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Orcas Island School District

Orcas Island School District is a unified school district in Washington with a community population of 5,882. The median household income is $90,197 and the median age is 55.4.

5,882

Population

83

People / sq mi

$90,197

Median Income

55.4

Median Age

Orcas Island School District covers 71 sq mi of land at 82.6 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White87.7%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian68.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$90,197

Median Household Income

$63,658

Per Capita Income

8.9%

Poverty Rate

3.4%

Unemployment

Housing

$824,600

Median Home Value

$1,410

Median Rent

78.7%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

95.0%

High School+

54.8%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Orcas Island School District serves a community with a population of 5,882 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Washington.

The median household income in Orcas Island School District is $90,197, with a per capita income of $63,658. The poverty rate is 8.9%.

Orcas Island School District is 87.7% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 68.9% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Orcas Island School District, 95.0% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 54.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Orcas Island School District is $824,600, with a median rent of $1,410. The homeownership rate is 78.7%.

Data for Orcas Island School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5306300).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.