Island County, Washington

Island County has a population of 86,836 and has shrunk 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $593,300, about 6.5 times the county's median household income of $90,551.

Home price
$593,300
Income
$90,551
Population
86,836
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$593,300county
Median gross rent$1,662county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198033.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.1%county
Typical monthly rent$2,052county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,671county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,356county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,324county
Home insurance / yr$1,753(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living114.1(statewide)
Median household income$90,551county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate7.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.1%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government21.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$53,714county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.67%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.57%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport275996county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station11 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.8%county
Traffic deaths33.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher36.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.8%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment8561county
Students per full-time teacher17.6county
Free lunch eligible41.4%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools4county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter9.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.5%county
Frequent mental distress14.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity15.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population86,836county
Land area in square miles209county
People per square mile of land416.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores16county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store10.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract2.1%county
Population change since 2020-1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age44.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.8%county
Share of households that are one person25.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.0%county
Second languages9.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents76county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in3,956county
Households that moved away3,798county
Average income of arriving households$89,176county
Average income of departing households$72,552county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year209county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings13.4%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.35 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing28 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days233 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 21county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$118county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use910 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity57.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas16.4%county
Homes heated by propane17.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%county
Homes heated by wood5.8%county
Households with broadband94.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk54.9county
Coastal flood risk73.4county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk99.9county
Hail risk2.4county
Earthquake risk96.3county
Tornado risk11.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk29.7county
Winter weather risk45.3county
Strong wind risk1.6county
Wildfire risk35.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Island County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Washington figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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