Vancouver, WA

Vancouver, WA: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices

Public data on Vancouver, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.

199,698residents (2025 estimate)
174NPI-registered dentists
$81,338median household income
Residents

Vancouver at a glance

Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (10.0% against 13.6%), then share with a bachelor's degree or higher (32.4% against 35.7%).

  • Residents, July 2025 estimate199,698Up 4.6% from the April 2020 base of 190,884
  • Median household income$81,338Below Washington ($98,141), close to the US ($80,734)
  • Median age37.9Close to both Washington (38.3) and the US (38.9)
  • Residents 65 and older16.7%Close to both Washington (16.6%) and the US (17.2%)
  • Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)32.4%Below both Washington (39.6%) and the US (35.7%)
  • Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)10.0%Above Washington (9.0%), well below the US (13.6%)

The share with a bachelor's degree or higher is where Vancouver and Portland (7 miles apart) differ most: 32.4% against 53.8%, then the share who speak Spanish at home (10.0% against 6.7%).

Local context

Local healthcare landscape in Vancouver

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is listed at 400 NE Mother Joseph Pl in Vancouver, WA 98664. PeaceHealth's Vancouver page lists an Emergency Department and Trauma Center, a Family Birth Center, the Holtzman Twins Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Kearney Breast Center and the Thomas and Sandra Young Neurosciences Center, each at the medical center, and the hospital's own page lists a Blood Conservation Program at Southwest Medical Center under Hospital Services. The City of Vancouver publishes a Neighborhoods List with an entry for Arnada, Bagley Downs, Central Park, Esther Short, Fruit Valley, Hough and Image, and its entries describe Esther Short as the city's commercial, cultural, financial and municipal center and Fruit Valley as the westernmost neighborhood in Vancouver.

Neighborhoods and areas

  • Arnada
  • Bagley Downs
  • Central Park
  • Esther Short
  • Fruit Valley
  • Hough
  • Image

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Providers

Who practices in Vancouver

NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Vancouver, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Vancouver is furthest above the US among chiropractors (2.3 times the US rate) and lowest among plastic surgeons (0.6 times).

SpecialtyIn VancouverResidents per providerUSAgainst the US
Dentists1741 per 1,1481 per 1,340Above
Chiropractors1381 per 1,4471 per 3,311Well above
Dermatologists91 per 22,1891 per 17,857Below
Physical therapists2291 per 8721 per 1,181Well above
Optometrists471 per 4,2491 per 5,291Well above
Podiatrists231 per 8,6831 per 14,706Well above
Plastic surgeons21 per 99,8491 per 58,824Well below
Employers

Private-sector health care employers in Clark County, 2024

2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of dentists are 24.9% of them, well above the US share of 18.5%.

  • Ambulatory health care establishments820Average employment 11,653
  • Offices of physicians204
  • Offices of dentists204
  • Offices of other health practitioners292
Our plan

What we'd prioritize for a Vancouver practice

Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.

  1. A crowded field for chiropractors

    2.3 times the US number of NPI-registered chiropractors per resident (one per 1,447 residents). A chiropractor here needs a clear focus and real reviews: see our marketing for chiropractors.

  2. Reviews and your Google Business Profile first

    One NPI-registered dentist per 1,148 residents in Vancouver (US: one per 1,340). We would start with the Google Business Profile and review management.

  3. Stand out among the dental offices nearby

    Dentist offices make up 24.9% of the private-sector ambulatory health care establishments in Clark County, against 18.5% nationally. A dental practice here needs one thing it is known for. See our dental practice marketing.

  4. Room to stand out for plastic surgeons

    Vancouver has 0.6 times the US number of NPI-registered plastic surgeons per resident (one for every 99,849 residents). Fewer local competitors in search for a plastic surgeon. See our marketing for plastic surgeons.

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Sources

Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.

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