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Friday Harbor, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Friday Harbor is a Census town of 2,728 people across 2.19 square miles of land, in San Juan County. Median household income is $80,378, 59.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Friday Harbor
What Friday Harbor is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.19 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,247
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Juan 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.
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How many people live in Friday Harbor
- Population2,728
- Median age42.6
- Population under 18580
- Share under 1821.3 percent
- Population 65 and over537
- Share 65 and over19.7 percent
- Households1,227
- Family households637
- Share of households that are families51.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Friday Harbor
- Median household income$80,378
- Per capita income$49,367
- Civilian labor force1,505
- Employed1,464
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over1,918
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Friday Harbor
- Housing units1,442
- Occupied units1,227
- Vacant units215 plus or minus 64
- Vacancy rate14.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied724
- Renter occupied503
- Ownership rate59.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$570,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,696
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.3 percent
- Single family units926
- Share single family64.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more431
- Share in buildings of two or more29.9 percent
- Mobile homes31 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Friday Harbor gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,255
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,058
- Share commuting under 15 minutes84.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more70 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more5.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Drove alone64.7 percent
- Carpooled11.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked8.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home12.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Friday Harbor (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$4,966,500
- Average approval$331,100
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$1,581,000
- Jobs supported24
- Jobs per approval1.6
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Friday Harbor, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
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SBA loans in Friday Harbor (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$963,000
- Average approval$481,500
- Median approval$481,500
- Largest approval$727,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Friday Harbor, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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Flood risk in Friday Harbor
- NFIP communityTown of Friday Harbor
- NFIP community number530150
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/20/18
The Town of Friday Harbor does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530150 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.
San Juan County, not Friday Harbor
San Juan County context, not Friday Harbor figures
- Establishments in San Juan County1,040
- Covered employment, San Juan County6,097
- Average annual pay, San Juan County$53,170
- Housing units permitted, San Juan County100
Every figure in this section is published for San Juan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Friday Harbor.
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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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
Friday Harbor questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Friday Harbor, Washington?
2,728, in 1,227 households. Friday Harbor town covers 2.19 square miles of land, which is 1,247 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Friday Harbor in?
San Juan 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 Friday Harbor?
$80,378. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $570,400. Median gross rent is $1,696 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Friday Harbor businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $5.0 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $963,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Friday Harbor, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Friday Harbor borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Friday Harbor. Only 3 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 Friday Harbor in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Friday Harbor appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Friday Harbor, town of, community 530150, 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 Friday Harbor figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Juan 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 Friday Harbor.
Is zoning published for Friday Harbor?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.