North Whidbey, Washington
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Males: 20,050 | (51.3%) |
Females: 19,044 | (48.7%) |
Median resident age: | 30.0 years |
Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip code: 98277
North Whidbey: | $74,480 |
WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,439 (it was $18,732 in 2000)
North Whidbey CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $530,084 (it was $149,100 in 2000)
North Whidbey: | $530,084 |
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 North Whidbey, WA
- 26,66876.8%White alone
- 2,5437.3%Asian alone
- 2,0205.8%Hispanic
- 1,4614.2%Black alone
- 1,3713.9%Two or more races
- 3791.1%American Indian alone
- 2310.7%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 640.2%Other race alone
Races in North Whidbey detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 57.0 square miles.
Population density: 685 people per square mile (low).
North Whidbey CCD: | 0.9% ($1,383) |
Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Everett, WA (31.5 miles , pop. 91,488).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (49.3 miles , pop. 563,374).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1008.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 48.31 N, Longitude: 122.65 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 360
Here: | 5.0% |
Washington: | 4.6% |
- Health care (10.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.1%)
- Public administration (8.2%)
- Educational services (7.5%)
- Construction (5.9%)
- Finance & insurance (5.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.3%)
- Public administration (11.6%)
- Construction (11.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.7%)
- Health care (5.6%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.9%)
- Transportation equipment (4.7%)
- Educational services (4.4%)
- Health care (14.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.2%)
- Educational services (10.2%)
- Finance & insurance (7.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.2%)
- Social assistance (5.6%)
- Public administration (5.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.2%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.0%)
- Child care workers (4.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
Average climate in North Whidbey, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 67.7. This is about average.
City: | 67.7 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.347. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 11.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.347 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 24.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 24.1 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 5.21. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 5.21 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
North Whidbey-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1099% 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 73.5 miles away from North Whidbey 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 80.3 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 84.3 miles away from North Whidbey 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 70.1 miles away from North Whidbey 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 90.6 miles away from North 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 52.9 miles away from North 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 North Whidbey:
- PUGET SOUND KIDNEY CENTER WHIDBEY ISLAND (Dialysis Facility, about 1 miles away; OAK HARBOR, WA)
- WHIDBEY ISLAND MANOR (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; OAK HARBOR, WA)
- CAREAGE OF WHIDBEY (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; COUPEVILLE, WA)
- HOME HEALTH CARE/HP OF WHIDBEY (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; COUPEVILLE, WA)
- WHIDBEY GENERAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 7 miles away; COUPEVILLE, WA)
- FIDALGO CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ANACORTES, WA)
- ISLAND HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; ANACORTES, WA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Whidbey:
- Skagit Valley College (about 18 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,803)
- Everett Community College (about 30 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 5,818)
- Western Washington University (about 31 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 13,875)
- Whatcom Community College (about 35 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
- Edmonds Community College (about 38 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 7,271)
- Peninsula College (about 39 miles; Port Angeles, WA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
- Shoreline Community College (about 41 miles; Shoreline, WA; FT enrollment: 5,026)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in North Whidbey: Oak Harbor Park and Ride (A), Gallery Golf Course (B), Whidbey Golf and Country Club (C), Staysail Recreational Vehicle Park (D), Lams Golf Links (E), Deception Pass State Park Marina (F), Oak Harbor Marina (G), Oak Harbor Wastewater Lagoon Northeast Cell (H), Oak Harbor Wastewater Lagoon Northwest Cell (I), Oak Harbor Wastewater Lagoon Southeast Cell (J), Oak Harbor Wastewater Lagoon Southwest Cell (K), Oak Harbor Sewage Treatment Plant (L), Penn Cove Sewage Treatment Plant (M), Naval Region Northwest Fire and Rescue Services (N), North Whidbey Fire and Rescue Monroe Fire Station 27 (O), North Whidbey Fire and Rescue Polnell Fire Station 24 (P), North Whidbey Fire and Rescue Zylstra Fire Station 26 (Q), North Whidbey Fire and Rescue Heller Fire Station 25 (R), North Whidbey Fire and Rescue Cornet Fire Station 21 (S), North Whidbey Fire and Rescue - Silver Lake Fire Station 23 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in North Whidbey include: Living Word Fellowship Church (A), First Reformed Church (B), Oak Harbor Assembly of God Church (C), New Covenant Fellowship Church (D), Lighthouse Christian Center (E), Oak Harbor Seventh Day Adventist Church (F), Oak Harbor Christian Reformed Church (G), Oak Harbor Lutheran Church (H), Oak Harbor Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Maple Leaf Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Cranberry Lake (A), Silver Lake (B), Loers Pond (C), Waterloo Marsh (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in North Whidbey include: Deception Pass State Park (1), Joseph Whidbey State Park (2), Smith Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: North Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This place: | 2.5 people |
Washington: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 68.7% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This place: | 5.4% |
Whole state: | 7.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This place: | 8.2% |
Whole state: | 10.6% |
This place: | 3.5% |
Whole state: | 4.6% |
People in group quarters in North Whidbey in 2010:
- 1,064 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 77 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 20 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 10 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 8 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 8 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in North Whidbey in 2000:
- 1,199 people in military barracks, etc.
- 93 people in nursing homes
- 42 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
For population 15 years and over in North Whidbey:
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 65.5%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 8.2%
For population 25 years and over in North Whidbey:
- High school or higher: 91.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes
Here: | 8.8 |
Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for North 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:
This county: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Island County: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.9% |
Washington: | 7.7% |
Here: | 24.1% |
State: | 25.7% |
Island County: | 9.9% |
Washington: | 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 North Whidbey:
- KAPS (660 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KWDB (1110 AM; daytime; 0 kW; OAK HARBOR, WA; Owner: WEST BEACH BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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.)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KBRC (1430 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: JIM AND ANN KEANE)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in North Whidbey:
- KSVR (91.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE)
- KISM (92.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KWPZ (106.5 FM; LYNDEN, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- K206CU (89.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KAFE (104.3 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- 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)
- KCMS (105.3 FM; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- K201FH (88.1 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K210CN (89.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, 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.)
TV broadcast stations around North Whidbey:
- KBCB (Channel 24; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: WORLD TELEVISION OF WASHINGTON, LLC.)
- 39.3%Electricity
- 29.2%Utility gas
- 15.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.0%Wood
- 5.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 71.2%Electricity
- 19.5%Utility gas
- 3.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.6%Wood
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.1%No fuel used
North Whidbey compared to Washington state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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.
North Whidbey on our top lists:
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: air transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: air transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (population 5,000+)"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: electricians (population 5,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: water transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (population 5,000+)"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: petroleum and coal products (population 5,000+)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in military transient quarters for temporary residents (population 1,000+)"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: air transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in military barracks, etc. (population 1,000+)"
- #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+)"