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    Port Townsend, WA
    Demographic Data



    Port Townsend Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Port Townsend Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    10,649

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    2.6%
    5 - 17:
    9.1%
    18 - 24:
    5.1%
    25 - 34:
    5.7%
    35 - 54:
    20.2%
    55 - 64:
    13.7%
    Over 65 Years:
    43.6%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    1.7%
    1.7%
    96.6%
    96.6%
    53.2%
    53.2%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Port Townsend
    USA
    $45,197
    $45,197
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Port Townsend
    USA
    $62,606
    $62,606
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    13.5%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Retail
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Accommodation
    Other
    Construction
    Education
    Public Service
    Administration
    Manufacturing
    Wholesale
    Arts
    25.3%
    25.3%
    10.3%
    10.3%
    9.6%
    9.6%
    8.8%
    8.8%
    6.3%
    6.3%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    5.4%
    5.4%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    89.0%
    89.0%
    6.5%
    6.5%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    English
    German
    Irish
    Italian
    European
    Scottish
    Norwegian
    French
    Swedish
    Polish
    Russian
    British
    Welsh
    Scots-Irish
    Finnish
    Danish
    Czech
    Dutch
    Scandinavian
    Swiss
    20.6%
    20.6%
    18.0%
    18.0%
    14.2%
    14.2%
    7.0%
    7.0%
    6.2%
    6.2%
    6.2%
    6.2%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    French
    Japanese
    Langs. of India
    Pacific Island languages
    Tagalog
    German/Yiddish
    Polish
    African languages
    Arabic
    Hungarian
    Native American languages
    Navajo
    Other Asian languages
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
    94.3%
    94.3%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Port Townsend Residents

    4.2%

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