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Dollars CornerWA

A town of 638.

Is Dollars Corner a good place to live?

20% of residents live below the poverty line in Dollars Corner, where Washington’s towns sit at 7.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Dollars Corner has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

638 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Meadow GladeCherry GroveDuluthMeadow GladeCherry GroveDuluthDollars Corner
Nearby attractions

Mount St. Helens and 161 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dollars Corner. Close and well known come first.

All 178 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Mount St. Helens: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain · Moda Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Dollars Corner: who provides what

Dollars Corner is unincorporated, so Clark County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPUD No 1 of Clark County10.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterClark Public UtilitiesNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers81% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesClark CountyClark County provides services here
SchoolsBattle Ground School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Washington you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 8 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereClark County AuditorClark County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2025
ZIP codes98604, 9864298604 96% · 98642 4%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Dollars Corner.

Work & commute

Most of Dollars Corner’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Dollars Corner for work: only 1% work in town. Dollars Corner’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, close to Washington’s towns (27 minutes) and above U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Dollars Corner fell to 344 in 2023, 20 fewer than in 2013.

1%work in town
Dollars CornerWashington townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town0.9%4.9%8%
Average trip to work29 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$91,000$98,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Dollars Corner1%
Vancouver26%
Portland11%
Battle Ground5%
Seattle4%
12 mi
median commute distance
344
jobs based in Dollars Corner
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

Fewer children than Washington overall

Children under 18 are 9% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (38% statewide). The median age in Dollars Corner is 49.6 years. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across Washington.

49.6median age · WA 38.3
Dollars CornerWashington townsU.S. towns
Median age49.6 years38.5 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+33%30%29%
Dollars CornerWashingtonUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma0%
High school32%
Some college27%
Associate’s8%
Bachelor’s27%
Graduate6%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 44% and 73% women

The Census survey reached too few of Dollars Corner’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.5 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Dollars Corner
Dollars CornerWAU.S.
Under 102.5%11.5%11.6%
10 to 176.9%9.9%10.3%
18 to 2421.5%8.5%9.1%
25 to 343.6%15.2%13.7%
35 to 448.8%14.3%13.2%
45 to 5415.4%12%12.2%
55 to 6423.8%12%12.7%
65 to 7412.5%10.1%10.2%
75 and older5%6.5%7%
No diploma0%7.7%10.4%
High school32%21.6%26%
Some college27.2%21%19.1%
Associate’s7.9%10%8.8%
Bachelor’s26.5%24%21.6%
Graduate6.3%15.6%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazards

Low risk in Dollars Corner, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.

29risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
29Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Dollars Corner, expect mild winters and pleasant summers

Dollars Corner has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Dollars Corner’s July high is 80°F.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–48°
Spring42–62°
Summer53–78°
Fall44–64°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Dollars Corner is

Dollars Corner beats the Washington average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 69% of adults had a checkup this year in Dollars Corner.

Dollars CornerWashington townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)69%71%79%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%33%36%
Depression (CDC PLACES)28%26%23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)18%17%17%
31 measures vs. Washington
3 better22 too close to call6 worse
What stands outDollars CornerWA
Fewer uninsured adults6.4%8.4%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.5%10.2%
More adults who have had cancer9.2%7.9%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
4.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Homes in Dollars Corner sell for about $860K

90% of Dollars Corner households own their home.

$860Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dollars Corner

14pages on Dollars Corner
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Dollars Corner

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Dollars Corner for work

Where Dollars Corner’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

26% → Vancouver Vancouver 26% 11% → Portland Portland 11% 5% → Battle Ground Battle Ground 5% 4% → Seattle Seattle 4% 3% → Mount Vista Mount Vista 3% 3% → Ridgefield Ridgefield 3% Dollars Corner · 1% stay
344jobs based in Dollars Corner
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Dollars Corner

Census-designated place in Washington, United States

Dollars Corner is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,246 at the 2020 census, up from 1,108 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
3.9 sq mi
Elevation
220 ft
Area code
360

Questions about Dollars Corner

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Dollars Corner, WA a good place to live?

Dollars Corner has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.