Median Household Income
$76,531
Median Home Value
$397,500
Median Gross Rent
$1,206/mo
Poverty Rate
12.2%
Unemployment Rate
5.9%
Homeownership Rate
68.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
17.6%
Median Age
41.5
Population Over Time
Cowlitz County grew 10.1% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
102,072
2016
102,854
2018
105,112
2020
108,399
2022
110,621
2024
112,360
Business & Industry
Cowlitz County has 2,309 business establishments employing 33,796 people.
Construction
315
Health care and social assistance
240
Accommodation and food services
235
Other services (except public administration)
231
Professional, scientific, and technical services
150
Real estate and rental and leasing
129
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
125
Wholesale trade
99
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.