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Total population: 16,798 (Urban population: 16,089 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 709 (26 farm, 683 nonfarm))

Anacortes, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,547 (6,116 occupied: 4,228 owner occupied, 1,888 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	35%

Housing density: 556 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $344,370.

Median contract rent in 2007: $791 (lower quartile is $580, upper quartile is $1,055)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $819

Median gross rent in Anacortes, WA in 2007: $940

Housing units in Anacortes with a mortgage: 2,241 (403 second mortgage, 187 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,543

Anacortes,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $319,099 (it was $169,000 in 2000)

Anacortes:	$319,099
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $234,801 - $431,904

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $372,253
Here: $372,253
State: $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $443,747
Here: $443,747
State: $335,498

In 2-unit structures: $256,580
Here: $256,580
State: $357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $428,544
Here: $428,544
State: $300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $892,199
Here: $892,199
State: $299,543

Mobile homes: $106,986
Here: $106,986
State: $80,529

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,580

In family households: 12,248 (3,188 male householders, 1,001 female householders)
3,374 spouses, 4,013 children (3,499 natural, 162 adopted, 352 stepchildren), 126 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 96 parents, 87 other relatives, 289 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,332 (688 male householders (508 living alone)), 1,220 female householders (1,103 living alone)), 424 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 127 (42 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,220 2-persons, 775 3-persons, 682 4-persons, 328 5-persons, 155 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,611 1-person, 229 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

2,414 married couples with children.
748 single-parent households (159 men, 589 women).

95.2% of residents of Anacortes speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 735 (5.0%)
(55.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Anacortes, Washington:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 129 4 rooms: 293 5 rooms: 807 6 rooms: 1,217 7 rooms: 807 8 rooms: 479 9 or more rooms: 478

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anacortes, Washington:
	1 room: 65 2 rooms: 185 3 rooms: 451 4 rooms: 379 5 rooms: 333 6 rooms: 279 7 rooms: 117 8 rooms: 45 9 or more rooms: 34

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 273
1995 to 1998: 812
1990 to 1994: 780
1980 to 1989: 1,063
1970 to 1979: 1,170
1960 to 1969: 409
1950 to 1959: 709
1940 to 1949: 375
1939 or earlier: 956

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Anacortes:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 109 2 bedrooms: 869 3 bedrooms: 2,388 4 bedrooms: 717 5 or more bedrooms: 145

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anacortes:
	no bedroom: 80 1 bedroom: 568 2 bedrooms: 592 3 bedrooms: 556 4 bedrooms: 81 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Anacortes in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 70 1 vehicle: 1,131 2 vehicles: 2,052 3 vehicles: 727 4 vehicles: 218 5 or more vehicles: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Anacortes in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 276 1 vehicle: 887 2 vehicles: 497 3 vehicles: 152 4 vehicles: 58 5 or more vehicles: 18

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Anacortes, WA:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 18
$50,000 to $59,999: 8
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 5
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 2
$100,000 to $124,999: 20
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $174,999: 106
$175,000 to $199,999: 208
$200,000 to $249,999: 725
$250,000 to $299,999: 946
$300,000 to $399,999: 1249
$400,000 to $499,999: 670
$500,000 to $749,999: 579
$750,000 to $999,999: 185
$1,000,000 or more: 98

Anacortes rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Anacortes:

Less than $100: 32 people
$100 to $149: 30
$150 to $199: 51
$200 to $249: 67
$250 to $299: 60
$300 to $349: 49
$350 to $399: 37
$400 to $449: 25
$450 to $499: 96
$500 to $549: 99
$550 to $599: 88
$600 to $649: 84
$650 to $699: 128
$700 to $749: 102
$750 to $799: 98
$800 to $899: 257
$900 to $999: 148
$1,000 to $1,249: 352
$1,250 to $1,499: 62
$1,500 to $1,999: 104
$2,000 or more: 94
No cash rent: 86

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 104 1990 to 1994: 130 1985 to 1989: 99 1980 to 1984: 34 1975 to 1979: 71 1970 to 1974: 20 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 260

Anacortes, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.7%
Number of people working at home: 322 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 499
5 to 9 minutes: 1625
10 to 14 minutes: 1043
15 to 19 minutes: 384
20 to 24 minutes: 402
25 to 29 minutes: 271
30 to 34 minutes: 550
35 to 39 minutes: 101
40 to 44 minutes: 67
45 to 59 minutes: 254
60 to 89 minutes: 265
90 or more minutes: 232

Anacortes mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,657 (77%)
Carpooled: 591 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 29 (0%)
Railroad: 14 (0%)
Ferryboat: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 34 (1%)
Walked: 263 (4%)
Other means: 95 (2%)
Worked at home: 322 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 415
$10,000 to $14,999: 370
$15,000 to $19,999: 352
$20,000 to $24,999: 345
$25,000 to $29,999: 470
$30,000 to $34,999: 457
$35,000 to $39,999: 438
$40,000 to $44,999: 424
$45,000 to $49,999: 392
$50,000 to $59,999: 492
$60,000 to $74,999: 692
$75,000 to $99,999: 684
$100,000 to $124,999: 254
$125,000 to $149,999: 137
$150,000 to $199,999: 97
$200,000 or more: 78

First ancestries reported:

German: 1785

English: 1634

Other groups: 1425

Norwegian: 1425

Irish: 1175

United States or American: 582

Swedish: 555

Italian: 372

Scottish: 353

Dutch: 299

Scotch-Irish: 293

French (except Basque): 266

European: 220

Danish: 198

Croatian: 141

Welsh: 118

Polish: 112

Russian: 101

French Canadian: 85

Finnish: 71

Canadian: 61

Swiss: 50

Hungarian: 50

British: 49

Czech: 45

Czechoslovakian: 40

Yugoslavian: 34

Slovak: 33

Scandinavian: 31

Greek: 31

Northern European: 30

Portuguese: 23

Slavic: 22

Romanian: 20

Ukrainian: 18

Basque: 14

Celtic: 13

Slovene: 12

Austrian: 11

Israeli: 7

Iranian: 7

Lithuanian: 7

Subsaharan African:: 5

African: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (27%)
Mexico (12%)
Philippines (9%)
United Kingdom (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Other Eastern Europe (4%)
Korea (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6992
Northeast: 875
Midwest: 1968
South: 975
West: 2977

51% of Anacortes residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 62
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 125
11th grade: 109
12th grade, no diploma: 139
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,186
Less than 1 year of college: 370
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 945
Associate degree: 362
Bachelor's degree: 1,014
Master's degree: 285
Professional school degree: 113
Doctorate degree: 55

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 51
9th grade: 101
10th grade: 137
11th grade: 119
12th grade, no diploma: 187
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,403
Less than 1 year of college: 562
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,076
Associate degree: 412
Bachelor's degree: 1,016
Master's degree: 267
Professional school degree: 91
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 17.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 13.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 50.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,985
Black householders: $97,141
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,265
Asian householders: $53,253
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $49,560
Some other race householders: $22,965
Two or more races householders: $28,081
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,123

Anacortes household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Anacortes household income for Black householders

Anacortes household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Anacortes household income for Asian householders

Anacortes household income for Some other race householders

Anacortes household income for Two or more races householders

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Anacortes marital status for males

Anacortes marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $325,707
Black or African American householders: $519,244
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $200,711
Asian householders: $280,580
Some other race householders: $263,965
Two or more races householders: $310,225
Hispanic or Latino householders: $241,873

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,928
One, attached: 213
Two: 210
3 or 4: 228
5 to 9: 229
10 to 19: 215
20 to 49: 241
50 or more: 81
Mobile homes: 202

Median worth of mobile homes: $168,416

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Anacortes:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (13%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (47%) Electricity (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27

Here:	1.5%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 72

Here:	8.6%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28

Here:	7.2%
Washington:	15.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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