Darrington, Washington - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,178
Male Share of the Population	47.3%
Female Share of the Population	52.7%
Senior Citizens	20.3%
Employed Population 16+	377
Age of the Population	46

Families

% of people married	38.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	7.3%
Median Earnings25+	$31,827
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$29,643
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,917

Wealth

Median Family Income	$46,786
% Above Poverty Level	83.1%
% Below Poverty Level	16.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	25 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	9.3%
% Using Public Transportation	1.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	39.8%
Median Gross Rent	$930
Median House Value	$167,300

Ancestry

German	25.8%
Irish	19.3%
English	14.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.3%
French Except Basque	5.5%
Norwegian	5.3%
Polish	4.5%
Scottish	4.4%
Dutch	2.6%
Swedish	2.5%
Italian	1.9%
Welsh	1.4%
Danishn	0.6%
Portuguese	0.6%
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Darrington Almanac

Category	Value
County	Snohomish County
Standard Zip Codes	98241
Phone Area Codes	360
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	48.19
Approximate Longitude	-121.21

Darrington Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	DARRINGTON RANGER STN
Distance	0.8 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 42 F
Apr Temp	38 to 61 F
Jul Temp	52 to 78 F
Oct Temp	39 to 62 F
Annual Precip	80.9 inches

Station	UPPER BAKER DAM
Distance	27.7 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 39 F
Apr Temp	36 to 57 F
Jul Temp	51 to 74 F
Oct Temp	41 to 58 F
Annual Precip	100.5 inches

Station	NEWHALEM
Distance	33.7 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 39 F
Apr Temp	38 to 57 F
Jul Temp	52 to 76 F
Oct Temp	43 to 57 F
Annual Precip	79.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Arlington	19,154	$91,002
Concrete	703	$52,708
Granite Falls	3,575	$80,509

Darrington Public Schools

Darrington Elementary School
1075 Fir Street
ZIP: 98241
(360) 436-1313
Primary
Total Enrollment 296

Darrington Sr High School
1085 Fir Street
ZIP: 98241
(360) 436-1140
High
Total Enrollment 144

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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