Anderson Island vs South Creek

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

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

South Creek has the higher population (1,885 vs 1,341 in Anderson Island). South Creek has the higher median household income ($81,826 vs $72,074 in Anderson Island). South Creek has the higher median home value ($548,800 vs $477,600 in Anderson Island).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson Island	South Creek
Population	1,341	1,885
Median age	61.3 yrs	52.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,074	$81,826
Median home value	$477,600	$548,800
Housing units	977	962
Homeownership rate	98.7%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson Island	South Creek
Population	1,181 → 1,341 (+13.5%)	2,636 → 1,885 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$80,078 → $72,074 (-10.0%)	$52,095 → $81,826 (+57.1%)
Median home value	$273,400 → $477,600 (+74.7%)	$228,400 → $548,800 (+140.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,166 → $1,278 (+9.6%)	$1,606 → $870 (-45.8%)

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

South Creek

Population

2,6361,885

Median household income

$52,095$81,826

Median home value

$228,400$548,800

Median gross rent

$1,606$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson Island	South Creek
Under 5	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	2.8%	4.7%
25 to 34	3.5%	5.3%
35 to 44	1.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	22.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	34.3%	28.3%
65 to 74	26.3%	15.9%
75 and over	9.5%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson Island	South Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	66.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.5%	20.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson Island	South Creek
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	1.7%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	63.8%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.2%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson Island	South Creek
Drove alone	66.8%	92.2%
Carpooled	3.3%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.6%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson Island	South Creek
1-unit, detached	93.6%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Anderson Island	South Creek
Poverty rate	26.8%	17.1%
Average household size	1.79	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	33	54
Median year structure built	1992	1987