Washington · Census place 01990
Anacortes city, WA
Quick answer
Anacortes city has 17,837 residents, ranking #80 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $89,788, the median home is worth $647,700 and median gross rent runs $1,609 a month.
- Population
- 17,837Anacortes city residents
- Median household income
- $89,788Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $647,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,609Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Anacortes city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Anacortes city median would spend about 21.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 7.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.9% of residents and 69.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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