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Douglas County, Washington

A county in Washington, ranked 25 of 39 by population.

CountyFIPS 53017

Within Washington
Douglas County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Waterville, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
46,473
+3,440 (+8.0%) since 2020
Land area
1,819
square miles. A further 1.6% of the total area is water
Population density
25.5
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Waterville
Seat of county government.
Established
1883
142 years ago
Largest city
East Wenatchee city
Population 14,414.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Douglas County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Douglas County, Washington from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 792 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Douglas County ranks

Position among the 39 counties of Washington, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn WashingtonNationally
Population46,47325th of 391,066th of 3,144
Land area1,819 sq mi17th of 39323rd of 3,144
Population density25.5 per sq mi25th of 392,052nd of 3,144
Median household income$80,36316th of 39572nd of 3,143

Full data for Douglas County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population46,473Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202043,033Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?42,935Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area1,819 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area29.6 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area1,849 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?25.5 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$80,363American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$432,500American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age38.9American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households15,923American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units17,960American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
+104
478 births, 374 deaths
Net migration
+859
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 4 areas bordering Douglas County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Grant CountyWashington99 mi105,727
Okanogan CountyWashington79 mi45,230
Chelan CountyWashington70 mi81,941
Kittitas CountyWashington6.3 mi48,803

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 39 counties of Washington

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.