Moving to Port Angeles, Washington
Population: 18,397. Estimated population in July 2024: 18,927 (+2.9% change)
Males: 8,821 (47.9%), Females: 9,576 (52.1%)
Clallam County
Zip codes: 98362, 98363.
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $33,130
Median house value: $111,300
Population by Race
Races in Port Angeles:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.1%)
- American Indian (4.6%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (21.5%), Irish (14.5%), English (14.2%), United States (7.3%), Norwegian (6.5%), French (5.0%).
Elevation: 32 feet
Land area: 10.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Port Angeles
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Port Angeles city
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 51.2%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 14.0%
3.5% Foreign born (1.1% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +265 (+1.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Port Angeles:
- OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER (939 CAROLINE ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Port Angeles:
- JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; PORT TOWNSEND, WA)
- WHIDBEY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 54 miles; COUPEVILLE, WA)
- ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 63 miles; ANACORTES, WA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Angeles:
- WILLIAM R FAIRCHILD INTL (about 3 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Abbreviation: CLM)
- BELLINGHAM INTL (about 78 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Abbreviation: BLI)
- SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) (about 83 miles; EVERETT, WA; Abbreviation: PAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Angeles:
- SEQUIM VALLEY (about 18 miles; SEQUIM, WA; Abbreviation: W28)
- ROCHE HARBOR (about 40 miles; ROCHE HARBOR, WA; Abbreviation: W39)
- FRIDAY HARBOR (about 41 miles; FRIDAY HARBOR, WA; Abbreviation: FHR)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Port Angeles:
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,374; Location: 1502 E LAURIDSEN BLVD; Public; Website: www.pc.ctc.edu)
- THE HAIR SCHOOL (Location: 2941 HWY 101 E; Private, for-profit; Website: thehairschool.com)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Port Angeles:
- OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 68 miles; BREMERTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,889)
- SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
- SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,526)
- SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,992)
- SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 82 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,489)
Schools
Public high schools in Port Angeles:
- PORT ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,488; Location: 304 E PARK AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CHOICE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 136; Location: 924 W 9TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- N OLYMPIC PENINSULA SKILL CONSOR (Students: 30; Location: 905 W 9TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Port Angeles:
- STEVENS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 625; Location: 1139 W 14TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 541; Location: 106 MONROE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HAMILTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 385; Location: 1822 W 7TH ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 373; Location: 2505 S WASHINGTON ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- DRY CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 353; Location: 25 RIFE RD; Grades: PK – 05)
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 274; Location: 218 E 12TH ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- MONROE ELEMENTARY (Students: 250; Location: 102 MONROE RD; Grades: PK – 05)
- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 231; Location: 166 LAKE FARM RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- CRESCENT SCHOOL (Students: 193; Location: 50350 HWY 112; Grades: KG – 12)
- SPECIAL EDUCATION (Students: 70; Location: 216 E 4TH ST; Grades: PK – 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Port Angeles:
- QUEEN OF ANGELS SCHOOL (Students: 186; Location: 1007 SOUTH OAK STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- OLYMPIC CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 130; Location: 43 OBRIEN RD; Grades: PK – 10)
Libraries
Library in Port Angeles:
- NORTH OLYMPIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $2,918,716; Location: 2210 SOUTH PEABODY STREET; 226,943 books; 19,766 audio materials; 11,184 video materials; 995 serial subscriptions)