Port Townsend city, WA

Jefferson County, WA

2022 population: 10,161 ( 1,048 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.9 square miles
Population density: 1463.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,076	89.32%	10.4%
Black:	81	0.80%	88.4%
Indian:	60	0.59%	29.4%
Asian:	145	1.43%	20.3%
2+ races:	356	3.50%	43.0%
Hispanic:	360	3.54%	18.0%

Total non-White:	1,085	10.68%	22.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	852	11.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	196	2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
9,113
8,224	90.24%
43	0.47%
85	0.93%
182	2.00%
249	2.73%
305	3.35%
889	9.76%

2000
8,325
7,640	91.77%
39	0.47%
94	1.13%
114	1.37%
231	2.77%
197	2.37%
685	8.23%

1990
7,001
6,720	95.99%
6	0.09%
84	1.20%
94	1.34%
n/a
97	1.39%
281	4.01%

1980
6,067
5,847	96.37%
13	0.21%
34	0.56%
43	0.71%
n/a
106	1.75%
220	3.63%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

584	7.0
204	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

920	13.1
404	5.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

873	14.4
61	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Port Townsend city, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
59.5
1,123	11.1%
9,038	88.9%
4,116	40.5%

5,371
1.85

2,509	46.7%
2,089	83.3%
175	7.0%
2,862	53.3%

2010
Number	Percent
53.0
1,465	16.1%
7,648	83.9%
2,236	24.5%

4,544
1.98

2,322	51.1%
1,766	76.1%
268	11.5%
2,222	48.9%

2000
Number	Percent
46.4
1,638	19.7%
6,687	80.3%
1,730	20.8%

3,912
2.10

2,216	56.6%
1,703	76.9%
317	14.3%
1,696	43.4%

1990
Number	Percent
40.1
1,633	23.3%
5,368	76.7%
1,370	19.6%

3,044
2.26

1,978	65.0%
1,578	79.8%
238	12.0%
1,066	35.0%

1980
Number	Percent
34.4
1,543	25.4%
4,524	74.6%
1,031	17.0%

2,444
2.41

1,740	71.2%
1,455	83.6%
165	9.5%
704	28.8%

2022 Housing Data for Port Townsend city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	311	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	359	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	294	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	253	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	216	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	208	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	290	5.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	161	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	189	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	492	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	479	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	503	9.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	475	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	400	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	310	5.8%
$200,000 or more	431	8.0%

Median Household Income	59,193
Per Capita Income	43,155

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	179	3.3%
Public Assistance	86	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	660	12.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,860	59.0%
Unemployed	554	11.4%
In Armed Forces	7	0.1%

Total Labor Force	3,421	70.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,427	29.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	783	749	51.1%
Non-Profit	70	446	13.6%
Self-Employed	418	537	43.8%

Local Government	172	176	49.4%
State Government	43	128	25.1%
Federal Government	29	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,201	1,286	48.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	314	750	29.5%
Total	1,515	2,036	42.7%

Pct. Govt.	15.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	706	19.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	623	17.5%
Professional, Technical	1,016	28.6%
Service Occupations	618	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.4%
All others	588	16.6%

White Collar		66.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	630	17.7%
Retail trade	552	15.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	406	11.4%
Accommodation and food services	305	8.6%
Construction	283	8.0%
Educational services	265	7.5%
Public administration	200	5.6%
Other services	161	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	130	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	121	3.4%
Wholesale trade	115	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	111	3.1%
Manufacturing	80	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	70	2.0%
Finance and insurance	62	1.7%
Information	57	1.6%
Utilities	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	295	2.90%
Puerto Rican	34	0.33%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	31	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	62	0.61%
Japanese	35	0.34%
Chinese	22	0.22%
Filipino	19	0.19%
Indonesian	5	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,248	92.5%
Spanish	351	3.5%
Other Indo-European	179	1.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	61	0.6%
Other Asian	52	0.5%
Other	51	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	22	0.2%
Tagalog	19	0.2%
Chinese	14	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,950	19.2%
German	1,809	17.8%
Irish	1,515	14.9%
Italian	681	6.7%
Scottish	616	6.1%
French	499	4.9%
Norwegian	406	4.0%
Polish	403	4.0%
Swedish	392	3.9%
American	379	3.7%
European	319	3.1%
Scotch-Irish	200	2.0%
British	175	1.7%
Danish	172	1.7%
Russian	139	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,891	97.3%
Not a citizen	270	2.7%

Native	9,673	95.2%
Foreign-born	488	4.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
101	1.2%	25	0.3%	1,197	14.1%	2,526	29.7%	2,557	30.1%	2,094	24.6%
Average years of education: 15.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	101	1.2%
9-12 Years	25	0.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,197	14.1%
Some College	2,526	29.7%
Bach. Degree	2,557	30.1%
Grad Degree	2,094	24.6%
Average years of education: 15.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +91	D +1,398	D + 4.3%
D +1,489
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Joe Biden (D)	6,515	84.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,043	13.5%	159	2.1%	7,717	-25	-33	0.19%
2016	77%	Hillary Clinton (D)	5,026	77.3%	Donald Trump (R)	952	14.7%	520	8.0%	6,498	-22	-31	0.20%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Port Townsend city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6,515

84.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,043

13.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

7,717

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): -25	Diff (US): -33

2016 President, Port Townsend city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

5,026

77.3%

Donald Trump (R)

952

14.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

163

2.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

315

4.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

6,498

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -22	Diff (US): -31

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Port Townsend city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	86%	Jay Inslee* (D)	6,506	84.5%	Loren Culp (R)	1,189	15.4%	7 [+]	0.1%	7,702	-28	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2018	S1	77%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	5,702	85.0%	Susan Hutchison (R)	1,005	15.0%	0	0.0%	6,707	-27	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	78%	Patty Murray* (D)	5,520	84.3%	Chris Vance (R)	1,030	15.7%	0	0.0%	6,550	-25	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	77%	Jay Inslee* (D)	5,340	81.9%	Bill Bryant (R)	1,181	18.1%	0	0.0%	6,521	-27	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,023
Median Value	$448,400

Occupied	5,371	89.2%
Vacant	652	10.8%

Owned	3,809	70.9%
Rented	1,562	29.1%
Median Rent	$1,111

Single-Family Units	4,744	78.8%
Detached	4,538	75.3%
Attached	206	3.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	638	10.6%
Mobile Homes	285	4.7%

Port Townsend city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Port Townsend city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Port Townsend city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Port Townsend city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Port Townsend city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Port Townsend city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Port Townsend city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Port Townsend city, WA