Port Angeles vs Sequim

A side-by-side comparison of Port Angeles and Sequim: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port Angeles has the higher population (20,087 vs 8,130 in Sequim). Port Angeles has the higher median household income ($61,640 vs $52,977 in Sequim). Sequim has the higher median home value ($382,400 vs $324,800 in Port Angeles).

Population, income & housing

	Port Angeles	Sequim
Population	20,087	8,130
Median age	41.5 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,640	$52,977
Median home value	$324,800	$382,400
Median gross rent	$1,134	$1,094
Housing units	10,036	4,246
Homeownership rate	54.3%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	34.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Angeles	Sequim
Population	19,832 → 20,087 (+1.3%)	7,248 → 8,130 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$47,256 → $61,640 (+30.4%)	$40,155 → $52,977 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$217,100 → $324,800 (+49.6%)	$238,500 → $382,400 (+60.3%)
Median gross rent	$943 → $1,134 (+20.3%)	$970 → $1,094 (+12.8%)

Port Angeles

Population

19,83220,087

Median household income

$47,256$61,640

Median home value

$217,100$324,800

Median gross rent

$943$1,134

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)

	Port Angeles	Sequim
Under 5	5.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	13.9%	11.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.1%
25 to 34	15.1%	9.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	6.7%
45 to 54	10.7%	7.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.6%	20.6%
75 and over	9.0%	21.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Angeles	Sequim
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	82.6%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.4%
Asian	0.9%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	7.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Angeles	Sequim
No high school diploma	7.0%	3.9%
High school graduate	22.5%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Angeles	Sequim
Drove alone	72.7%	69.6%
Carpooled	10.2%	5.8%
Public transit	2.5%	0.9%
Walked	4.3%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	13.7%
Other means	0.8%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Angeles	Sequim
1-unit, detached	70.4%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	8.6%
20 or more units	11.5%	15.2%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Port Angeles	Sequim
Poverty rate	10.9%	14.8%
Average household size	2.13	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1967	1992