Island County, Washington

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 86,747
Median household income: $88,358
Median home value: $535,300

Island County, Washington counts 86,747 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $88,358 is below the Washington median ($94,952).

From 2019 to 2023, Island County's population grew 4.7% from 82,866 to 86,747, while its median household income rose 28.8% from $68,604 to $88,358.

78.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1990.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 86,747
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $88,358
Median home value: $535,300
Median gross rent: $1,631
Housing units: 42,398
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

82,86686,747

Median household income

$68,604$88,358

Median home value

$358,800$535,300

Median gross rent

$1,218$1,631

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	82,866	$68,604	$358,800	$1,218
2020	84,187	$70,765	$382,900	$1,260
2021	85,938	$75,628	$412,300	$1,336
2022	86,510	$82,850	$480,800	$1,517
2023	86,747	$88,358	$535,300	$1,631

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,285	4.9%
5 to 17	10,975	12.7%
18 to 24	7,491	8.6%
25 to 34	11,077	12.8%
35 to 44	10,114	11.7%
45 to 54	8,285	9.6%
55 to 64	11,880	13.7%
65 to 74	13,659	15.7%
75 and over	8,981	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	66,449	76.6%
Black or African American	2,278	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	577	0.7%
Asian	4,194	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	310	0.4%
Some other race	164	0.2%
Two or more races	5,391	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,384	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,634	4.1%
High school graduate	14,010	21.9%
Some college or associate's	24,483	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	13,735	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9,134	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit1.9%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,344	69.7%
Carpooled	3,881	9.9%
Public transit	735	1.9%
Walked	1,292	3.3%
Bicycle	164	0.4%
Worked from home	5,413	13.8%
Other means	387	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,663	37.5%
15 to 29 min	9,441	27.9%
30 to 44 min	4,564	13.5%
45 to 59 min	2,862	8.5%
60+ min	4,273	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 7.0% (5,875 of 84,156)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,058	67.7%
Nonfamily households	11,471	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35,529	83.8%
Vacant	6,869	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,521	74.6%
Renter-occupied	9,008	25.4%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	33,273	78.5%
1-unit, attached	1,305	3.1%
2 to 4 units	2,322	5.5%
5 to 19 units	1,853	4.4%
20 or more units	791	1.9%
Mobile home & other	2,854	6.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 53029
State: Washington
Land area: 208 sq mi
Water area: 309 sq mi
Center point: 48.1586, -122.6706