Orcas, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 0, Rural population: 4,593 (114 farm, 4,479 nonfarm))

Houses: 3,247 (2,170 occupied: 1,559 owner occupied, 611 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	35%

Housing density: 50 houses/condos per square mile

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

Median contract rent in 2007: $660 (lower quartile is $493, upper quartile is $806)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $567

Median gross rent in Orcas, WA in 2007: $744

Housing units in Orcas with a mortgage: 638 (46 second mortgage, 107 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 384

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $533,815 (it was $294,300 in 2000)

Orcas:	$533,815
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $260,849 - $820,702

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $759,860
Here: $759,860
State: $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,542,945
Here: $1,542,945
State: $335,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $799,795
Here: $799,795
State: $300,953

Mobile homes: $169,033
Here: $169,033
State: $80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000
Here: $65,000
State: $62,453

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,585

In family households: 3,577 (962 male householders, 368 female householders)
1,112 spouses, 951 children (877 natural, 36 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 13 other relatives, 148 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,008 (391 male householders (292 living alone)), 448 female householders (399 living alone)), 169 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 829 2-persons, 233 3-persons, 177 4-persons, 79 5-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 691 1-person, 139 2-persons, 9 4-persons.

586 married couples with children.
229 single-parent households (71 men, 158 women).

96.2% of residents of Orcas speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 310 (6.7%)
(68.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Orcas, Washington:
	1 room: 52 2 rooms: 43 3 rooms: 169 4 rooms: 323 5 rooms: 237 6 rooms: 254 7 rooms: 190 8 rooms: 150 9 or more rooms: 141

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orcas, Washington:
	1 room: 27 2 rooms: 76 3 rooms: 99 4 rooms: 157 5 rooms: 132 6 rooms: 51 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 33 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 242
1995 to 1998: 515
1990 to 1994: 460
1980 to 1989: 581
1970 to 1979: 638
1960 to 1969: 266
1950 to 1959: 171
1940 to 1949: 57
1939 or earlier: 317

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Orcas:
	no bedroom: 59 1 bedroom: 171 2 bedrooms: 549 3 bedrooms: 586 4 bedrooms: 171 5 or more bedrooms: 23

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orcas:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 164 2 bedrooms: 222 3 bedrooms: 183 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Orcas in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 73 1 vehicle: 450 2 vehicles: 624 3 vehicles: 335 4 vehicles: 68 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Orcas in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 54 1 vehicle: 209 2 vehicles: 289 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 28 5 or more vehicles: 8

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 12
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $174,999: 46
$175,000 to $199,999: 61
$200,000 to $249,999: 77
$250,000 to $299,999: 93
$300,000 to $399,999: 219
$400,000 to $499,999: 186
$500,000 to $749,999: 347
$750,000 to $999,999: 139
$1,000,000 or more: 371

Orcas rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Orcas:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 9
$250 to $299: 16
$300 to $349: 30
$350 to $399: 16
$400 to $449: 19
$450 to $499: 37
$500 to $549: 57
$550 to $599: 23
$600 to $649: 29
$650 to $699: 19
$700 to $749: 43
$750 to $799: 73
$800 to $899: 36
$900 to $999: 30
$1,000 to $1,249: 32
$1,250 to $1,499: 22
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 53

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 23 1990 to 1994: 22 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 60 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 37 1965 to 1969: 141

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.5%
Number of people working at home: 363 (16.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 227
5 to 9 minutes: 485
10 to 14 minutes: 375
15 to 19 minutes: 233
20 to 24 minutes: 249
25 to 29 minutes: 40
30 to 34 minutes: 88
35 to 39 minutes: 19
40 to 44 minutes: 22
45 to 59 minutes: 34
60 to 89 minutes: 30
90 or more minutes: 51

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,285 (58%)
Carpooled: 292 (13%)
Ferryboat: 38 (2%)
Bicycle: 21 (1%)
Walked: 182 (8%)
Other means: 35 (2%)
Worked at home: 363 (16%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 215
$10,000 to $14,999: 151
$15,000 to $19,999: 125
$20,000 to $24,999: 160
$25,000 to $29,999: 108
$30,000 to $34,999: 154
$35,000 to $39,999: 102
$40,000 to $44,999: 90
$45,000 to $49,999: 81
$50,000 to $59,999: 260
$60,000 to $74,999: 187
$75,000 to $99,999: 201
$100,000 to $124,999: 81
$125,000 to $149,999: 34
$150,000 to $199,999: 75
$200,000 or more: 145

First ancestries reported:

English: 528

German: 513

Irish: 420

Other groups: 252

French (except Basque): 220

Italian: 181

United States or American: 156

European: 152

Norwegian: 139

Scottish: 132

Scotch-Irish: 124

Swedish: 108

Dutch: 97

Danish: 77

French Canadian: 70

British: 67

Polish: 67

Portuguese: 47

Russian: 45

Welsh: 42

Swiss: 27

Finnish: 24

Northern European: 24

Yugoslavian: 23

Lithuanian: 22

Czech: 18

Romanian: 13

Austrian: 13

Slovak: 11

Arab:: 10

Lebanese: 10

Scandinavian: 10

Belgian: 9

Celtic: 8

Greek: 6

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

United Kingdom (29%)
Canada (23%)
Other Northern Europe (8%)
Lebanon (8%)
Germany (6%)
Philippines (6%)
Thailand (6%)

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

This state: 1413
Northeast: 420
Midwest: 632
South: 261
West: 1526

52% of Orcas residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 31
High school graduate (or equivalency): 328
Less than 1 year of college: 99
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 389
Associate degree: 97
Bachelor's degree: 435
Master's degree: 209
Professional school degree: 77
Doctorate degree: 30

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 11
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 52
High school graduate (or equivalency): 244
Less than 1 year of college: 106
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 527
Associate degree: 160
Bachelor's degree: 494
Master's degree: 172
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 25.0%

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: $55,691
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $9,004
Asian householders: $79,150
Two or more races householders: $31,400
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,176

Orcas household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Orcas household income for Two or more races householders

Orcas household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Orcas marital status for males

Orcas marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $567,693
Asian householders: $307,808
Two or more races householders: $200,596
Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,894,208

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,734
One, attached: 35
Two: 84
3 or 4: 55
5 to 9: 17
10 to 19: 34
Mobile homes: 238
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 50

Median worth of mobile homes: $224,455

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Orcas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (42%) Wood (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Other fuel (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (60%) Wood (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 62

Here:	12.3%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	9.2%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

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

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