Point Roberts vs Sumas

A side-by-side comparison of Point Roberts and Sumas: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sumas has the higher population (1,384 vs 1,275 in Point Roberts). Sumas has the higher median household income ($86,500 vs $80,197 in Point Roberts). Point Roberts has the higher median home value ($460,500 vs $362,000 in Sumas).

Population, income & housing

	Point Roberts	Sumas
Population	1,275	1,384
Median age	55.7 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$80,197	$86,500
Median home value	$460,500	$362,000
Median gross rent	$1,055	$997
Housing units	2,088	579
Homeownership rate	81.8%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.4%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Point Roberts	Sumas
Population	1,116 → 1,275 (+14.2%)	1,703 → 1,384 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$43,510 → $80,197 (+84.3%)	$55,225 → $86,500 (+56.6%)
Median home value	$241,900 → $460,500 (+90.4%)	$220,000 → $362,000 (+64.5%)
Median gross rent	$803 → $1,055 (+31.4%)	$831 → $997 (+20.0%)

Point Roberts

Population

1,1161,275

Median household income

$43,510$80,197

Median home value

$241,900$460,500

Median gross rent

$803$1,055

Sumas

Population

1,7031,384

Median household income

$55,225$86,500

Median home value

$220,000$362,000

Median gross rent

$831$997

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Point Roberts	Sumas
Under 5	0.5%	7.9%
5 to 17	10.1%	19.9%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.9%
25 to 34	5.1%	16.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	14.5%
55 to 64	22.4%	9.4%
65 to 74	18.7%	5.9%
75 and over	9.4%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Point Roberts	Sumas
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	73.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	2.2%
Asian	7.6%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Point Roberts	Sumas
No high school diploma	2.7%	16.8%
High school graduate	16.8%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	19.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Point Roberts	Sumas
Drove alone	40.6%	80.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	42.4%	9.5%
Other means	4.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Point Roberts	Sumas
1-unit, detached	86.9%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Point Roberts	Sumas
Poverty rate	12.2%	11.3%
Average household size	1.88	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1979	1983