Camano vs Freeland

A side-by-side comparison of Camano and Freeland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Camano has the higher population (17,535 vs 1,966 in Freeland). Camano has the higher median household income ($100,124 vs $90,945 in Freeland). Camano has the higher median home value ($600,300 vs $493,400 in Freeland).

Population, income & housing

	Camano	Freeland
Population	17,535	1,966
Median age	55.2 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$100,124	$90,945
Median home value	$600,300	$493,400
Median gross rent	$1,710	$1,424
Housing units	8,832	1,321
Homeownership rate	91.4%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.2%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camano	Freeland
Population	17,042 → 17,535 (+2.9%)	2,154 → 1,966 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$80,965 → $100,124 (+23.7%)	$72,669 → $90,945 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$398,200 → $600,300 (+50.8%)	$376,300 → $493,400 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,238 → $1,710 (+38.1%)	$1,211 → $1,424 (+17.6%)

Camano

Population

17,04217,535

Median household income

$80,965$100,124

Median home value

$398,200$600,300

Median gross rent

$1,238$1,710

Freeland

Population

2,1541,966

Median household income

$72,669$90,945

Median home value

$376,300$493,400

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,424

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camano	Freeland
Under 5	3.5%	2.2%
5 to 17	9.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	10.1%
25 to 34	10.2%	6.0%
35 to 44	9.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	18.4%	10.9%
65 to 74	20.0%	18.0%
75 and over	11.8%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camano	Freeland
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	80.0%
Black or African American	2.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	1.2%
Asian	2.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.6%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camano	Freeland
No high school diploma	3.8%	7.0%
High school graduate	23.2%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camano	Freeland
Drove alone	70.2%	46.4%
Carpooled	8.4%	16.2%
Public transit	0.7%	7.2%
Walked	1.0%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.0%	23.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camano	Freeland
1-unit, detached	91.4%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.1%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Camano	Freeland
Poverty rate	4.5%	7.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	43	31
Median year structure built	1991	1992