2024 population: 132,736 ( 3,218 from 2020)
Land area: 1730.2 square miles
Population density: 76.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	95,201	71.72%	1.0%
Black:	1,182	0.89%	19.0%
Indian:	2,097	1.58%	1.5%
Asian:	3,730	2.81%	17.8%
2+ races:	3,623	2.73%	10.9%
Hispanic:	26,903	20.27%	12.8%

Total non-White:	37,535	28.28%	12.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,908	11.4
Deaths:	6,183	11.9
Net Migration:	1,960	3.8
Net Immigration:	1,629	3.1

Change in White population:	-979	-0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,197	3.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
129,518
96,180	74.26%
993	0.77%
2,066	1.60%
3,166	2.44%
3,267	2.52%
23,846	18.41%
33,338	25.74%

2010
116,901
89,694	76.73%
640	0.55%
2,038	1.74%
2,205	1.89%
2,456	2.10%
19,709	16.86%
27,207	23.27%

2000
102,979
85,496	83.02%
422	0.41%
1,783	1.73%
1,659	1.61%
1,925	1.87%
11,536	11.20%
17,483	16.98%

1990
79,555
72,682	91.36%
188	0.24%
1,694	2.13%
829	1.04%
n/a
4,162	5.23%
6,873	8.64%

1980
64,138
60,349	94.09%
99	0.15%
1,197	1.87%
399	0.62%
n/a
2,010	3.13%
3,789	5.91%

1970
52,381
50,096	95.64%
44	0.08%
634	1.21%
131	0.25%
n/a
1,295	2.47%
2,285	4.36%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
13,426	11.5
10,852	9.3
8,159	7.0
1,610	1.4

6,486	5.5
6,131	5.2

Number	Rate
2000's
13,550	13.2
9,372	9.1
9,379	9.1
3,505	3.4

4,198	4.1
9,724	9.4

Number	Rate
1990's
13,187	16.6
8,350	10.5
16,188	20.3
1,530	1.9

12,814	16.1
10,610	13.3

Number	Rate
1980's
10,905	17.0
6,702	10.4
11,185	17.4
n/a

12,333	19.2
3,084	4.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,465	16.2
n/a

10,253	19.6
1,504	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.5
27,640	20.8%
105,096	79.2%
27,804	20.9%

50,824
2.51

34,744	68.4%
26,861	77.3%
2,896	8.3%
16,080	31.6%

2010
Number	Percent
40.1
27,737	23.7%
89,164	76.3%
18,876	16.1%

45,557
2.53

30,656	67.3%
23,747	77.5%
2,750	9.0%
14,901	32.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
26,972	26.2%
76,007	73.8%
15,004	14.6%

38,814
2.61

27,410	70.6%
22,235	81.1%
2,483	9.1%
11,404	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
20,759	26.1%
58,796	73.9%
12,494	15.7%

30,661
2.54

21,946	71.6%
18,493	84.3%
1,681	7.7%
8,715	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
17,683	27.6%
46,455	72.4%
8,798	13.7%

24,425
2.58

17,853	73.1%
15,337	85.9%
1,394	7.8%
6,572	26.9%

2022 Housing Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,062	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,371	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,663	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,383	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,671	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,632	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,619	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,748	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,971	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,722	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,665	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,371	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,625	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,507	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,044	9.9%
$200,000 or more	4,770	9.4%

Median Household Income	82,029
Per Capita Income	41,191

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	103

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,406	4.7%
Public Assistance	1,522	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,379	12.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	43,260	69.7%
Unemployed	1,816	2.9%
In Armed Forces	1,026	1.7%

Total Labor Force	46,102	74.3%
Not in Labor Force	15,969	25.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,870	16,038	57.7%
Non-Profit	1,032	2,676	27.8%
Self-Employed	3,784	2,655	58.8%

Local Government	2,781	3,344	45.4%
State Government	782	1,418	35.5%
Federal Government	827	497	62.5%

Total Private + Self	25,654	18,693	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,422	7,935	40.6%
Total	31,076	26,628	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,791	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,535	18.2%
Professional, Technical	11,987	20.8%
Service Occupations	9,846	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,515	2.6%
All others	16,599	28.7%

White Collar		54.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	7,864	13.6%
Retail trade	6,465	11.2%
Manufacturing	6,235	10.8%
Construction	5,861	10.1%
Educational services	4,984	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	4,448	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,049	5.3%
Public administration	2,800	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2,733	4.7%
Other services	2,333	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,299	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,221	3.8%
Finance and insurance	1,600	2.8%
Wholesale trade	1,378	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,299	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	814	1.4%
Information	704	1.2%
Utilities	589	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	75	0.1%
Management	7	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	20,902	16.14%
Puerto Rican	800	0.62%
Cuban	276	0.21%
Dominican	1	0.00%

Total Central American	1,054	0.81%
Costa Rican	152	0.12%
Guatemalan	379	0.29%
Honduran	159	0.12%
Nicaraguan	74	0.06%
Panamanian	58	0.04%
Salvadoran	232	0.18%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	626	0.48%
Argentinean	32	0.02%
Bolivian	3	0.00%
Chilean	67	0.05%
Colombian	271	0.21%
Ecuadorian	115	0.09%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	34	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	26	0.02%
Other South American	78	0.06%

Other Hispanic	1,269	0.98%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,140	0.88%
Chinese	614	0.47%
Japanese	194	0.15%
Korean	174	0.13%
Indian	126	0.10%
Vietnamese	94	0.07%
Taiwanese	49	0.04%
Thai	49	0.04%
Cambodian	37	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	101,938	83.3%
Spanish	16,431	13.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	855	0.7%
Tagalog	604	0.5%
Other Asian	532	0.4%
German, other Germanic	434	0.4%
Other Indo-European	375	0.3%
Chinese	361	0.3%
Other	328	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	18,888	14.6%
English	16,667	12.9%
Irish	13,276	10.3%
Norwegian	8,765	6.8%
Swedish	5,696	4.4%
American	5,312	4.1%
Scottish	4,255	3.3%
Italian	4,118	3.2%
European	3,942	3.0%
Dutch	3,497	2.7%
French	3,217	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	1,919	1.5%
Polish	1,588	1.2%
Scandinavian	1,569	1.2%
British	1,486	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	123,055	95.0%
Not a citizen	6,425	5.0%

Native	117,286	90.6%
Foreign-born	12,194	9.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,325	3.6%	5,158	5.6%	23,624	25.7%	33,533	36.4%	16,556	18.0%	9,832	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,325	3.6%
9-12 Years	5,158	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	23,624	25.7%
Some College	33,533	36.4%
Bach. Degree	16,556	18.0%
Grad Degree	9,832	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	78,952	73,522	5,430	6.9%
1991	81,804	74,992	6,812	8.3%
1992	84,672	75,870	8,802	10.4%
1993	87,880	77,888	9,992	11.4%
1994	95,404	86,004	9,400	9.9%
1995	98,526	89,488	9,038	9.2%
1996	95,636	87,058	8,578	9.0%
1997	97,500	90,760	6,740	6.9%
1998	98,782	92,146	6,636	6.7%
1999	105,034	98,476	6,558	6.2%

2000	105,426	98,848	6,578	6.2%
2001	103,988	96,552	7,436	7.2%
2002	105,118	96,572	8,546	8.1%
2003	107,078	98,356	8,722	8.1%
2004	109,864	101,940	7,924	7.2%
2005	112,312	105,216	7,096	6.3%
2006	113,068	106,752	6,316	5.6%
2007	115,730	109,728	6,002	5.2%
2008	117,492	110,540	6,952	5.9%
2009	114,514	103,764	10,750	9.4%

2010	115,722	104,282	11,440	9.9%
2011	113,054	102,344	10,710	9.5%
2012	113,658	103,610	10,048	8.8%
2013	113,360	103,840	9,520	8.4%
2014	112,740	104,846	7,894	7.0%
2015	113,374	105,938	7,436	6.6%
2016	116,024	108,574	7,450	6.4%
2017	118,692	112,306	6,386	5.4%
2018	121,156	114,956	6,200	5.1%
2019	126,196	119,404	6,792	5.4%

2020	124,996	112,748	12,248	9.8%
2021	122,560	114,762	7,798	6.4%
2022	123,514	116,996	6,518	5.3%
2023	123,146	117,462	5,684	4.6%
2024	118,950	113,020	5,930	5.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	55,875
Median Value	$444,300

Occupied	50,824	91.0%
Vacant	5,051	9.0%

Owned	35,746	70.3%
Rented	15,078	29.7%
Median Rent	$1,350

Single-Family Units	43,320	77.5%
Detached	41,588	74.4%
Attached	1,732	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,361	9.6%
Mobile Homes	3,835	6.9%

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area