Friday Harbor is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 2,751 people and three associated neighborhoods, Friday Harbor is the 192nd largest community in Washington.

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

Of important note, Friday Harbor is also a town of artists. Friday Harbor has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Friday Harbor’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Friday Harbor telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.98% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Friday Harbor 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.

One of the benefits of Friday Harbor is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 11.40 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The population of Friday Harbor is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.01% of adults in Friday Harbor have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Friday Harbor in 2018 was $40,906, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,624 for a family of four. However, Friday Harbor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Friday Harbor is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Friday Harbor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Friday Harbor residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Friday Harbor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Friday Harbor include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Friday Harbor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.