Yacolt, Washington

Town in Clark County · population 1,668 (2020 Census)

Median home: $427,600
Household income: $84,740
Jan low / Jul high: 32° / 79°
Snow a year: 1 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 5
Median age: 28.7

Yacolt is a town of 1,668 people in Clark County, Washington. The median home is worth $427,600, below the typical Washington town ($475,000). It ranks better for cycling than 99% of Washington towns, better for families than 89% of Washington towns, quieter than 77% of Washington towns.

How Yacolt ranks

Percentile among Washington towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Washington towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Yacolt is worth $427,600, below the typical Washington town ($475,000). Homes cost about 5.0 times the median household income of $84,740, which is more affordable than 61% of Washington towns. Median rent is $2,118 a month. 89.6% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Washington towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Yacolt	Typical Washington town
Median home value	$427,600	$475,000
Median rent	$2,118	$1,597
Median household income	$84,740	$90,625
Home value ÷ income	5.0×	5.3×
Homeownership	89.6%	74.4%
Median year built	1998	1985
Seasonal / vacation homes	3.3%	—

Who lives in Yacolt

People	Yacolt	Typical Washington town
Median age	28.7	40.1
Age 65 and over	11.6%	17.9%
Under 18	30.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	27.6%
Below the poverty line	5.8%	8.5%
Veterans	3.3%	—
Born outside the U.S.	2.0%	—
Work from home	6.0%	13.4%
Average commute	51.2 min	27.1 min
Homes with broadband	83.5%	93.9%

Weather in Yacolt

July highs average 78.6°F and January lows 31.9°F. About 52.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 1.4 inches of snow (typical Washington town: 4.0 in). Expect about 11 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 70 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Battle Ground station (8.8 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Yacolt since 1950, compared with 1 for the typical Washington town. The strongest, an EF1, struck on December 10, 2015 about 9.1 miles from the town center. The most recent was on September 27, 2021.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Severe weather in Clark County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Clark County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Clark County has been included in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, biological.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
April 7, 2026	Flood	DR-4906: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
April 28, 2024	Severe Storm	DR-4775: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
October 17, 2022	Fire	FM-5456: Nakia Creek Fire
March 22, 2020	Biological	DR-4481: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3427: Covid-19

Jobs and pay in Clark County

Clark County had 181,713 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $72,700 a year. Unemployment was 4.3% in 2023; in Yacolt itself the ACS puts it at 1.7%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Yacolt

1 public school with 716 students, about 16.3 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Yacolt Primary	PK-4	716	16.3

Towns near Yacolt

Amboy, WA
5.3 mi · 1,800 people · home $574,100
Lewisville, WA
6.0 mi · 1,860 people · home $662,600
Venersborg, WA
6.3 mi · 3,990 people · home $703,900
Battle Ground, WA
8.9 mi · 20,743 people · home $485,100
Cherry Grove, WA
9.3 mi · 588 people · home $826,400
Hockinson, WA
10.0 mi · 6,105 people · home $722,200
Meadow Glade, WA
10.8 mi · 2,758 people · home $650,300
Dollars Corner, WA
11.0 mi · 1,246 people · home $587,500

Yacolt questions

Is Yacolt, Washington a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Yacolt scores better for retirees than 55% of Washington towns and quieter than 77%. 11.6% of residents are 65 or older (median age 28.7).

How much does a house cost in Yacolt?

The median owner-occupied home in Yacolt is valued at $427,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $84,740, so homes cost about 5.0 times income. Median rent is $2,118 a month.

What is the weather like in Yacolt?

July highs average 78.6°F and January lows 31.9°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 52.4 inches of precipitation a year and 1.4 inches of snow.

Does Yacolt get tornadoes?

5 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Yacolt since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was an EF1 on December 10, 2015. The typical Washington town has had 1.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Yacolt's Census boundary (GEOID 5379975). Comparisons use the median of Washington towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.