Darrington vs Kayak Point

A side-by-side comparison of Darrington and Kayak Point: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kayak Point has the higher population (1,660 vs 1,397 in Darrington). Kayak Point has the higher median household income ($113,611 vs $64,438 in Darrington). Kayak Point has the higher median home value ($653,400 vs $373,300 in Darrington).

Population, income & housing

	Darrington	Kayak Point
Population	1,397	1,660
Median age	43.2 yrs	55.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,438	$113,611
Median home value	$373,300	$653,400
Median gross rent	$898	—
Housing units	648	642
Homeownership rate	67.4%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	14.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darrington	Kayak Point
Population	1,088 → 1,397 (+28.4%)	1,704 → 1,660 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$37,708 → $64,438 (+70.9%)	$97,813 → $113,611 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$189,900 → $373,300 (+96.6%)	$418,300 → $653,400 (+56.2%)
Median gross rent	$937 → $898 (-4.2%)	$1,829 → $1,625 (-11.2%)

Darrington

Population

1,0881,397

Median household income

$37,708$64,438

Median home value

$189,900$373,300

Median gross rent

$937$898

Kayak Point

Population

1,7041,660

Median household income

$97,813$113,611

Median home value

$418,300$653,400

Median gross rent

$1,829$1,625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Darrington	Kayak Point
Under 5	2.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	19.8%	9.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	8.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	21.8%
65 to 74	14.0%	24.5%
75 and over	9.2%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darrington	Kayak Point
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.3%
Asian	0.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darrington	Kayak Point
No high school diploma	14.4%	5.1%
High school graduate	37.6%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darrington	Kayak Point
Drove alone	70.8%	77.9%
Carpooled	2.8%	13.7%
Public transit	4.2%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	8.4%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darrington	Kayak Point
1-unit, detached	75.3%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Darrington	Kayak Point
Poverty rate	17.8%	6.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	29	39
Median year structure built	1975	1995