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):

2024
Number	Percent
42.1
27,432	20.7%
105,304	79.3%
29,691	22.4%

52,329
2.47

34,849	66.6%
26,660	76.5%
2,960	8.5%
17,480	33.4%

2010
Number	Percent
80.3
-61,427	-52.5%
178,328	152.5%
37,752	32.3%

91,114
2.53

61,312	67.3%
47,494	77.5%
5,500	9.0%
29,802	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%

2024 Housing Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,158	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,503	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,449	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,319	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,478	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,590	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,422	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,602	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,675	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,350	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,846	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,791	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,824	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,847	9.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,105	11.7%
$200,000 or more	6,370	12.2%

Median Household Income	89,263
Per Capita Income	45,140

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,572	4.9%
Public Assistance	1,637	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,091	13.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	43,190	69.7%
Unemployed	1,838	3.0%
In Armed Forces	852	1.4%

Total Labor Force	45,880	74.1%
Not in Labor Force	16,063	25.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,110	15,810	58.3%
Non-Profit	1,259	2,928	30.1%
Self-Employed	3,583	2,845	55.7%

Local Government	2,935	3,840	43.3%
State Government	689	1,452	32.2%
Federal Government	691	544	56.0%

Total Private + Self	25,693	18,655	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,574	8,764	38.9%
Total	31,267	27,419	53.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%
Pct. Private + Self	75.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,092	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,396	17.7%
Professional, Technical	12,670	21.6%
Service Occupations	10,647	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,492	2.5%
All others	15,929	27.1%

White Collar		54.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	8,179	13.9%
Retail trade	6,367	10.8%
Manufacturing	6,102	10.4%
Construction	5,793	9.9%
Educational services	5,178	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	4,010	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,104	5.3%
Public administration	3,010	5.1%
Other services	2,929	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	2,886	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,378	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,156	3.7%
Finance and insurance	1,706	2.9%
Wholesale trade	1,387	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,267	2.2%
Information	943	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	702	1.2%
Utilities	558	1.0%
Management	47	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	32	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	21,503	16.37%
Puerto Rican	478	0.36%
Cuban	103	0.08%
Dominican	4	0.00%

Total Central American	1,354	1.03%
Costa Rican	131	0.10%
Guatemalan	267	0.20%
Honduran	394	0.30%
Nicaraguan	69	0.05%
Panamanian	68	0.05%
Salvadoran	425	0.32%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	506	0.39%
Argentinean	17	0.01%
Bolivian	35	0.03%
Chilean	32	0.02%
Colombian	240	0.18%
Ecuadorian	138	0.11%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	44	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,419	1.08%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,004	0.76%
Chinese	516	0.39%
Indian	423	0.32%
Vietnamese	190	0.14%
Korean	185	0.14%
Japanese	175	0.13%
Taiwanese	60	0.05%
Hmong	36	0.03%
Cambodian	25	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	104,402	84.0%
Spanish	16,025	12.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	810	0.7%
Other Indo-European	580	0.5%
Tagalog	508	0.4%
German, other Germanic	414	0.3%
Other Asian	413	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	335	0.3%
Other	329	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	19,685	15.0%
English	18,759	14.3%
Irish	14,819	11.3%
Norwegian	7,630	5.8%
Swedish	5,156	3.9%
American	5,119	3.9%
Italian	4,336	3.3%
Scottish	3,998	3.0%
European	3,460	2.6%
French	3,175	2.4%
Dutch	3,091	2.4%
Scandinavian	1,736	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	1,724	1.3%
Polish	1,488	1.1%
Welsh	1,247	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	125,101	95.3%
Not a citizen	6,227	4.7%

Native	119,517	91.0%
Foreign-born	11,811	9.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,442	3.6%	4,442	4.7%	23,702	25.0%	34,467	36.4%	17,428	18.4%	11,150	11.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,442	3.6%
9-12 Years	4,442	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	23,702	25.0%
Some College	34,467	36.4%
Bach. Degree	17,428	18.4%
Grad Degree	11,150	11.8%
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	57,050
Median Value	$545,100

Occupied	52,329	91.7%
Vacant	4,721	8.3%

Owned	36,664	70.1%
Rented	15,665	29.9%
Median Rent	$1,536

Single-Family Units	43,612	76.4%
Detached	41,730	73.1%
Attached	1,882	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,655	9.9%
Mobile Homes	3,908	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

2024 Housing Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

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