Neah Bay vs Sequim

A side-by-side comparison of Neah Bay and Sequim: population, income, housing, and more.

Neah Bay and Sequim are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sequim has the higher population (8,130 vs 1,056 in Neah Bay). Neah Bay has the higher median household income ($56,974 vs $52,977 in Sequim). Sequim has the higher median home value ($382,400 vs $160,000 in Neah Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Neah Bay	Sequim
Population	1,056	8,130
Median age	28.7 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,974	$52,977
Median home value	$160,000	$382,400
Median gross rent	$332	$1,094
Housing units	389	4,246
Homeownership rate	78.1%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	34.5%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Neah Bay	Sequim
Population	1,049 → 1,056 (+0.7%)	7,248 → 8,130 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$36,750 → $56,974 (+55.0%)	$40,155 → $52,977 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$83,300 → $160,000 (+92.1%)	$238,500 → $382,400 (+60.3%)
Median gross rent	$443 → $332 (-25.1%)	$970 → $1,094 (+12.8%)

Neah Bay

Population

1,0491,056

Median household income

$36,750$56,974

Median home value

$83,300$160,000

Median gross rent

$443$332

Sequim

Population

7,2488,130

Median household income

$40,155$52,977

Median home value

$238,500$382,400

Median gross rent

$970$1,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Neah Bay	Sequim
Under 5	5.6%	3.8%
5 to 17	20.1%	11.6%
18 to 24	21.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	6.4%	9.9%
35 to 44	8.5%	6.7%
45 to 54	12.6%	7.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	20.6%
75 and over	0.5%	21.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Neah Bay	Sequim
White (non-Hispanic)	10.1%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60.5%	0.4%
Asian	2.5%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	15.8%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Neah Bay	Sequim
No high school diploma	7.2%	3.9%
High school graduate	40.3%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Neah Bay	Sequim
Drove alone	71.9%	69.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	8.8%	6.9%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	13.7%
Other means	1.6%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Neah Bay	Sequim
1-unit, detached	64.3%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.2%
Mobile home & other	27.8%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Neah Bay	Sequim
Poverty rate	18.0%	14.8%
Average household size	3.07	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	10	22
Median year structure built	1985	1992