Port Hadlock-Irondale vs Port Townsend

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

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

Port Townsend has the higher population (10,290 vs 3,695 in Port Hadlock-Irondale). Port Hadlock-Irondale has the higher median household income ($73,558 vs $60,015 in Port Townsend). Port Townsend has the higher median home value ($502,500 vs $342,800 in Port Hadlock-Irondale).

Population, income & housing

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Townsend
Population	3,695	10,290
Median age	45.3 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,558	$60,015
Median home value	$342,800	$502,500
Median gross rent	$1,263	$1,151
Housing units	1,685	6,068
Homeownership rate	70.4%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	52.2%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	12.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Townsend
Population	3,219 → 3,695 (+14.8%)	9,551 → 10,290 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$58,255 → $73,558 (+26.3%)	$51,389 → $60,015 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$238,800 → $342,800 (+43.6%)	$338,000 → $502,500 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,263 (+51.1%)	$957 → $1,151 (+20.3%)

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 Townsend

Population

9,55110,290

Median household income

$51,389$60,015

Median home value

$338,000$502,500

Median gross rent

$957$1,151

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Townsend
Under 5	4.7%	1.8%
5 to 17	12.7%	9.7%
18 to 24	2.6%	4.9%
25 to 34	15.6%	6.5%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.4%	24.4%
75 and over	11.9%	16.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Townsend
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	0.4%
Asian	0.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	11.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Townsend
No high school diploma	5.6%	2.1%
High school graduate	35.2%	14.0%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	23.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Townsend
Drove alone	74.4%	53.4%
Carpooled	13.6%	7.4%
Public transit	1.2%	1.7%
Walked	0.9%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	9.8%	28.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Townsend
1-unit, detached	62.7%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Port Townsend
Poverty rate	13.7%	14.2%
Average household size	2.46	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1980	1981