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    Lummi Island, WA

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    Overview

    Lummi Island is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 937 people and just one neighborhood, Lummi Island is the 272nd largest community in Washington.

    Housing costs in Lummi Island are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.

    Occupations and Workforce

    Lummi Island is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.54% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lummi Island is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lummi Island who work in management occupations (20.16%), teaching (12.40%), and sales jobs (11.63%).

    Also of interest is that Lummi Island has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

    Of important note, Lummi Island is also a town of artists. Lummi Island has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lummi Island’s character.

    One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 40.32% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

    Setting & Lifestyle

    Another notable thing is that Lummi Island is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

    Because of many things, Lummi Island is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Lummi Island a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Lummi Island has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Lummi Island’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

    It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lummi Island has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lummi Island has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lummi Island than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lummi Island may be for you.

    One of the nice things about Lummi Island is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

    Being a small town, Lummi Island does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

    Demographics

    Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lummi Island, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lummi Island is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.55% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

    The per capita income in Lummi Island in 2022 was $52,853, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $211,412 for a family of four. However, Lummi Island contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

    Lummi Island is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lummi Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lummi Island residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lummi Island include English, German, Irish, European, and Dutch.

    The most common language spoken in Lummi Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.

    Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

    The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

    Real Estate

    is a neighborhood that is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Many times, such places have amenities that bring locals and visitors to the waterfront for recreational activities or to check out the scenery. In some densely populated areas that are less financially well-off, the neighborhood waterfront can be relatively industrial and less open to recreation. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.

    In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 46.7% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 98.6% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.

    People

    Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.

    In addition, if you are planning to retire in Washington, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Washington, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 98.7% of neighborhoods in WA. If a Washington retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for first-time home buyers and college students.

    Modes of Transportation

    In the neighborhood, many people's commute means walking from the bedroom to the home office. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that 40.3% of residents worked from home. This may not seem like a large number, but Scout's research shows that this is a higher percentage of people working from home than 98.3% of the neighborhoods in America. Often people who work from home are engaged in the creative or technological economy, such as is found in areas around Boston, and in Silicon Valley. Other times, people may be engaged in other businesses like trading stocks from home, or running a small beauty salon.

    Length of Commute

    Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 12.6% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.7% of all neighborhoods in America.

    Diversity

    Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry and 5.2% have Dutch ancestry.

    is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Japanese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

    The Neighbors

    There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

    The neighbors in the neighborhood in Lummi Island are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 56.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.

    What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

    In the neighborhood, 69.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 22.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (4.7%), and 2.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

    Languages

    The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish, Chinese and Spanish.

    Ethnicity / Ancestry

    Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

    In the neighborhood in Lummi Island, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (19.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (19.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.9%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (5.2%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (4.4%), among others.

    Getting to Work

    Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (49.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America. However, there is also a significant group of residents (12.6%) who commute over an hour in each direction.

    Here most residents (52.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.

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