Queets, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

49.1

0.607% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23.6%

29.1% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$50,208

6.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$91,300

Population & Diversity

Queets, WA is home to a population of 55 people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.45% of Queets, WA residents were born outside of the country (3 people).

In 2024, there were 11 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (44 people) in Queets, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) and 3 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Queets, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Queets, WA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Queets, WA

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
44 ± 27
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
4 ± 10
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
3 ± 6

5.45%

Hispanic Population

3 people

5.45% of the people in Queets, WA are hispanic (3 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Queets, 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

5.45%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

As of 2024, 5.45% of Queets, WA residents (3 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 Queets, WA was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

2 ± 19

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Queets, WA was $91,300 in 2024, which is 0.274 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $82,500 to $91,300, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Queets, WA is 50%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Queets, WA have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Queets, WA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$91,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,693

$11

Median Property Taxes

±$40

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 Queets, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$50,208

Median Household Income

± $32,917

Number of Households

± 35

In 2022, the median household income of the 22 households in Queets, WA grew to $50,208 from the previous year's value of $47,188.

The following chart displays the households in Queets, 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Queets, 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 (81.3%)
Motorcycle (12.5%)
Walked (6.25%)

In 2024, 81.3% of workers in Queets, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who used a motorcycle to get to work (12.5%) and those who walked to work (6.25%).

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

20.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Queets, WA have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.25% of the workforce in Queets, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Queets, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Queets, WA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Queets, WA (13 out of 55 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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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