Port Angeles East, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,137

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

4.69%

5.81% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$68,241

2.52% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$347,600

3.82% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,320

Population & Diversity

Port Angeles East, WA is home to a population of 3.14k people, from which 99.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.797% of Port Angeles East, WA residents were born outside of the country (25 people).

In 2024, there were 9.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.77k people) in Port Angeles East, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 288 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 40 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Port Angeles East, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Port Angeles East, WA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Port Angeles East, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Port Angeles East, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.77k ± 429
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
288 ± 158
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
40 ± 53

0.478%

Hispanic Population

15 people

0.478% of the people in Port Angeles East, WA are hispanic (15 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Port Angeles East, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
247,954 ± 12,030 people
India
116,227 ± 8,308 people
China
94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

Foreign-Born Population

0.797%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

25 people

1.35%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

41 people

As of 2024, 0.797% of Port Angeles East, WA residents (25 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Port Angeles East, WA was 1.35%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Port Angeles East, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
41 ± 35
Vietnam
37 ± 33
Gulf War (2001-)
13 ± 21

Port Angeles East, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Port Angeles East, WA.

Economy

The economy of Port Angeles East, WA employs 1.32k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Port Angeles East, WA were Retail Trade (270 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (191 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (150 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($159,464), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,847), and Manufacturing ($89,643).

Employment

Occupations

1.32k

2024 Value

± 265

0.304%

1 Year growth

± 28.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Angeles East, WA grew at a rate of 0.304%, from 1.32k employees to 1.32k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Port Angeles East, WA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (235 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (130 people), and Production Occupations (108 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Port Angeles East, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.32k

2024 Value

± 265

0.304%

1 Year growth

± 28.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Angeles East, WA grew at a rate of 0.304%, from 1.32k employees to 1.32k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Port Angeles East, WA, are Retail Trade (270 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (191 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (150 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Port Angeles East, WA, though some of these residents may live in Port Angeles East, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,332

Median earning men ± $9,043

$43,068

Median earning women ± $9,547

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($98,542), Construction ($88,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,071).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,545), Public Administration ($64,091), and Retail Trade ($47,955).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Port Angeles East, WA was $347,600 in 2024, which is 1.04 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $334,800 to $347,600, a 3.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Port Angeles East, WA is 87.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Port Angeles East, WA have an average commute time of 18.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Port Angeles East, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$347,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$32,055

$1,277

Median Property Taxes

±$239

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Port Angeles East, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Port Angeles East, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

87.1%

Homeownership

2024

74%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.1% of the housing units in Port Angeles East, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 85.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Port Angeles East, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$68,241

Median Household Income

± $20,926

1.47k

Number of Households

± 248

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.47k households in Port Angeles East, WA grew to $68,241 from the previous year's value of $66,563.

The following chart displays the households in Port Angeles East, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Port Angeles East, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.1%)
Worked At Home (6.7%)
Walked (6.17%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Port Angeles East, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.7%) and those who walked to work (6.17%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Port Angeles East, WA have a shorter commute time (18.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.565% of the workforce in Port Angeles East, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Port Angeles East, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Port Angeles East, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Port Angeles East, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.69% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Port Angeles East, WA (147 out of 3.14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Port Angeles East, WA is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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