Port Townsend Demographics

PopulationPort Townsend city, WashingtonWashington
Total Population8,3345,894,121
Male46.1%49.8%
Female53.9%50.2%
18 years and over80.4%74.3%
65 years and over20.8%11.2%
Married Persons52.2%55.3%
Single Persons47.8%44.7%
Median Age46.635.3
Average Family Size2.673.07
Ethnicity
White95.7%84.9%
Black or African American1.0%4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native2.5%2.7%
Asian1.9%6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.4%0.7%
Other1.3%4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)2.3%7.5%
Housing CharacteristicsPort Townsend city, WashingtonWashington
Total Housing Units4,2482,451,075
Median Home Cost$150,300$168,300
Number of Households3,9172,271,398
Persons per Household2.092.53
Economic CharacteristicsPort Townsend city, WashingtonWashington
Median Household Income$34,536$45,776
Per Capita Income$22,395$22,973
In Labor Force60.7%66.5%
Families below poverty level8.9%7.3%
Education CharacteristicsPort Townsend city, WashingtonWashington
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment767697,192
High School Enrollment390347,619
College or Graduate School286358,414
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate22.6%24.9%
Associates Degree8.4%8.0%
Bachelor's Degree20.6%18.4%
Graduate or Professional Degree12.4%9.3%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census