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45.73° N · 122.48° W · GEOID 5331530

Hockinson

Clark County, Washington · part of the Portland, OR metro

WashingtonHockinson, WAHockinsonHockinson

The short answer

Hockinson is home to 6,150 people. Median household income is $113,295 a year and median rent is $1,797 a month, 19.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $722,200, about 6.4x annual median household income.

Hockinson is defined by its growth. Household income growth is -0% a year, against 5.9% a year in its closest peers. Also notable: Home values rose 9.4% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose -0%, a wider gap than in 93% of places its size.

44OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Hockinson scores better than 44% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 96th of 190 in Washington.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%36
Economy 20%79
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%13
Education 10%64
Commute 10%41
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,797
32% above the median place
Median household income
$113,295
41% above the median place
Median home value
$722,200
126% above the median place
Unemployment
3.5%
27% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Hockinson

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $1,011 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 86% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Housing90% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 90% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Hockinson

Clark County gains about 4.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in24,748
Moved out22,902
Net+1,846

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$92K
Leavers$82K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Clark County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Clark County report $91,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $81,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$71,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,797 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,808 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $722,200.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 24.9% work from home; 1.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Maltby, WA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
4.5%
125% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$91,671
30% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
4.2
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHockinsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.4%11% above
Moved from another state1County figure4.5%125% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure4.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$91,67130% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$81,65416% above
02

What it costs to live here

Home values are about 27% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Hockinson19.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$71,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.0%
7% below the median place
Home price to income
6.4x
68% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$90,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Hockinson, $1,797 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Hockinson, but easier on the budget

Places that match Hockinson on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Maltby, WA8914.0% vs 19.0%$64,600Compare
Stokesdale, NC8514.4% vs 19.0%$16,800Compare
Damascus, MD8513.5% vs 19.0%$46,600Compare
Springdale, MD8411.5% vs 19.0%$52,700Compare

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Homeownership1
90.0%
35% above the median place
Median home value1
$722,200
126% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,808
50% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureHockinsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,79732% above
Rent to income119.0%7% below
Property tax rate10.8%7% below
Home price to income16.4x68% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure105.44% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,87816% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,13988% above
Median home value1$722,200126% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.0%36% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure42.5%17% below
Homeownership190.0%35% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure50.6%0% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,80850% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.1%42% below
Median year built119941% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 24.9%, 100% above the median place.

Works from home1
24.9%
100% above the median place
Unemployment1
3.5%
27% below the median place
Median household income1
$113,295
41% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHockinsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$113,29541% above
Income per person1$48,72022% above
Unemployment13.5%27% below
Average annual pay5County figure$75,48314% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs5County figure182,79821% above
Poverty rate1County figure8.0%26% below
Mean commute126 min6% above
Works from home124.9%100% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.0%19% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.0, 21% above the median place.

Household size1
3.0
21% above the median place
Median age1
45.0
15% above the median place
High school or higher1
96.2%
4% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureHockinsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,1505853rd largest
Median age145.015% above
Bachelor's or higher139.4%23% above
High school or higher196.2%4% above
Household size13.021% above
Born abroad1County figure11.0%25% above
No health insurance1County figure6.7%5% above
Homes with broadband194.0%2% above
05

Life in Hockinson

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 84% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 190 Washington places we track.

45 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents14.6 +44%
Playgrounds per 10k13.0 +38%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.6 −85%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 11 miles
  • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park 73 miles
  • Mount Rainier National Park 85 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.7 −20%
Shops20.7 −32%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.2 −15%
Child care centers2.2 −4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
11.4
63% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
20.7
32% below the median place
Public schools11
149
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureHockinsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure149above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure74,366above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure18.822% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure16.720% below
Shops per 10k7County figure20.732% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure17.215% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.24% below
Parks per 10k814.644% above
Playgrounds per 10k813.038% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k81.685% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site911.463% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9150% below
National Register listings10County figure45246% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 66.9 in, 53% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Hockinson. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
66.9 in
53% above the median place
Median air quality index14
33
23% below the median place
July average high12
79°F
9% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureHockinsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure79°F9% below
January average low12County figure35°F38% above
Average temperature12County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation12County figure66.9 in53% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure92.20% below
Tornado risk13County figure31.362% below
Wildfire risk13County figure69.614% above
Heat wave risk13County figure95.96% above
Median air quality index14County figure3323% below
Good air days14County figure82.7%21% above
08

Hockinson in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Hockinson does better than 36% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 70%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,797/mo (2024)$2,240/mo$1,830 to $2,730/mo+3.7%
Median household income$113,295 (2024)$141,000$119,000 to $167,000+3.7%
Median home value$722,200 (2024)$1,050,000$762,000 to $1,447,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 7.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Hockinson

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Cameron Park, CA$1,806$102,289Compare
Signal Hill, CA$1,851$113,298Compare
Waimea, HI$1,867$100,198Compare
West Carson, CA$1,891$92,775Compare
West Carson, CAWaimea, HISignal Hill, CACameron Park, CAHockinson, WAHockinsonCameron ParkSignal HillWaimeaHockinsonCameron ParkSignal HillWaimea

Places built like Hockinson

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Hockinson performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Hockinson, WA19.0%-0.0%/yrn/a
Barberton, WA17.1%6.3%/yrn/aCompare
Woods Creek, WA19.9%8.1%/yrn/aCompare
Maltby, WA14.0%8.2%/yrn/aCompare
Brier, WA21.1%0.1%/yr0.8%Compare
San Diego Country Estates, CA23.5%3.8%/yrn/aCompare
Discovery Bay, CA24.7%2.4%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Hockinson a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 44 out of 100, better than 44% of the places we rate and 96th of 190 in Washington. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,011 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 86% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. 90% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 90% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hockinson expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $722,200.

What salary do you need to live in Hockinson?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $71,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Hockinson?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Cameron Park, CA, Signal Hill, CA, Waimea, HI and West Carson, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Hockinson with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hockinson itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hockinson-washington

Citytistics. “Hockinson, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hockinson-washington/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.