Parkwood vs Poulsbo

A side-by-side comparison of Parkwood and Poulsbo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Poulsbo has the higher population (11,962 vs 6,976 in Parkwood). Poulsbo has the higher median household income ($95,774 vs $92,188 in Parkwood). Poulsbo has the higher median home value ($574,900 vs $418,100 in Parkwood).

Population, income & housing

	Parkwood	Poulsbo
Population	6,976	11,962
Median age	39.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$92,188	$95,774
Median home value	$418,100	$574,900
Median gross rent	$1,746	$1,767
Housing units	2,931	5,304
Homeownership rate	62.7%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	48.2%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parkwood	Poulsbo
Population	7,113 → 6,976 (-1.9%)	10,602 → 11,962 (+12.8%)
Median household income	$60,051 → $92,188 (+53.5%)	$73,388 → $95,774 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$266,900 → $418,100 (+56.7%)	$360,200 → $574,900 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,154 → $1,746 (+51.3%)	$1,354 → $1,767 (+30.5%)

Parkwood

Population

7,1136,976

Median household income

$60,051$92,188

Median home value

$266,900$418,100

Median gross rent

$1,154$1,746

Poulsbo

Population

10,60211,962

Median household income

$73,388$95,774

Median home value

$360,200$574,900

Median gross rent

$1,354$1,767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parkwood	Poulsbo
Under 5	4.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.9%	12.7%
18 to 24	3.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	16.0%	16.5%
35 to 44	17.4%	10.1%
45 to 54	8.3%	13.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.5%
75 and over	9.2%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parkwood	Poulsbo
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	74.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.4%
Asian	5.7%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.5%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parkwood	Poulsbo
No high school diploma	7.5%	4.9%
High school graduate	30.0%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parkwood	Poulsbo
Drove alone	75.2%	58.5%
Carpooled	13.9%	11.6%
Public transit	1.5%	5.9%
Walked	0.2%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.6%	21.5%
Other means	3.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parkwood	Poulsbo
1-unit, detached	68.1%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	19.3%
20 or more units	7.4%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Parkwood	Poulsbo
Poverty rate	4.4%	9.5%
Average household size	2.53	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1979	1993