South Whidbey, Washington
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| Males: 6,868 |  (48.2%) |
| Females: 7,382 |  (51.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 44.4 years |
| Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip code: 98260
| South Whidbey: | $81,587 |
| WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $50,483 (it was $24,601 in 2000)
South Whidbey CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $735,932 (it was $207,000 in 2000)
| South Whidbey: | $735,932 |
| WA: | $569,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $587,627; detached houses: $611,004; townhouses or other attached units: over $1,000,000; in 2-unit structures: $357,982; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $240,781; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $303,485; mobile homes: $246,296; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $145,896
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Whidbey, WA
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- 11,83193.4%White alone
- 2381.9%Two or more races
- 2431.9%Hispanic
- 1541.2%Asian alone
- 930.7%American Indian alone
- 530.4%Black alone
- 320.3%Other race alone
- 180.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in South Whidbey detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 59.0 square miles.
Population density: 241 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| South Whidbey CCD: | 0.9% ($1,811) |
| Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Everett, WA 
(11.0 miles , pop. 91,488).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (26.4 miles , pop. 563,374).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (985.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Hat Island, WA (2.3 miles),
Hansville, WA (2.8 miles ),
), Shaker Church, WA (3.0 miles )
)Latitude: 48.00 N, Longitude: 122.43 W
Area code: 360
| Here: | 5.0% |
| Washington: | 4.6% |
- Construction (9.8%)
- Educational services (8.9%)
- Health care (7.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.0%)
- Transportation equipment (5.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.9%)
- Construction (17.3%)
- Transportation equipment (9.3%)
- Educational services (6.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.0%)
- Public administration (5.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.4%)
- Health care (12.4%)
- Educational services (12.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.4%)
- Finance & insurance (5.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.3%)
- Social assistance (4.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (2.9%)
- Carpenters (2.7%)
- Engineers (2.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.4%)
- Carpenters (4.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.3%)
- Engineers (4.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Top executives (3.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.1%)
- Registered nurses (4.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Customer service representatives (3.4%)
Average climate in South Whidbey, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 87.7. This is worse than average.
| City: | 87.7 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 0.873. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.873 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 5.94. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 5.94 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2001 was 0.00517. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00517 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Earthquake activity:
South Whidbey-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1194% 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 52.2 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 60.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) earthquake occurred 63.5 miles away from the city 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 47.7 miles away from the city 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 75.2 miles away from South Whidbey 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 33.9 miles away from South 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 South Whidbey:
- FREELAND CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; FREELAND, WA)
- PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 11 miles away; EVERETT, WA)
- PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL - EVERETT (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; EVERETT, WA)
- PUGET SOUND KIDNEY CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 11 miles away; EVERETT, WA)
- FOREST VIEW TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; EVERETT, WA)
- PLEASANT ACRES (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; EVERETT, WA)
- PROVIDENCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EVERETT Acute Care Hospitals (about 11 miles away; EVERETT, WA)
Amtrak stations near South Whidbey:
- 11 miles: EVERETT (2900 BOND ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 14 miles: EDMONDS (211 RAILROAD AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Whidbey:
- Everett Community College (about 11 miles; Everett, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,818)
- Edmonds Community College (about 14 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 7,271)
- Shoreline Community College (about 18 miles; Shoreline, WA; FT enrollment: 5,026)
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus (about 21 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 3,902)
- Cascadia Community College (about 21 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 2,238)
- Seattle Community College-North Campus (about 22 miles; Seattle, WA; FT enrollment: 4,220)
- Lake Washington Institute of Technology (about 24 miles; Kirkland, WA; FT enrollment: 2,947)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in South Whidbey: Ken's Korner Shopping Plaza (A), South Whidbey Generating Station (B), Mutiny Bay Boat Launch (C), Clinton Ferry Park and Ride (D), Clinton Park and Ride (E), Bayview Park and Ride (F), Useless Bay Golf and Country Club (G), Sandy Hook Yacht Club Estates (H), Double Bluff Light (I), Langley Sewage Treatment Plant (J), Island County Fire Distirct 3 South Whidbey Fire and Rescue (K), Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (L), Island County Fire District 3 (M), Freeland Library (N), Clinton Library (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in South Whidbey include: Calvary Chapel (A), Christian Life Ministry Center (B), First Baptist Church of South Whidbey (C), House of Prayer Church (D), Langley Christian and Missionary Alliance Church (E), Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery (F), Saint Peter's Lutheran Church (G), Trinity Lutheran Church (H), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Miller Lake (A), Lone Lake (B), Oliver Lake (C), Deer Lagoon (D), Deer Lake (E), Lake Goss (F), Orrs Pond (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in South Whidbey: Dave Mackie County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.1 people |
| Washington: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 62.1% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
| This place: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This place: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
People in group quarters in South Whidbey in 2010:
- 73 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 8 people in group homes intended for adults
- 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
For population 15 years and over in South Whidbey:
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 64.0%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 12.3%
For population 25 years and over in South Whidbey:
- High school or higher: 92.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.2 |
| Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for South 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:
Number of grocery stores: 14
| This county: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Here: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
| Island County: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 59
| Here: | 7.29 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Island County: | 7.9% |
| State: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Island County: | 24.1% |
| State: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 9.9% |
| State: | 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 South 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.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KCIS (630 AM; 5 kW; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KAPS (660 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KLFE (1590 AM; 10 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in South Whidbey:
- K213BM (90.5 FM; EVERETT, ETC., WA; Owner: JACK STRAW FOUNDATION)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, 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)
- K206CU (89.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- 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.)
- KRWM (106.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: SEASCAPE RADIO, INC.)
- KSVR (91.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE)
- K205DL (88.9 FM; GRANITE FALLS/EVERET, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KSER (90.7 FM; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KSER FOUNDATION)
TV broadcast stations around South 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.)
- KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
- KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KIRO-TV (Channel 7; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KCTS-TV (Channel 9; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KCTS TELEVISION)
- KCPQ (Channel 13; TACOMA, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)
- K57HB (Channel 57; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
- KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- KONG-TV (Channel 16; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KONG-TV, INC.)
- K68DL (Channel 68; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K29ED (Channel 29; EVERETT, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 42.6%Electricity
- 32.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.0%Wood
- 7.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.4%Utility gas
- 62.8%Electricity
- 15.0%Wood
- 14.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.2%Utility gas
South Whidbey compared to Washington state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
South Whidbey on our top lists:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: water transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very long commute times (90 or more minutes) (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people taking a ferryboat to work (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: rail and water transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: financial managers (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely lesbian couples (counted as self-reported female-female unmarried-partner households) (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: retail florists (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: transportation equipment (population 5,000+)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: pharmacies and drug stores (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: recyclable material merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: carpenters (population 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: special education teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: carpenters (population 5,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: air transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households) (population 5,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: broadcasting and telecommunications (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+)"