Freeland vs Whidbey Island Station

A side-by-side comparison of Freeland and Whidbey Island Station: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Whidbey Island Station has the higher population (2,284 vs 1,966 in Freeland). Freeland has the higher median household income ($90,945 vs $42,143 in Whidbey Island Station). Since 2019, Whidbey Island Station's population has grown faster (-3.7% vs -8.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Freeland	Whidbey Island Station
Population	1,966	2,284
Median age	50.4 yrs	22.0 yrs
Median household income	$90,945	$42,143
Median home value	$493,400	—
Median gross rent	$1,424	$1,821
Housing units	1,321	54
Homeownership rate	76.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Freeland	Whidbey Island Station
Population	2,154 → 1,966 (-8.7%)	2,371 → 2,284 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$72,669 → $90,945 (+25.1%)	$32,098 → $42,143 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$376,300 → $493,400 (+31.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,211 → $1,424 (+17.6%)	$1,221 → $1,821 (+49.1%)

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

Whidbey Island Station

Population

2,3712,284

Median household income

$32,098$42,143

Median gross rent

$1,221$1,821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Freeland	Whidbey Island Station
Under 5	2.2%	0.7%
5 to 17	14.8%	0.1%
18 to 24	10.1%	84.1%
25 to 34	6.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.4%	0.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	18.0%	0.0%
75 and over	15.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Freeland	Whidbey Island Station
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	42.7%
Black or African American	2.6%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	7.1%
Asian	0.2%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	27.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Freeland	Whidbey Island Station
No high school diploma	7.0%	1.5%
High school graduate	9.8%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	50.6%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Freeland	Whidbey Island Station
Drove alone	46.4%	60.4%
Carpooled	16.2%	18.2%
Public transit	7.2%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	21.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.1%	0.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Freeland	Whidbey Island Station
1-unit, detached	76.5%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	18.5%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	37.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	29.6%
20 or more units	5.9%	14.8%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Freeland	Whidbey Island Station
Poverty rate	7.9%	5.7%
Average household size	2.15	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	31	6
Median year structure built	1992	1959