How long do people stay in their homes in Desert Aire, WA?

Name: How long people stay in Desert Aire, WA, 2020–2024
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22.1% (±10.6 points) of households in Desert Aire, WA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.8% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 22.1% (±10.6 points)
Since before 2000: 0.8%

When households in Desert Aire moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Desert Aire	Grant County	Washington	United States
2023 or later	8.6% (±6.8 points)	3.6%	5.2%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	13.5% (±8.1 points)	22.5%	22.4%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	61.7% (±12.6 points)	40.9%	41.8%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	15.4% (±9.2 points)	18.8%	15.4%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	0.0% (±3.7 points)	8.2%	8.2%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	0.8% (±1.1 points)	6.1%	6.8%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Desert Aire, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Grant County (26.1%).

It is not measurably different from Washington (27.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Desert Aire

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Desert Aire
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Desert Aire	—	22.1% (±10.6 points)	—
Mattawa	3.1 mi	18.1% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Royal City	20 mi	9.9% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Moxee	24 mi	17.8% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Terrace Heights	25 mi	35.2% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Zillah	26 mi	20.1% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sunnyside	26 mi	25.8% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
George	27 mi	33.8% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different
Granger	27 mi	15.6% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
2	George	33.8% (±18.8 points)
3	Ephrata	32.1% (±7.5 points)
4	Moses Lake North	30.7% (±10.6 points)
5	Quincy	28.3% (±8.9 points)
6	Lakeview	24.6% (±16.8 points)
7	Soap Lake	23.5% (±14.8 points)
8	Desert Aire	22.1% (±10.6 points)
9	Hartline	19.4% (±15.0 points)
10	Mattawa	18.1% (±8.9 points)
11	Coulee City	16.7% (±12.4 points)
12	Warden	16.3% (±7.8 points)
13	Wilson Creek	15.8% (±14.4 points)
14	Krupp	12.5% (±84.9 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Grant County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Desert Aire is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Desert Aire

How often do people move in Desert Aire?

22.1% of households in Desert Aire, WA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Desert Aire have?

0.8% of households in Desert Aire have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Desert Aire CDP, Washington

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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