Queets, WA Demographics

Population 111 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Queets

Household size in Queets

Household size, people per household
PeriodQueetsWashingtonU.S.
2006–102.782.562.68
2010–142.642.622.73
2015–192.622.622.71
2020–241.932.612.65
Change−0.85+0.05−0.03
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Queets is a place of small households, averaging 1.93 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.78 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Queets

Median age, years
PeriodQueetsWashingtonU.S.
2006–1034.138.037.7
2010–1439.038.738.6
2015–1933.339.339.6
2020–2446.839.640.1
Change+12.7+1.6+2.3
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With a median age of 46.8, Queets is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Queets

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodQueetsWashingtonU.S.
2006–1012.4%10.9%12.3%
2010–1412.6%10.6%12.3%
2015–1913.6%10.1%11.6%
2020–243.3%10.1%11.6%
Change−9.1 pts−0.8 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Queets: 3.3% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Queets

Renters in Queets

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodQueetsWashingtonU.S.
2006–1026.6%35.2%33.3%
2010–1428.7%37.3%35.6%
2015–1938.6%37.0%36.0%
2020–2445.3%36.2%34.8%
Change+18.7 pts+1.0 pts+1.5 pts
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Renting is far more common in Queets than nationally: 45.3% of households rent their homes, against 34.8%. About two-thirds of owners (67.1%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Queets

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodQueetsWashingtonU.S.
2006–1026.0%9.2%11.4%
2010–1435.3%9.2%11.4%
2015–1932.6%8.2%11.1%
2020–2445.1%7.6%9.6%
Change+19.1 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 45.1% of the housing in Queets, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Queets

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodQueetsWashingtonU.S.
2006–10198019771974
2010–14197919791975
2015–19197619801977
2020–24197319841980
Change−7+6+6
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Homes in Queets run older than the national norm, with a median build year of 1973 against 1980.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Queets

Rent, per month
PeriodQueetsWashingtonU.S.
2006–10$446$1,018$965
2010–14$311$1,127$1,040
2015–19$450$1,390$1,213
2020–24$519$1,875$1,571
Change+$73+$858+$606
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Rent in Queets runs $519 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 12.7% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Queets

Bachelor's degrees in Queets

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodQueetsWashingtonU.S.
2006–108.1%31.0%28.4%
2010–142.7%32.1%29.6%
2015–197.2%35.5%32.1%
2020–248.0%38.8%35.6%
Change−0.1 pts+7.8 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Queets have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 8.0%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Queets

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodQueetsWashingtonU.S.
2006–1081.5%89.5%84.9%
2010–1479.9%90.0%86.1%
2015–1984.8%91.0%87.7%
2020–2479.4%91.9%89.3%
Change−2.1 pts+2.4 pts+4.3 pts
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About one in five adults in Queets never finished high school, well above the national share: only 79.4% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Queets

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodQueetsWashingtonU.S.
2006–108.8%7.6%8.1%
2010–1421.2%8.9%9.4%
2015–1911.2%5.1%5.6%
2020–2410.8%5.1%5.4%
Change+2.0 pts−2.5 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in Queets: 10.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Queets compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Queets1.9346.83.3%45.3%45.1%1973$5198.0%79.4%10.8%
Taholah2.9136.329.4%22.1%12.8%1980$7458.6%88.0%5.5%
Amanda Park2.4243.715.5%29.7%31.3%1976$7178.9%82.9%7.1%
Santiago2.9136.329.4%22.1%12.8%1980$7458.6%88.0%5.5%
Sunset Beach2.9136.329.4%22.1%12.8%1980$7458.6%88.0%5.5%
Moclips2.7539.426.7%32.6%22.7%1982$7449.7%86.4%4.8%
Neilton2.3555.110.0%10.5%44.9%1973$1,12511.9%78.6%2.1%
Pacific Beach2.1060.69.5%26.3%57.6%1992$73524.5%89.1%6.6%
Quinault2.3555.110.0%10.5%44.9%1973$1,12511.9%78.6%2.1%
Humptulips2.7539.514.7%32.7%4.5%1974$59012.1%88.6%1.7%
Forks2.3438.914.2%38.1%13.9%1978$85127.2%89.2%3.6%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Queets. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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