About Fox Island

Fox Island is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 2,803 people and just one neighborhood, Fox Island is the 174th largest community in Washington.

Fox Island is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.47% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fox Island is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fox Island who work in sales jobs (15.06%), management occupations (14.01%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.99%).

Also of interest is that Fox Island 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 - 9.93% 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.

In addition, Fox Island 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.

Because of many things, Fox Island is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Fox Island a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Fox Island has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Fox Island's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Fox Island are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Fox Island, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.88 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Fox Island Information and Demographics

The education level of Fox Island citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 40.23% of adults in Fox Island have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fox Island in 2000 was $32,533, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,132 for a family of four. However, Fox Island contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Fox Island home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fox Island is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fox Island include German, English, Norwegian, Irish, Italian, Swedish, French, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Fox Island is English.