Cities / Washington / Vancouver

Vancouver, WA

195,300 people

Right Now

Weather

66.2°F

Cloudy

Today: Partly Sunny, high 77°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Vancouver)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 2.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Heat Advisory (statewide feed)

Nearest Major Airport

PDX

5 mi — Portland International Airport

Heat Advisory — Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
Heat Advisory — Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; St. John The Baptist; Upper St. Bernard; Lower St. Bernard; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Western Orleans; Eastern Orleans; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Upper Jefferson; Upper Plaquemines; Central Plaquemines; Lower Plaquemines; Central Jefferson; Coastal Jefferson; Upper Lafourche; Lower Lafourche; Upper Terrebonne; Lower Terrebonne; Upper St. Charles; Central St. Charles; Lower St. Charles; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Northern Harrison; Northern Jackson; Southern Hancock; Southern Harrison; Southern Jackson
Heat Advisory — Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
Flood Warning — Jackson, IN; Lawrence, IN; Washington, IN
Red Flag Warning — Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle; Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington

Population & People

Population

195,300

Median age

37.9

Median household income

$81,338

Poverty rate

10.2%

Unemployment rate

5.7%

Bachelor's degree+

32.3%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

16.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$462,400

Median gross rent

$1,702/mo

Homeownership rate

50.78%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,922

HUD Fair Market Rent (Clark County, 13 mi from Vancouver), 2026. Efficiency $1570, 1BR $1677, 2BR $1922, 3BR $2619, 4BR $3109. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Washington gasoline midgrade

$5.44

Washington commercial electricity

10.95¢/kWh

Washington industrial electricity

6.88¢/kWh

Washington residential electricity

13.11¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

894990.1

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

717520.9

All-Transactions House Price Index for Washington

1031.17

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Source: FRED, Washington-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PDX

Portland International Airport

5 mi away

SEA

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

126 mi away

GEG

Spokane International Airport

279 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Washington energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Washington economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).