Port Hadlock-Irondale vs Port Ludlow

A side-by-side comparison of Port Hadlock-Irondale and Port Ludlow: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port Hadlock-Irondale has the higher population (3,695 vs 2,979 in Port Ludlow). Port Ludlow has the higher median household income ($92,245 vs $73,558 in Port Hadlock-Irondale). Port Ludlow has the higher median home value ($590,500 vs $342,800 in Port Hadlock-Irondale).

Population, income & housing

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Ludlow
Population	3,695	2,979
Median age	45.3 yrs	65.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,558	$92,245
Median home value	$342,800	$590,500
Median gross rent	$1,263	$1,909
Housing units	1,685	1,900
Homeownership rate	70.4%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	53.6%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Ludlow
Population	3,219 → 3,695 (+14.8%)	2,828 → 2,979 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$58,255 → $73,558 (+26.3%)	$60,192 → $92,245 (+53.3%)
Median home value	$238,800 → $342,800 (+43.6%)	$367,900 → $590,500 (+60.5%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,263 (+51.1%)	$1,848 → $1,909 (+3.3%)

Port Hadlock-Irondale

Population

3,2193,695

Median household income

$58,255$73,558

Median home value

$238,800$342,800

Median gross rent

$836$1,263

Port Ludlow

Population

2,8282,979

Median household income

$60,192$92,245

Median home value

$367,900$590,500

Median gross rent

$1,848$1,909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Ludlow
Under 5	4.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.7%	7.8%
18 to 24	2.6%	1.5%
25 to 34	15.6%	5.6%
35 to 44	13.9%	8.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	7.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	26.5%
75 and over	11.9%	24.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Ludlow
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	0.6%
Asian	0.4%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Ludlow
No high school diploma	5.6%	1.6%
High school graduate	35.2%	11.3%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	27.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Ludlow
Drove alone	74.4%	64.6%
Carpooled	13.6%	3.0%
Public transit	1.2%	1.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.9%
Worked from home	9.8%	26.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Ludlow
1-unit, detached	62.7%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Ludlow
Poverty rate	13.7%	13.0%
Average household size	2.46	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	19	38
Median year structure built	1980	1995