Coupeville is a city of 1,980 people in Washington. At a median age of 62.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $561,000. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 1,559 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,625, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 62.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 117%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Coupeville
What changed most since 1990
Median age40.5 → 62.3(+21.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$211,206 → $561,000(+166%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants59.9% → 73.3%(+13.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Coupeville's population equals 2.3% of Island County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.3% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 3.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.2%(52)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.5%(62)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.7%(74)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 191 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Coupeville, decade by decade
Coupeville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,377
$49,821
$211,206
21.9%
20.5
2000
1,723
$61,823
$258,311
28.7%
28.2
2010
1,831
$57,222
$409,130
22.7%
37.1
2020
1,942
$74,670
$447,242
37.8%
49.7
2024
1,980
$81,625
$561,000
36.4%
48.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
