Port Ludlow vs Queets

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

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

Port Ludlow has the higher population (2,979 vs 45 in Queets). Port Ludlow has the higher median home value ($590,500 vs $82,500 in Queets). Since 2019, Port Ludlow's population has grown faster (+5.3% vs -76.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Port Ludlow	Queets
Population	2,979	45
Median age	65.2 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$92,245	—
Median home value	$590,500	$82,500
Median gross rent	$1,909	$900
Housing units	1,900	30
Homeownership rate	90.7%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.6%	3.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	26.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Ludlow	Queets
Population	2,828 → 2,979 (+5.3%)	192 → 45 (-76.6%)
Median household income	$60,192 → $92,245 (+53.3%)	$45,000 → $50,208 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$367,900 → $590,500 (+60.5%)	$65,000 → $82,500 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,848 → $1,909 (+3.3%)	$300 → $900 (+200.0%)

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

Queets

Population

19245

Median household income

$45,000$50,208

Median home value

$65,000$82,500

Median gross rent

$300$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Ludlow	Queets
Under 5	5.0%	8.9%
5 to 17	7.8%	4.4%
18 to 24	1.5%	17.8%
25 to 34	5.6%	4.4%
35 to 44	8.6%	6.7%
45 to 54	7.2%	22.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	26.5%	15.6%
75 and over	24.2%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Ludlow	Queets
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	4.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	86.7%
Asian	2.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Ludlow	Queets
No high school diploma	1.6%	16.1%
High school graduate	11.3%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Ludlow	Queets
Drove alone	64.6%	77.8%
Carpooled	3.0%	0.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	11.1%
Bicycle	2.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	11.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Ludlow	Queets
1-unit, detached	82.4%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Port Ludlow	Queets
Poverty rate	13.0%	33.3%
Average household size	1.92	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	38	28
Median year structure built	1995	1981