Name: Port Hadlock-Irondale, WA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Port Hadlock-Irondale

Jefferson County gains about 15.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,920

Moved out1,515

Net+405

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Kitsap County, WA229246−17

King County, WA311147+164

Clallam County, WA121153−32

Pierce County, WA10666+40

Snohomish County, WA10445+59

Multnomah County, OR43

Thurston County, WA43

Maricopa County, AZ34

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals

56%44%

Leavers

55%45%

Within WashingtonOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$94K

Leavers$79K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Jefferson County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 6.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Jefferson County report $94,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $78,600, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $54,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,361 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,476 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $351,600.
Getting to work: 19 minutes each way on average; 10.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Rochester, NH matches it on character. Compare the two

Net movers per 1,000 people5
15.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5
$94,486
34% above the median place
Income of households moving out5
$78,576
12% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	6.9%	20% above
Moved from another state1County figure	2.0%	1% below
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure	15.0	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure	$94,486	34% above
Income of households moving out5County figure	$78,576	12% above

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.6%, 30% below the median place.

Port Hadlock-Irondale19.5%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$54,440

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

19.5%

4% below the median place

Home price to income

4.2x

11% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

19%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$67,700

a year, prices not adjusted

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Salem Lakes, WI	15.0% vs 19.5%	n/a	Compare
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Property tax rate1
0.6%
30% below the median place
Homeownership1
77.6%
17% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,476
21% below the median place

All 14 cost and housing measures

Measure	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,361	0% below
Rent to income1	19.5%	4% below
Property tax rate1	0.6%	30% below
Home price to income1	4.2x	11% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure	$1,588	2% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,259	31% below
Median home value1	$351,600	10% above
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure	1.5%	52% below
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure	50.2%	3% below
Homeownership1	77.6%	17% above
Renters paying 30%+1	46.9%	7% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,476	21% below
Vacant homes1	7.9%	12% above
Median year built1	1984	0% above

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
19 min
26% below the median place
Poverty rate1
14.8%
38% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home10.8% −13%

Income per person$36,945 −8%

Median household income$83,548 +4%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Vs median
Median household income1	$83,548	4% above
Income per person1	$36,945	8% below
Unemployment1County figure	6.7%	36% above
Average annual pay4County figure	$62,257	6% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure	6.2%	68% above
Jobs4County figure	9,204	94% below
Poverty rate1	14.8%	38% above
Mean commute1	19 min	26% below
Works from home1	10.8%	13% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 43.9, 13% above the median place.

Median age1
43.9
13% above the median place
No health insurance1
10.3%
61% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
94.7%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher24.7% −23%

Household size2.5 +2%

High school or higher92.8% +0%

Born abroad8.6% −3%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Vs median
Population1	3,884	6646th largest
Median age1	43.9	13% above
Bachelor's or higher1	24.7%	23% below
High school or higher1	92.8%	0% above
Household size1	2.5	2% above
Born abroad1	8.6%	3% below
No health insurance1	10.3%	61% above
Homes with broadband1	94.7%	3% above

Life in Port Hadlock-Irondale

79 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents20.6 2.0×

Playgrounds per 10k20.6 2.2×

Grocery stores per 10k7.7 3.6×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k36.0 3.2×

Libraries per 10k5.2 5.9×

Named paths and bike trails18 km 9.0×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.8 3.6×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.9 +25%

Shops34.8 +15%

Arts, recreation and fitness7.1 +73%

Doctors' offices and clinics15.2 −25%

Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6
7.1
73% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k6
25.9
25% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k6
1.8
22% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Vs median
Public schools9County figure	13	44% above
Public school students9County figure	2,670	45% below
Students per teacher9County figure	18.2	18% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure	25.9	25% above
Shops per 10k6County figure	34.8	15% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure	7.1	73% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure	15.2	25% below
Child care centers per 10k6County figure	1.8	22% below
Parks per 10k7	20.6	103% above
Playgrounds per 10k7	20.6	119% above
Grocery stores per 10k7	7.7	264% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k7	36.0	223% above
Libraries per 10k7	5.2	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails7	18.0	above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi7	0.8	257% above
National Register listings8County figure	79	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 110.6 in, 153% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Port Hadlock-Irondale. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation10
110.6 in
153% above the median place
July average high10
68°F
22% below the median place
Median air quality index12
20
53% below the median place

All 10 weather and risk measures

Measure	Port Hadlock-Irondale	Vs median
July average high10County figure	68°F	22% below
January average low10County figure	31°F	24% above
Average temperature10County figure	46°F	16% below
Annual precipitation10County figure	110.6 in	153% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure	64.4	30% below
Tornado risk11County figure	9.5	88% below
Wildfire risk11County figure	23.5	62% below
Heat wave risk11County figure	34.8	61% below
Median air quality index12County figure	20	53% below
Good air days12County figure	97.3%	42% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 62.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 43.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 47.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

-2.8 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 18% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Port Hadlock-Irondale in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 20% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,361/mo (2024)	$1,790/mo	$1,470 to $2,180/mo	+4.7%
Median household income	$83,548 (2024)	$108,000	$91,000 to $127,500	+4.3%
Median home value	$351,600 (2024)	$502,000	$364,000 to $691,000	+6.1%

The median home would be worth 4.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Port Hadlock-Irondale

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Rochester, NH	$1,369	$80,836	Compare
Seymour, TN	$1,515	$82,855	Compare
Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI	$1,310	$88,348	Compare
Central Point, OR	$1,364	$86,058	Compare

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Common questions

Is Port Hadlock-Irondale a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $115 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 89% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 125 hours a year commuting, less than in 83% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 54 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Port Hadlock-Irondale expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $351,600.

What salary do you need to live in Port Hadlock-Irondale?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $54,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Port Hadlock-Irondale?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Rochester, NH, Seymour, TN, Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI and Central Point, OR.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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