With 12,831 people, Sedro-Woolley is a city in Washington. 4,173 more people live here than in 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 34.0. Density works out to 2,952 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 6%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,885, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sedro-Woolley
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$147,844 → $441,700(+199%)US over the same years: +67%
Population6,031 → 12,831(+113%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$56,656 → $80,885(+43%)US over the same years: +14%
Sedro-Woolley's population equals 9.8% of Skagit County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 6.0% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 6.2% 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)30.9%(208)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22%(148)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.1%(216)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 673 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
Sedro-Woolley, decade by decade
Sedro-Woolley 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
6,031
$56,656
$147,844
9.0%
18.3
2000
8,658
$69,066
$214,227
9.3%
26.3
2010
10,540
$74,422
$312,314
12.1%
41.3
2020
12,421
$77,377
$335,008
16.9%
56.3
2024
12,831
$80,885
$441,700
20.1%
57.1
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.
