City safety & data profile

Port AngelesWA

Port Angeles, WA is a 19K-resident city in Clallam County with a median household income of $62,606.

Clallam County, Washington. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Port Angeles, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Port Angeles has a population larger than 42% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $370,200, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

19K
Population (place)
Bottom 43%
By size
$62,606
Median income (place)
$370,200
Median home (place)
11.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Port Angeles

Port Angeles posts a median household income higher than 26% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Port Angeles area.

Bottom 27%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Port Angeles

Where Port Angeles income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$62,606 Bottom 26% higher than 26% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Port Angeles $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in WA

Population among 109 WA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Seattle is the largest WA city on this list; Sammamish leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in WA

Median household income among the same 109-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Sammamish posts the highest place-level median income in WA; Seattle is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Port Angeles, WA beyond the headline numbers

Port Angeles sits inside Clallam County, Washington, at roughly 48.12°N, -123.43°W. Population 19,448, $62,606 median household income. Median home value $370,200, median rent $1,170. Poverty rate 11.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Port Angeles, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Port Angeles, WA stands at 11.5%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Port Angeles costs around 5.9 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Remote work covers 10.1% of Port Angeles workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12% in Port Angeles, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

At 42.6 years, Port Angeles's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Port Angeles from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
19,448
Port Angeles · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$62,606
-30% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$370,200
-10% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Clallam County): Port Angeles's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
78K+8%
Median Income
$70,370+53%
Median Home Value
$421,800+90%
Poverty Rate
10.6%-27%
Unemployment
5%-54%

Economics

Economics indicators for Port Angeles, WA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,170/mo
Poverty Rate
11.5% -7% vs avg
Unemployment 5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 30.3%
Work From Home 10.1%
Public Transit 1.6%

Population

White 81.4%
African American 0.9%
Asian 0.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 7.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
34.7%
Obesity
31.8%
Short Sleep Duration
30.9%
Physical Inactivity
19.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.2%
Binge Drinking
15.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.9%
Current Smoking
12.9%
Current Asthma
12%
Diabetes
10.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 62.6%
Annual Checkup 69.6%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.1%
Stroke
3.9%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER
PORT ANGELES · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

Alerts & News - Port Angeles Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Port Angeles right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Port Angeles, WA? ▼
Port Angeles, WA has a population of 19,448 people, located in Clallam County, Washington.
What is the median household income in Port Angeles? ▼
The median household income in Port Angeles, WA is $62,606 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.5%.
What is the median home value in Port Angeles? ▼
The median home value in Port Angeles, WA is $370,200. Median rent is $1,170/month.
What are the top health concerns in Port Angeles? ▼
The top health indicators in Port Angeles include High Blood Pressure (34.7%), Obesity (31.8%), Short Sleep Duration (30.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Port Angeles? ▼
Port Angeles has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Port Angeles? ▼
The median age in Port Angeles, WA is 42.6 years. 30.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Port Angeles, WA is located in Clallam County, Washington. With a population of 19K and a $62,606 median household income, the community faces health challenges including high blood pressure and obesity. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Port Angeles area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

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Health-impact reference for every AQI category

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Port Angeles, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside WA (11.5% here).

Visalia, CA 11.5% Nampa, ID 11.5% Indio, CA 11.5% West Allis, WI 11.5%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside WA ($62,606 here).

The Dalles, OR $62,614 Chicopee, MA $62,615 Palmetto, FL $62,621 Cypress Lake, FL $62,590

Nearby Cities 8

Oak Harbor, WA 23K Poulsbo, WA 10K Silverdale, WA 19K Camano, WA 14K Anacortes, WA 18K Bremerton, WA 40K Port Orchard, WA 14K Bainbridge Island, WA 24K
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Using Port Angeles's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Port Angeles area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Port Angeles against Washington peers on any ranking lens. Explore Washington

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Clallam County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.