Anacortes, WA real estate and demographic information

About Anacortes

Anacortes is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 15,941 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Anacortes is the 66th largest community in Washington.

Anacortes home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Anacortes real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Anacortes is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Anacortes is a city of sales and office workers, professionals and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Anacortes who work in office and administrative support (12.20%), sales jobs (11.07%) and management occupations (9.83%).

In addition, Anacortes is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Anacortes is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Anacortes Information and Demographics

The education level of Anacortes citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.04% of adults in Anacortes have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Anacortes in 2010 was $31,003, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,012 for a family of four. However, Anacortes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Anacortes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Anacortes residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Anacortes include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Anacortes is English.