Puget Island from the north · Photo: Pete Forsyth · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wahkiakum County, Washington
4,658 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
The community services in Wahkiakum County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
Puget Island from the north · Photo: Pete Forsyth · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
353 ±117
17% of occupied homes
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Affords $552/month at 30% of income
(what renters pay)
$853 ±318
Includes utilities; renters already housed
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Vacant units for rent, of rental stock
What renters can afford vs. typical asking rent
HUD FY2026 income limits at 30% of income, against today’s median asking rent.
30% AMI
Extremely low income
50% AMI
Very low income
80% AMI
Low income
100% AMI
Median income
2 bedroom
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Median asking rent
Renter cost burden by income band
HUD CHAS 2018-2022. Column width is renter households in each band; height is the share paying 30–50% or 50%+ of income on rent.
All renters: 64% cost-burdened, 40% severely (CHAS). HUD doesn’t publish the burden split above 80% AMI.
Around the county
Median household income (all)
$62,653 ±10,138
Poverty rate
17.8%
of 4,658 residents
Key takeaways
About 8 in 10 renters below 50% AMI are cost-burdened
87% of extremely low-income and 84% of very low-income renter households pay more than 30% of income on rent; 78% of the lowest band pay half or more.
Rent affordability gap by unit size
Median asking rent vs. what a household at 30% of area median income can afford. HUD sizing: one person for a studio, 1.5 per bedroom. Select a size to update the charts above.
Sources: Census ACS 5-year (2024) · HUD CHAS (2018-2022) · HUD FY2026 income limits. How this is calculated.