2%95.2%9.4%
Humptulips2.7539.514.7%32.7%4.5%1974$59012.1%88.6%1.7%
Oyhut2.7439.714.0%33.0%4.1%1974$58212.2%88.6%1.5%
Newton2.7435.418.4%19.7%26.0%1969$66827.0%93.4%1.9%
Queets1.9346.83.3%45.3%45.1%1973$5198.0%79.4%10.8%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Santiago. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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