City safety & data profile
PascoWA
Pasco, WA is a 69K-resident city in Franklin County with a median household income of $85,586.
Franklin County, Washington. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Pasco, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Pasco has a population larger than 87% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $376,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.
- 69K
- Population (place)
- Top 13%
- By size
- $85,586
- Median income (place)
- $376,300
- Median home (place)
- 12.6%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Pasco
Pasco posts a median household income higher than 55% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Pasco area.
- Top 45%
- by median income, US cities
- 1
- hospital in & near Pasco
Composite score · Pasco, WA
43/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Pasco in context: the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Pasco income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$85,586 Top 45% higher than 55% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Largest cities in WA
Population among 109 WA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.
- Seattle
Seattle, WA
780,995 residents
- Spokane 229,447
Spokane, WA
229,447 residents
- Tacoma 222,906
Tacoma, WA
222,906 residents
- Vancouver 196,442
Vancouver, WA
196,442 residents
- Bellevue 139,820
Bellevue, WA
139,820 residents
- Kent 126,952
Kent, WA
126,952 residents
- Everett 108,010
Everett, WA
108,010 residents
- Renton 100,242
Renton, WA
100,242 residents
- Federal Way 95,171
Federal Way, WA
95,171 residents
- Spokane Valley 94,919
Spokane Valley, WA
94,919 residents
What this shows By headcount, Seattle ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Sammamish.
Highest median incomes in WA
The same 109-city WA pool, sorted by median household income instead of headcount. Tooltip carries the population rank.
- Sammamish
Sammamish, WA
$239,690 median
- Mercer Island
Mercer Island, WA
$219,069 median
- Snoqualmie
Snoqualmie, WA
$214,107 median
- Cottage Lake
Cottage Lake, WA
$213,106 median
- Mill Creek East
Mill Creek East, WA
$192,937 median
- Maltby
Maltby, WA
$185,457 median
- Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
$185,369 median
- Bainbridge Island
Bainbridge Island, WA
$172,188 median
- Bellevue
Bellevue, WA
$165,576 median
- Woodinville
Woodinville, WA
$164,398 median
What this shows Income honors go to Sammamish here -- by headcount, that title belongs to Seattle.
The quick read
Reading Pasco, WA beyond the headline numbers
Pasco sits inside Franklin County, Washington, at roughly 46.24°N, -119.10°W. Population 69,451, $85,586 median household income. Median home value $376,300, median rent $1,227. Poverty rate 12.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
1 hospital in/around Pasco, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER. Climate: 55.1°F annual average, 8" precipitation.
Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 21.7% in Pasco, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
Pasco's median age is 30.3 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.
21.4% of Pasco adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the lowest quarter of reporting cities.
Only 7.7% of Pasco workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.
Median rent in Pasco, WA runs $1,227/month, below the midpoint for reporting cities.
A median home in Pasco runs about 4.4 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.
Poverty in Pasco, WA stands at 12.6%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.
Unemployment in Pasco sits at 5.3%, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Pasco from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
The 10-Year Trend 2013–2024
County-level trend (Franklin County): Pasco's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
The Economic Picture
What stands out most about Pasco's economic profile: median rent at $1,227/mo, 20% below the average across tracked places. Median household income also diverges: $85,586, 4% below average.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 12.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.3% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 21.4% |
| Work From Home | 7.7% |
| Public Transit | 0.5% |
Population
Community Health 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Hospital Access 1 total
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20240.1% above national average
Metro area: Kennewick-Richland, WA (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
What alerts and safety updates affect Pasco?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Pasco right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet WA-PASCO · Pasco
Pasco: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.
- FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
- LEAD-NONE Feed idle
- DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed
Counts reflect published articles tagged to Pasco; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Washington state hubs · Methodology
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Questions & Answers 8
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Cities nationwide with a comparable poverty or income figure 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Pasco, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside WA (12.6% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside WA ($85,586 here).
Compare Pasco with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
Nearby Cities 8
Next steps for Pasco
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Pasco area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- A median income figure alone can mislead, cross-check it against the poverty rate for the fuller picture.
- Compare Pasco against Washington peers on any ranking lens. Explore Washington
Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Franklin County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.