Anderson Island vs Purdy

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson Island and Purdy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Anderson Island has the higher population (1,341 vs 1,222 in Purdy). Purdy has the higher median household income ($83,902 vs $72,074 in Anderson Island). Anderson Island has the higher median home value ($477,600 vs $265,800 in Purdy).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson Island	Purdy
Population	1,341	1,222
Median age	61.3 yrs	66.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,074	$83,902
Median home value	$477,600	$265,800
Median gross rent	—	$2,577
Housing units	977	613
Homeownership rate	98.7%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson Island	Purdy
Population	1,181 → 1,341 (+13.5%)	1,439 → 1,222 (-15.1%)
Median household income	$80,078 → $72,074 (-10.0%)	$68,611 → $83,902 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$273,400 → $477,600 (+74.7%)	$215,800 → $265,800 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,166 → $1,278 (+9.6%)	$1,370 → $2,577 (+88.1%)

Anderson Island

Population

1,1811,341

Median household income

$80,078$72,074

Median home value

$273,400$477,600

Median gross rent

$1,166$1,278

Purdy

Population

1,4391,222

Median household income

$68,611$83,902

Median home value

$215,800$265,800

Median gross rent

$1,370$2,577

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson Island	Purdy
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.2%
18 to 24	2.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.5%	4.5%
35 to 44	1.5%	3.2%
45 to 54	22.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	34.3%	13.0%
65 to 74	26.3%	38.6%
75 and over	9.5%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson Island	Purdy
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	79.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.5%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson Island	Purdy
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	1.7%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	63.8%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.2%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson Island	Purdy
Drove alone	66.8%	72.4%
Carpooled	3.3%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	4.5%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.6%	20.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson Island	Purdy
1-unit, detached	93.6%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	29.2%

Poverty & households

	Anderson Island	Purdy
Poverty rate	26.8%	0.5%
Average household size	1.79	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1992	1993