Washington · Census place 55855
Port Townsend city, WA
Quick answer
Port Townsend city has 10,290 residents, ranking #129 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $60,015, the median home is worth $502,500 and median gross rent runs $1,151 a month.
- Population
- 10,290Port Townsend city residents
- Median household income
- $60,015Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $502,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,151Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 59.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Port Townsend city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Port Townsend city median would spend about 23% 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 8.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 70.6% 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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