COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alger vs Sedro-Woolley
PLACE A
Alger, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Alger is 95% smaller than Sedro-Woolley. Alger earns more, with a median household income $28,266 higher. Alger has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 18%).
ALGERSEDRO-WOOLLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population68713,308−95% vs Sedro-Woolley
Population density2643,061−2,798
Population growth25.8%17.8%+8.0 pts
Median age47.134.0+13.1
Male53.4%50.7%+2.8 pts
Female46.6%49.3%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born13.2%6.4%+6.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.8%70.6%+19.3 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%20.3%−15.0 pts
Asian4.9%2.5%+2.4 pts
Other0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Median household income$109,151$80,885+$28,266
Per capita income$37,603$36,429+$1,174
Poverty rate6.7%15.7%−9.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.383−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%20.1%+6.1 pts
Graduate degree14.2%5.4%+8.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%4.8%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation58.7%62.3%−3.7 pts
Median home value$700,000$441,700+$258,300
Median gross rent$0$1,525−$1,525
Owner-occupied93.4%61.1%+32.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%0.8%+9.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.2%−51.2 pts
Average commute21.130.2−9.1
Worked from home15.3%8.3%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024