Anacortes, Washington demographics

Anacortes, WA demographics: median age 50.5; 47.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Anacortes city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5301990. The survey estimates a population of 17,966 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Anacortes is 50.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 8,109 households (±166). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	50.5 ±1.5	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,966
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	3,102 ±204	17.3% ±1.1 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	2,588 ±223	14.4% ±1.2 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	6,525 ±288	36.3% ±1.6 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	5,751 ±228	32.0% ±1.3 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,966
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	8,867 ±163	49.4% ±0.9 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	9,099 ±157	50.6% ±0.9 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,966
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	15,551 ±272	86.6% ±1.5 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	104 ±55 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	141 ±54	0.8% ±0.3 pp	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	282 ±80	1.6% ±0.4 pp	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	40 ±54 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	270 ±70	1.5% ±0.4 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,578 ±220	8.8% ±1.2 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,966
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,913 ±159	94.1% ±0.8 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,053 ±157	5.9% ±0.9 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,109
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,368 ±148	53.9% ±1.5 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	203 ±44	2.5% ±0.5 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	594 ±78	7.3% ±1.0 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,440 ±163	30.1% ±1.9 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	504 ±82	6.2% ±1.0 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,109
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,862 ±113	23.0% ±1.3 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,247 ±188	77.0% ±1.7 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,109
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,440 ±163	30.1% ±1.9 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,439 ±168	42.4% ±1.9 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,049 ±109	12.9% ±1.3 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	725 ±74	8.9% ±0.9 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	306 ±52	3.8% ±0.6 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	96 ±42	1.2% ±0.5 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	54 ±18	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,966
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	16,921 ±151	94.2% ±0.8 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,045 ±139	5.8% ±0.8 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	16,413 ±176	94.6% ±0.8 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	377 ±83	2.2% ±0.5 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	57 ±28	0.3% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	168 ±47	1.0% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	69 ±35 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	50 ±21	0.3% ±0.1 pp	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	21 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	45 ±24 · low precision	0.3% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	8 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	55 ±31 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	70 ±55 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	14 ±9 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,874
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	439 ±95	3.2% ±0.7 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,445 ±193	17.6% ±1.4 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,152 ±190	22.7% ±1.3 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,284 ±122	9.3% ±0.9 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,832 ±177	27.6% ±1.2 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,722 ±156	19.6% ±1.1 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 17,873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	15,849 ±198	88.7% ±1.1 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	688 ±131	3.8% ±0.7 pp	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	472 ±78	2.6% ±0.4 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	789 ±151	4.4% ±0.8 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	75 ±33	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.1% of Anacortes residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 93.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Anacortes	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.1% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.3% ±0.9 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	12.2% ±0.8 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Anacortes . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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