Washington · Census place 16690
Darrington, WA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Darrington, Washington (Darrington, WA — Census place “Darrington town”) is 1,397 residents, ranking #357 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $64,438, the median home is worth $373,300 and median gross rent runs $898 a month. Looking for the Darrington Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Darrington, WA: 98241.
- Population
- 1,397Darrington town residents
- Median household income
- $64,438Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $373,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $898Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.4%Owner-occupied households
Darrington ZIP codes (Washington)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Darrington.
The Darrington WA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Darrington town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Darrington town median would spend about 16.7% 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 5.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.8% of residents and 67.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Darrington town, WA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Darrington town is a small town in Washington, with 1,397 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #357 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 44% of them. The median age here is 43.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Darrington town earn a median of $64,438 a year, 18% below the national figure of $78,538 and 29% below the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 17.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Darrington town is valued at $373,300, 23% above the national figure and 20% below the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $898 a month, 36.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,776 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 67.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Washington.
- Sumas city 1,384
- Ilwaco city 1,418
- Clinton CDP 1,367
- Pomeroy city 1,423
- North Puyallup CDP 1,363
- Dallesport CDP 1,434
- Waterville town 1,353
- Coulee Dam town 1,457
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Darrington town?
- Darrington town has 1,397 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #357 of 639 in Washington.
- What is the median household income in Darrington town?
- Median household income in Darrington town is $64,438 a year, 18% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Darrington town?
- Median gross rent is $898 a month and the median home value is $373,300, so rent absorbs about 16.7% of median household income.
- Is Darrington town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Darrington town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Darrington town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.