Population 4,552 · Census ACS 2020–24
Choose a measure to map it.Tap a measure to map it. Swipe the row for more. Arrows show the change since 2006–10.
Median age by neighborhoodHistory and comparison ↓︎
Younger residents
Older residents
Colorblind friendly
off
More maps of Tonasket: Best Neighborhoods · Walk Grade · Household income · Home prices · Race · Politics · Traffic noise · Internet
Population and households in Tonasket
Household size in Tonasket
| Period | Tonasket | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.49 | 2.56 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.30 | 2.62 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.26 | 2.62 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.37 | 2.61 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.12 | +0.05 | −0.03 |
Tonasket is a place of small households, averaging 2.37 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.49 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Tonasket
| Period | Tonasket | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.6 | 38.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.3 | 38.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.1 | 39.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.9 | 39.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.3 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
Tonasket skews older than the country: its median age is 42.9, against 40.1 nationally.
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 Tonasket
| Period | Tonasket | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.2% | 10.9% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.4% | 10.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.4% | 10.1% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.2 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in eight households in Tonasket (11.4%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in Washington overall (10.1%).
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 Tonasket
Renters in Tonasket
| Period | Tonasket | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.3% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 29.1% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 32.1% | 37.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 28.7% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Change | −6.6 pts | +1.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly three in ten households in Tonasket rent their homes (28.7%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 59.5% have no mortgage at all, 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 Tonasket
| Period | Tonasket | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.7% | 9.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.0% | 9.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.5% | 8.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −10.3 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
A few more homes sit empty in Tonasket than nationally: 12.3%, 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 Tonasket
| Period | Tonasket | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1974 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1978 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1979 | 1980 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Tonasket are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1982, versus 1980 nationally.
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 Tonasket
| Period | Tonasket | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $515 | $1,018 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $539 | $1,127 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $769 | $1,390 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $896 | $1,875 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$382 | +$858 | +$606 |
Rent in Tonasket runs $896 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 27.7% of household income on rent, just 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 Tonasket
Bachelor's degrees in Tonasket
| Period | Tonasket | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.9% | 31.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.7% | 32.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 17.5% | 35.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.2% | 38.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.3 pts | +7.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Tonasket: 22.2% 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 Tonasket
| Period | Tonasket | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.2% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 79.9% | 90.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.6% | 91.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 82.8% | 91.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.6 pts | +2.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Tonasket never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Tonasket
| Period | Tonasket | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.9% | 7.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.4% | 8.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.2 pts | −2.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.6%, unemployment in Tonasket is close to the national rate of 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).
Tonasket compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonasket | 2.37 | 42.9 | 11.4% | 28.7% | 12.3% | 1982 | $896 | 22.2% | 82.8% | 5.6% |
| Ellisforde | 2.21 | 48.2 | 6.6% | 26.6% | 19.4% | 1981 | $804 | 24.8% | 90.0% | 9.5% |
| Nighthawk | 2.30 | 47.4 | 9.8% | 12.9% | 35.1% | 1995 | $864 | 18.8% | 88.0% | 1.6% |
| Riverside | 2.47 | 49.9 | 9.2% | 24.7% | 13.4% | 1980 | $1,018 | 7.8% | 91.9% | 10.2% |
| Havillah | 1.96 | 55.8 | 7.2% | 13.0% | 40.6% | 1988 | $813 | 19.0% | 88.8% | 9.4% |
| Synarep | 2.08 | 62.3 | 16.0% | 7.8% | 34.0% | 1996 | $845 | 16.7% | 88.6% | 3.3% |
| Loomis | 2.56 | 38.6 | 4.8% | 35.4% | 20.1% | 1976 | $815 | 28.1% | 93.0% | 3.4% |
| Oroville | 2.12 | 46.9 | 6.4% | 25.5% | 25.6% | 1982 | $781 | 16.6% | 86.2% | 4.3% |
| North Omak | 2.55 | 50.5 | 31.0% | 37.4% | 19.6% | 1992 | $751 | 11.6% | 80.5% | 6.5% |
| Conconully | 1.88 | 61.7 | 3.4% | 18.0% | 34.1% | 1984 | $869 | 21.0% | 94.1% | 6.2% |
| Omak | 2.53 | 43.3 | 20.6% | 29.9% | 14.0% | 1977 | $1,010 | 20.5% | 87.4% | 5.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
Cities with similar populations: Leesburg, IN · West Alexandria, OH · Waldport, OR · Victoria, VA · Townville, SC · St. Augusta, MN · Spencerville, OH · Sobieski, WI · Shreve, OH · Royal, AR
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 Tonasket. 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.
No other site shows detail at this level for free. We are able to keep this site free by receiving a small commission from the referring links on this page. Please share or cite this page if you aren’t able to otherwise support our work.