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Port Townsend, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Port Townsend is a Census city of 10,438 people across 6.94 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $62,606, 67.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 19 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Port Townsend
What Port Townsend is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.94 sq mi
- Water area0.41 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,504
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Townsend
How many people live in Port Townsend
- Population10,438
- Median age60.8
- Population under 181,223
- Share under 1811.7 percent
- Population 65 and over4,551
- Share 65 and over43.6 percent
- Households5,683
- Family households2,737
- Share of households that are families48.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Townsend
Income and work in Port Townsend
- Median household income$62,606
- Per capita income$45,197
- Civilian labor force4,044
- Employed3,623
- Unemployed421 plus or minus 137
- Unemployment rate10.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over8,683
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher53.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Townsend
Housing in Port Townsend
- Housing units6,225
- Occupied units5,683
- Vacant units542 plus or minus 211
- Vacancy rate8.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied3,861
- Renter occupied1,822
- Ownership rate67.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$543,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,578
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.2 percent
- Single family units4,841
- Share single family77.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,047 plus or minus 228
- Share in buildings of two or more16.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes337 plus or minus 143
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Townsend
How Port Townsend gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,652
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,930
- Share commuting under 15 minutes72.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more268 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Drove alone54.2 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked11.6 percent
- Worked from home26.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Townsend
SBA loans in Port Townsend (7(a))
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$13,496,800
- Average approval$710,358
- Median approval$606,000
- Largest approval$3,236,000
- Jobs supported125
- Jobs per approval6.6
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more36.8 percent
- Share to franchises10.5 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Port Townsend, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Port Townsend
SBA loans in Port Townsend (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$3,536,000
- Average approval$392,889
- Median approval$272,000
- Largest approval$815,000
- Jobs supported41
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Port Townsend, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Port Townsend
Flood risk in Port Townsend
- NFIP communityCity of Port Townsend
- NFIP community number530070
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/07/19
The City of Port Townsend participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530070 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson County, not Port Townsend
Jefferson County context, not Port Townsend figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County991
- Covered employment, Jefferson County9,107
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$58,601
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County147
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Port Townsend.
All Jefferson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Port Townsend questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Port Townsend, Washington?
10,438, in 5,683 households. Port Townsend city covers 6.94 square miles of land, which is 1,504 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Port Townsend in?
Jefferson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Port Townsend?
$62,606. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $543,400. Median gross rent is $1,578 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Port Townsend businesses?
19 7(a) approvals totaling $13.5 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $606,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $3.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Port Townsend, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Port Townsend borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Port Townsend. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Port Townsend in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Port Townsend appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Port Townsend, city of, community 530070, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Port Townsend figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Port Townsend.
Is zoning published for Port Townsend?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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