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Today 720 people live in this town, first settled in 1887.
14% of residents live below the poverty line in Trout Lake, where Washington’s towns sit at 7.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The biggest place to walk is Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve, 1,016 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. Trout Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Census counts: 494 in 2000, 672 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1913 and a map from 1998 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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63% of Trout Lake’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 29%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Trout Lake School District. Public school enrollment locally: 209 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Lake ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 79 | – |
| Trout Lake SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 5–12 | Grades 5–12 | 130 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Only 3% of working residents stay in Trout Lake for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Trout Lake added 62 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 144. For Trout Lake, the average trip to work is 28 minutes. Half commute less than 21 miles.
| Trout Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 79° in July, and January nights bottom out around 26°; snowfall runs to about 65 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Trout Lake, a fifth of adults get no exercise outside work. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Trout Lake is ahead of Washington on 1 and behind on 8. Among adults here, 32% sleep under 7 hours and 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Trout Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 71% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 25% |
| What stands out | Trout Lake | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76% | 70.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.3% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Trout Lake, the midpoint rent is $1,171 a month. Just over four in five households are owner-occupiers locally.
| Trout Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,171 a month | $1,739 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
There are 3.3 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. In Trout Lake, the density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 3, covering 1,065 acres.
| Trout Lake | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve | 1.1 mi | 1,016 |
| 2. Gifford Pinchot National Forest | — | 33 |
| 3. Guler Mount Adams County Park | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Trout Lake is unincorporated, so Klickitat County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Where Trout Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
None within 15 miles of Trout Lake; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Trout Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Trout Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. The population was 672 at the 2020 census. The town is notable for its organic dairy and herb farms, and as an access point to Mount Adams and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
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