Port Angeles is home to 77,813 people. At a median age of 52.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 4%. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 45 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,370, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Port Angeles
What changed most since 1990
Median age38.3 → 52.1(+13.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$188,885 → $421,800(+123%)US over the same years: +67%
White share91.8% → 80.2%(−11.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 21 metro and micro areas based in Washington
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)16.3%(1,223)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(1,330)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.1%(3,396)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(334)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(48)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,526 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
Port Angeles, decade by decade
Port Angeles 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
56,464
$61,043
$188,885
16.1%
19.3
2000
64,525
$66,398
$228,071
20.8%
28.6
2010
71,404
$63,870
$347,415
23.3%
34.5
2020
77,155
$66,771
$324,705
28.8%
45.0
2024
77,813
$70,370
$421,800
31.6%
42.6
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.
