Port Angeles, WA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Add Comparison
2024 Population
77,813
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
52.1
0.579% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.6%
1.83% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$70,370
3.49% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$421,800
9.39% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
29,841
1.11% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Port Angeles, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.5% of the residents in Port Angeles, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Port Angeles, WA are Peninsula College (469 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Port Angeles, WA was $421,800, and the homeownership rate was 73.7%.

Most people in Port Angeles, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Port Angeles, WA was 2 cars per household.

About the photo: https://flic.kr/p/qyZxSu
Photo by Benjamin Hollis
United StatesWashington

Population & Diversity

Port Angeles, WA is home to a population of 77.8k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.47% of Port Angeles, WA residents were born outside of the country (3.48k people).

In 2024, there were 14.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (62.4k people) in Port Angeles, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.23k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 2.56k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%
2024 Citizenship
98.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Port Angeles, 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, WA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Port Angeles, WA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    62.4k ± 344
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    4.23k ± 376
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    2.56k ± 321
6.78%
Hispanic Population
5.27k people

In 2024, there were 14.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (62.4k people) in Port Angeles, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.23k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 2.56k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.78% of the people in Port Angeles, WA are hispanic (5.27k people).

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

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Washington.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    248,556 ± 12,042 people
  2. India
    107,324 ± 7,987 people
  3. China
    89,838 ± 7,316 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 248,556 Washington residents, followed by India with 107,324 and China with 89,838.

View Data
Save Image

Foreign-Born Population

4.47%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.48k people
4.52%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.51k people

As of 2024, 4.47% of Port Angeles, WA residents (3.48k 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, WA was 4.52%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

View Data
Save Image

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,222 ± 329
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,223 ± 318
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    821 ± 215

Port Angeles, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.63 times greater than any other conflict.

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

View Data
Save Image

Economy

The economy of Port Angeles, WA employs 29.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Port Angeles, WA were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,745 people), Retail Trade (4,025 people), and Public Administration (2,583 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,875), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($79,102), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,892).

Employment

Occupations

29.8k
2024 Value
± 1,265
1.11%
1 Year growth
± 5.93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Angeles, WA grew at a rate of 1.11%, from 29.5k employees to 29.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Port Angeles, WA, are Management Occupations (3,174 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,137 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,029 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Port Angeles, WA.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

Industries

Employment by Industries

29.8k
2024 Value
± 1,265
1.11%
1 Year growth
± 5.93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Angeles, WA grew at a rate of 1.11%, from 29.5k employees to 29.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Port Angeles, WA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,745 people), Retail Trade (4,025 people), and Public Administration (2,583 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Port Angeles, WA, though some of these residents may live in Port Angeles, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,094
Median earning men ± $2,530
$40,530
Median earning women ± $2,090

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($111,797), Public Administration ($83,102), and Manufacturing ($62,571).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,359), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($56,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,545).

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.
Y-Axis
3.62%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

View Data
Save Image

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 247
    Construction
  2. 135
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 134
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

View Data
Save Image

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $241k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $131k
    Retail Trade
  3. $76.2k
    Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

View Data
Save Image

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Port Angeles, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (57.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (39%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.4%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

View Data
Save Image

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.
Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

View Data
Save Image

Education

In 2023, universities in Port Angeles, WA awarded 469 degrees. The student population of Port Angeles, WA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 670 male students and 1,167 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Port Angeles, WA are White (295 and 65.1%), Hispanic or Latino (60 and 13.2%), Two or More Races (38 and 8.39%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (23 and 5.08%).

The largest universities in Port Angeles, WA by number of degrees awarded are Peninsula College (469 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Port Angeles, WA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (177 and 37.7%), Welding Technology (97 and 20.7%), and General Business Administration & Management (30 and 6.4%).

The median tuition cost in Port Angeles, WA for a public four year colleges is $4,074 for in-state students and $4,599 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,837 students enrolled in Port Angeles, WA, 36.5% men and 63.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,005 records, of which 64.7% were women and 35.3% men.

View Data
Save Image

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Welding Technology
    21 degrees awarded
  2. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    177 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    28 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Port Angeles, WA was Welding Technology with 21 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Port Angeles, WA according to their major.

View Data
Save Image

Universities

Gender
Race
Peninsula College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
469 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Peninsula College with 469 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image

Student Diversity

In 2023, 209 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Port Angeles, WA, which is 0.804 times less than the 260 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 295 degrees mean that there were 4.92 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 60 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($4,074) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($512) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($702) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

View Data
Save Image

Housing & Living

The median property value in Port Angeles, WA was $421,800 in 2024, which is 1.27 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $385,600 to $421,800, a 9.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Port Angeles, WA is 73.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Port Angeles, WA have an average commute time of 19.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Port Angeles, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$421,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,747
$25,837
Median Property Taxes
±$1,044

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, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Rent vs Own

73.7%
Homeownership
2024
67.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.7% of the housing units in Port Angeles, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.8%.

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

View Data
Save Image

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$70,370
Median Household Income
± $2,176
35k
Number of Households
± 1,272

In 2024, the median household income of the 35k households in Port Angeles, WA grew to $70,370 from the previous year's value of $67,999.

The following chart displays the households in Port Angeles, 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.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Port Angeles, WA is from Washington.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Washington
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2023, the income inequality in Washington was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

View Data
Save Image

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.5%)
  3. Carpooled (9.98%)

In 2024, 70.3% of workers in Port Angeles, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.98%).

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.

View Data
Save Image

Commute Time

19.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Port Angeles, WA have a shorter commute time (19.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.11% of the workforce in Port Angeles, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Port Angeles, 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, WA have 2 cars.

View Data
Save Image

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Port Angeles, WA (8.09k out of 76.5k 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 Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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.

View Data
Save Image

Health

93.3% of the population of Port Angeles, WA has health coverage, with 31.3% on employee plans, 19.7% on Medicaid, 23.6% on Medicare, 16.7% on non-group plans, and 1.99% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.
1,202 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Washington

Primary care physicians in Washington see an average of 1,202 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Washington in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.2% under 18 years, 14.7% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 32.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

6.74%
Uninsured
31.3%
Employer Coverage
19.7%
Medicaid
23.6%
Medicare
16.7%
Non-Group
1.99%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Port Angeles, WA grew by 3.53% from 6.51% to 6.74%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Port Angeles, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

View Data
Save Image