Central Whidbey, Washington
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Males: 5,929 | (48.7%) |
Females: 6,239 | (51.3%) |
Median resident age: | 46.0 years |
Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip code: 98239
Central Whidbey: | $80,238 |
WA: | $84,247 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $44,634 (it was $23,051 in 2000)
Central Whidbey CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $471,797 (it was $168,900 in 2000)
Central Whidbey: | $471,797 |
WA: | $485,700 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $485,023; detached houses: $504,019; townhouses or other attached units: over $1,000,000; in 2-unit structures: $301,604; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $196,989; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $267,009; mobile homes: $200,724; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $124,351
Central Whidbey, WA residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Central Whidbey, WA
- 9,85491.1%White alone
- 3052.8%Hispanic
- 2842.6%Two or more races
- 1631.5%Asian alone
- 910.8%Black alone
- 630.6%American Indian alone
- 400.4%Other race alone
- 120.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Central Whidbey detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 52.6 square miles.
Population density: 231 people per square mile (very low).
Central Whidbey CCD: | 0.9% ($1,462) |
Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Everett, WA (25.0 miles , pop. 91,488).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (40.0 miles , pop. 563,374).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (998.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 48.16 N, Longitude: 122.65 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 360
Here: | 4.9% |
Washington: | 4.2% |
- Educational services (11.6%)
- Health care (9.6%)
- Construction (9.0%)
- Public administration (8.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
- Transportation equipment (3.5%)
- Construction (15.9%)
- Public administration (9.5%)
- Educational services (9.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.2%)
- Transportation equipment (6.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.7%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.7%)
- Health care (16.2%)
- Educational services (14.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.9%)
- Public administration (6.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.4%)
- Finance & insurance (3.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.0%)
- Registered nurses (2.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.4%)
- Registered nurses (5.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
Average climate in Central Whidbey, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 75.0. This is about average.
City: | 75.0 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2002 was 0.749. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 24.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.749 |
U.S.: | 0.267 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 0.263. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.263 |
U.S.: | 1.789 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2011 was 16.8. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.3 miles away from the city center.
City: | 16.8 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 6.32. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 6.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.32 |
U.S.: | 8.46 |
Earthquake activity:
Central Whidbey-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1138% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 63.6 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 70.3 miles away from Central Whidbey center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) earthquake occurred 74.4 miles away from Central Whidbey center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 60.4 miles away from Central Whidbey center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 81.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 47.7 miles away from Central Whidbey center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Island County (16) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Landslides: 5, Mudslides: 5, Winds: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Central Whidbey:
- HOME HEALTH CARE/HP OF WHIDBEY (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; COUPEVILLE, WA)
- WHIDBEY GENERAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 4 miles away; COUPEVILLE, WA)
- CAREAGE OF WHIDBEY (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; COUPEVILLE, WA)
- LIFE CARE CENTER OF PORT TOWNSEND (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; PORT TOWNSEND, WA)
- JEFFERSON HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 8 miles away; PORT TOWNSEND, WA)
- OLYMPIC PENINSULA KIDNEY CENTER NORTHWEST (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; PORT TOWNSEND, WA)
- JEFFERSON HEALTHCARE HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; PORT TOWNSEND, WA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Central Whidbey:
- Everett Community College (about 24 miles; Everett, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,818)
- Skagit Valley College (about 25 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 3,803)
- Edmonds Community College (about 29 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 7,271)
- Shoreline Community College (about 32 miles; Shoreline, WA; FT enrollment: 5,026)
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus (about 36 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 3,902)
- Cascadia Community College (about 36 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 2,238)
- Seattle Community College-North Campus (about 36 miles; Seattle, WA; FT enrollment: 4,220)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Central Whidbey: Lovers Grove (A), Point Partridge Lighthouse (B), Kennedys Lagoon (C), Coupeville Landfill (D), Freeland Landfill (E), Rhodedendron Camp and Picnic Area (F), Bush Point Boat Launch (G), Mueller Park (H), Coupeville Port (I), Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens (J), Holmes Harbor Golf and Beach Club (K), Bush Point Light (L), Island County Septage Treatment Facility (M), Coupeville Sewage Treatment Plant (N), Coupeville Wastewater Treatment Plant (O), Holmes Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant (P), Island County Fire District 5 Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue Station 52 (Q), Island County Fire District 5 Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue Station 51 (R), Island County Fire District 5 Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue Station 54 (S), Zylstra House (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Central Whidbey include: Living Hope Foursquare Church (A), Whidbey Evangelical Free Church (B), Coupeville Community Bible Church (C), Coupeville Methodist Church (D), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (E), Saint Mary's Catholic Church (F), San de Fuca Community Chapel (G), Saint Augustines in the Woods Episcopal Church (H), Bible Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Sunnyside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Pondilla (A), Chase Lake (B), Crockett Lake (C), Lake Hancock (D), Hastie Lake (E), Honeymoon Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Central Whidbey include: Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve (1), South Whidbey Island State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Monroe Landing (A), West Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.2 people |
Washington: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 66.6% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This place: | 6.1% |
Whole state: | 7.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
This place: | 5.3% |
Whole state: | 10.6% |
This place: | 2.4% |
Whole state: | 4.6% |
People in group quarters in Central Whidbey in 2010:
- 108 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 49 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 8 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 6 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 4 people in group homes intended for adults
- 2 people in college/university student housing
People in group quarters in Central Whidbey in 2000:
- 90 people in nursing homes
- 33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
For population 15 years and over in Central Whidbey:
- Never married: 14.9%
- Now married: 66.4%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 11.1%
For population 25 years and over in Central Whidbey:
- High school or higher: 92.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.6%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.8 minutes
Here: | 9.6 |
Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Central Whidbey, WA (based on Island County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 7,546 | 39 |
Mainline Protestant | 5,207 | 14 |
Catholic | 2,962 | 3 |
Other | 2,546 | 14 |
None | 60,245 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Island County: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Island County: | 7.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Island County: | 7.9% |
Washington: | 7.7% |
Here: | 24.1% |
Washington: | 25.7% |
This county: | 9.9% |
Washington: | 13.9% |
11.29% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($88,161 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 11.29% |
Washington average: | 7.53% |
0.33% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,599 average AGI)
Island County: 0.33% Washington average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from King County, WA | 1.80% ($151,063 average AGI) |
from Snohomish County, WA | 1.65% ($130,758) |
from Skagit County, WA | 0.65% ($58,830) |
10.92% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($72,348 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 10.92% |
Washington average: | 7.40% |
0.23% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,258 average AGI)
Island County: 0.23% Washington average: 0.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Snohomish County, WA | 1.47% ($71,772 average AGI) |
to Skagit County, WA | 0.81% ($60,658) |
to King County, WA | 0.72% ($170,918) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Central Whidbey:
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KAPS (660 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KCIS (630 AM; 5 kW; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES)
Strongest FM radio stations in Central Whidbey:
- K206CU (89.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KSVR (91.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE)
- KISM (92.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KWPZ (106.5 FM; LYNDEN, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KAFE (104.3 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KCMS (105.3 FM; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
- KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
- KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
- KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- K205DL (88.9 FM; GRANITE FALLS/EVERET, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Central Whidbey:
- KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
- 43.7%Electricity
- 33.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.4%Wood
- 6.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.7%Utility gas
- 65.2%Electricity
- 17.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.9%Wood
- 4.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.0%Utility gas
- 0.3%Other fuel
Central Whidbey compared to Washington state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Central Whidbey on our top lists:
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very long commute times (90 or more minutes) (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: printing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other construction workers and helpers (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: electricians (population 5,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: art and design workers (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: rail and water transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: vending machine operators (population 5,000+)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people taking a ferryboat to work (population 5,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: water transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: private households (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"