About Eastsound

Eastsound is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 3,318 people and just one neighborhood, Eastsound is the 161st largest community in Washington.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Eastsound is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Eastsound is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Eastsound who work in sales jobs (13.69%), office and administrative support jobs (11.72%), and management occupations (9.44%).

Also of interest is that Eastsound has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 9.30% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the nice things about Eastsound is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. This is definately true of Eastsound, which supports a strong tourist economy.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Eastsound spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.64 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small town, Eastsound doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Eastsound Information and Demographics

The population of Eastsound is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.33% of adults in Eastsound have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Eastsound in 2000 was $30,548, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,192 for a family of four.

The people who call Eastsound home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Eastsound is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Eastsound include English, German, Irish, French, Italian, Norwegian, European, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Eastsound is English.