Bow vs La Conner

A side-by-side comparison of Bow and La Conner: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Conner has the higher population (986 vs 584 in Bow). La Conner has the higher median household income ($75,804 vs $67,017 in Bow). La Conner has the higher median home value ($464,700 vs $361,900 in Bow).

Population, income & housing

	Bow	La Conner
Population	584	986
Median age	40.5 yrs	57.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,017	$75,804
Median home value	$361,900	$464,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,799
Housing units	199	542
Homeownership rate	89.4%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	43.4%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bow	La Conner
Population	447 → 584 (+30.6%)	934 → 986 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$56,857 → $67,017 (+17.9%)	$47,813 → $75,804 (+58.5%)
Median home value	$269,500 → $361,900 (+34.3%)	$310,800 → $464,700 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$927 → $1,799 (+94.1%)

Bow

Population

447584

Median household income

$56,857$67,017

Median home value

$269,500$361,900

La Conner

Population

934986

Median household income

$47,813$75,804

Median home value

$310,800$464,700

Median gross rent

$927$1,799

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bow	La Conner
Under 5	9.8%	1.3%
5 to 17	9.2%	13.5%
18 to 24	11.3%	3.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	5.7%
35 to 44	16.4%	7.1%
45 to 54	2.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	18.2%	23.2%
65 to 74	20.4%	14.7%
75 and over	0.0%	18.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bow	La Conner
White (non-Hispanic)	76.5%	76.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	7.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	23.5%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bow	La Conner
No high school diploma	26.0%	3.0%
High school graduate	43.2%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bow	La Conner
Drove alone	95.8%	76.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	4.2%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bow	La Conner
1-unit, detached	100.0%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Bow	La Conner
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.1%
Average household size	2.93	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	16	29
Median year structure built	1963	1981