Browns Point vs Roy

A side-by-side comparison of Browns Point and Roy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Browns Point has the higher population (998 vs 798 in Roy). Browns Point has the higher median household income ($95,104 vs $88,500 in Roy). Browns Point has the higher median home value ($700,000 vs $418,800 in Roy).

Population, income & housing

	Browns Point	Roy
Population	998	798
Median age	55.1 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$95,104	$88,500
Median home value	$700,000	$418,800
Median gross rent	$2,082	$1,594
Housing units	520	303
Homeownership rate	63.7%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browns Point	Roy
Population	1,104 → 998 (-9.6%)	779 → 798 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$107,917 → $95,104 (-11.9%)	$50,438 → $88,500 (+75.5%)
Median home value	$587,300 → $700,000 (+19.2%)	$233,100 → $418,800 (+79.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,331 → $2,082 (+56.4%)	$998 → $1,594 (+59.7%)

Browns Point

Population

1,104998

Median household income

$107,917$95,104

Median home value

$587,300$700,000

Median gross rent

$1,331$2,082

Roy

Population

779798

Median household income

$50,438$88,500

Median home value

$233,100$418,800

Median gross rent

$998$1,594

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browns Point	Roy
Under 5	2.8%	9.8%
5 to 17	11.5%	13.7%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	21.4%
35 to 44	4.6%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	24.8%	10.9%
65 to 74	15.7%	11.5%
75 and over	9.6%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browns Point	Roy
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	6.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browns Point	Roy
No high school diploma	6.8%	6.1%
High school graduate	27.7%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browns Point	Roy
Drove alone	69.8%	79.8%
Carpooled	2.7%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.1%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browns Point	Roy
1-unit, detached	73.5%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	10.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Browns Point	Roy
Poverty rate	15.5%	6.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	28	43
Median year structure built	1961	1991