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Waterville, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Waterville is a Census town of 1,250 people across 0.87 square miles of land, in Douglas County. Median household income is $78,589, 87.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $81,800 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Waterville
What Waterville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,445 plus or minus 373
- County holding the largest share of its areaDouglas County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waterville
How many people live in Waterville
- Population1,250 plus or minus 323
- Median age47.3 plus or minus 10.3
- Population under 18161 plus or minus 73
- Share under 1812.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over247 plus or minus 113
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Households462 plus or minus 116
- Family households325 plus or minus 111
- Share of households that are families70.3 percent plus or minus 16.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waterville
Income and work in Waterville
- Median household income$78,589
- Per capita income$37,357
- Civilian labor force729 plus or minus 228
- Employed708 plus or minus 223
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over964 plus or minus 260
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.1 percent plus or minus 30.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waterville
Housing in Waterville
- Housing units536 plus or minus 131
- Occupied units462 plus or minus 116
- Vacant units74 plus or minus 52
- Vacancy rate13.8 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Owner occupied406 plus or minus 122
- Renter occupied56 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate87.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$262,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,200 plus or minus $853
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Single family units470 plus or minus 125
- Share single family87.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more0.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Mobile homes64 plus or minus 47
- Median year structure built1941
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waterville
How Waterville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute576 plus or minus 190
- Commuting under 15 minutes148 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.7 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more412 plus or minus 190
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more71.5 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Drove alone71.5 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home14.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waterville
SBA loans in Waterville (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$81,800
- Average approval$20,450
- Median approval$16,900
- Largest approval$43,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval1.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Waterville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Waterville
Flood risk in Waterville
- NFIP communityTown of Waterville
- NFIP community number530040
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Waterville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530040 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Douglas County, not Waterville
Douglas County context, not Waterville figures
- Establishments in Douglas County854
- Covered employment, Douglas County12,545
- Average annual pay, Douglas County$51,441
- Housing units permitted, Douglas County230
Every figure in this section is published for Douglas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Waterville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Waterville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Waterville, Washington?
1,250, in 462 households. Waterville town covers 0.87 square miles of land, which is 1,445 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Waterville in?
Douglas County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Waterville?
$78,589. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $262,000. Median gross rent is $1,200 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Waterville businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $81,800 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $16,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Waterville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Waterville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Waterville. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Waterville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Waterville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Waterville, town of, community 530040, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Waterville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Douglas County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Waterville.
Is zoning published for Waterville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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