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  • Largest town: East Wenatchee

Douglas County, Washington

Douglas County had 45,795 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,819.2 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 39 in Washington by population and 17th by land area.

Population
45,795
#25 of 39 in Washington · #1,077 in US
Area
1,819.2 sq mi
#17 of 39 in Washington · #323 in US
Density
25 / sq mi
#25 of 39 in Washington · #2,058 in US
Median household income
$69,808
#22 of 39 in Washington · #1,019 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Douglas County within Washington. Pin: Olympia.

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Douglas County population, land area and income

Douglas County had 45,795 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,819.2 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 39 in Washington by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 25.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Washington has 69,632 residents; Douglas County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,808 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

45,795

3144th1st

1077th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,819 sq mi

3144th1st

323rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

25.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2058th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,808

3143rd1st

1019th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Washington (39)

Population

45,795

39th1st

25th of 39 (WA)

Land area

1,819 sq mi

39th1st

17th of 39 (WA)

Density

25.2 / sq mi

39th1st

25th of 39 (WA)

Median household income

$69,808

39th1st

22nd of 39 (WA)

How Douglas County's population changed since 2020

Douglas County gained 2,763 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.4%. That ranks 4th of 39 in Washington for growth. The median Washington county changed by +3.2%, and the state as a whole by +3.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Douglas County recorded 2,143 births and 1,563 deaths, a natural change of +580. Net international migration added +1,025 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,265. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,265 people.

43.0k202043.8k202144.1k202245.0k202345.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,143
Deaths
1,563
Net international migration
+1,025
Net domestic migration
+1,265
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+785

Where Douglas County is

The Census internal point of Douglas County is at 47.741800, -119.694600. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades Washington's 39 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Douglas County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

King County: +2.9%Thurston County: +2.3%Garfield County: +4.7%Adams County: +2.1%Kitsap County: +2.0%Mason County: +5.5%Stevens County: +5.2%Walla Walla County: -0.9%Whitman County: +1.2%Pierce County: +1.9%Benton County: +5.2%Columbia County: +1.8%Skamania County: +5.1%Douglas County: +6.4%Kittitas County: +2.9%Klickitat County: +5.7%Pacific County: +3.2%Grant County: +5.3%Grays Harbor County: +2.7%Jefferson County: +2.7%Lincoln County: +8.6%San Juan County: +4.7%Skagit County: +2.2%Island County: -0.6%Ferry County: +4.8%Chelan County: +2.4%Clark County: +4.3%Asotin County: +0.9%Franklin County: +4.2%Whatcom County: +3.3%Snohomish County: +4.1%Pend Oreille County: +6.1%Yakima County: +0.7%Clallam County: +0.8%Wahkiakum County: +7.9%Spokane County: +2.7%Okanogan County: +6.6%Cowlitz County: +2.7%Lewis County: +5.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +1.9%
  2. < +2.7%
  3. < +4.2%
  4. < +5.3%
  5. ≥ +5.3%
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Orange pin: Douglas County internal point. Dark pin: Olympia.

Internal point

Decimal
47.741800, -119.694600
DMS
47°44'30.48"N 119°41'40.56"W
UTM
11N 298001.1E 5291119.8N
Geohash
c26zs71h1
Plus code
85V2P8R4+P5

Towns in Douglas County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Douglas County, 19,661 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Douglas County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is East Wenatchee with 14,330.

  1. 01East Wenatchee14,330
  2. 02Bridgeport2,261
  3. 03Rock Island1,722
  4. 04Waterville1,148
  5. 05Coulee Dam (part)200
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Douglas County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Douglas County. The most populous is Grant County, WA, with 104,717 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Olympia and the nearest big city

Olympia is 157.7 miles WSW of Douglas County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Spokane, WA (population 230,609), 105.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is East Wenatchee, WA (population 14,330), 35.4 miles away.

Douglas County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Douglas County is 53017: state code 53 for Washington plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,808.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Douglas County, Washington?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 45,795. That is up 2,763 people (6.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 43,032.

What is the FIPS code of Douglas County?

53017. The first two digits (53) are Washington; the last three (017) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Douglas County?

East Wenatchee, with 14,330 residents inside Douglas County in 2024.

Which counties border Douglas County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Grant County, WA; Chelan County, WA; Kittitas County, WA; Okanogan County, WA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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