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Grant County, WA: population growth, jobs and income

Grant County gained 893 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.9%).

Grant County had an estimated 105,727 residents in 2025, up 6.3% (6,281 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Washington as a whole (+3.5%), and the 11th fastest growth of 39 counties in Washington.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,116/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes12.0%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months4072025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 263 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 24,839 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +8.0% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 6.2% in 2025, 1.1 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 431 new homes in 2025, or 4.1 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $73,267 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +23.8% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 462nd.

Part of the Moses Lake, WA micro area.

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Grant County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
2025105,727+893
2024104,834+1,799
2023103,035+1,758
2022101,277+838
2021100,439+993
202099,446–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Grant County

Grant County grew by 6,281 people since 2020; the largest part came from international migration (+2,935).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+524+2,514
International migrationfrom and to other countries+625+2,935
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−263+827
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+7+5
Total change+893+6,281

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn WashingtonAmong U.S. counties
Population growth11th of 39462nd of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents35th of 392,289th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth15th of 39873rd of 3,092
Median household income23rd of 39950th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate37th of 392,934th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents19th of 39805th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Grant County's population change (+6.3%) was ahead of 4 of its 8 neighbouring counties and behind 4.

4 of its 8 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Grant County's $73,267 (2020–24).

Grant County, WA and its 8 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Grant County, WA This county105,727+6.3%−2.54.1$73,267
Douglas County, WA46,473+8.0%14.86.5$80,363
Franklin County, WA102,612+5.6%−0.97.5$86,714
Benton County, WA221,722+6.9%6.57.5$89,874
Adams County, WA21,488+4.3%−8.81.5$66,136
Lincoln County, WA11,982+9.7%15.35.6$71,512
Kittitas County, WA48,803+4.2%13.15.9$73,804
Okanogan County, WA45,230+7.3%1.55.1$63,207
Yakima County, WA259,185+1.0%−6.02.8$70,656

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Grant County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 6.3% between 2020 and 2025, about 6,281 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Washington as a whole changed +3.5% over the same years. That ranks 11th of 39 counties in Washington for population growth.

How many people moved to Grant County?

On net, none in 2025: about 263 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Grant County?

It averaged 6.2% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Grant County?

About 105,727 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Grant County?

Private employers there had 24,839 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +8.0% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

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Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.