Washington > King County > Algona
Algona, WA
King County · population ~3,335
Population
3,335
↑ 11% since 2010
Jobs
1,555
↓ 15% since 2010
Renters
17%
↓ 8pp since 2009
Median income
$85,332
↑ 47% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
Nothing here clears our threshold for notable yet.
Key facts
Population
3,335
Jobs
1,555
Renters
17%
Median income
$85,332
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 1,823 in 2010 to 1,555 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2015 (-5.7%/year before, +3.0%/year after). That trend has since leveled off. Family-household share has risen 9 percentage points since 2009 (77% to 85% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.
Local jobs, 2010–2023
The numbers
Each row: the current value, its trend over time, and where it falls among all 82 places we cover.
Family households
ACS 5-yr
85.4%
higher than 98% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
83.1%
higher than 96% of places
Local jobs
LODES
1,555
higher than only 2% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
-15%
higher than only 0% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
400
higher than only 8% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
0th pctl
vs. this place's own 2010–2025 permitting history (not a cross-place comparison)
2BR Fair Market Rent
HUD, county-level
$2,549
FY2020 → FY2027, shared across this HUD metro area — not place-specific
Housing mix
ACS 5-yr — current housing stock, not new permits
Single-family98%
Multifamily (5+ units)2%
Where Algona's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Tacoma
13.1%
Seattle
11.6%
Auburn
10.6%
Kent
7.9%
Federal Way
7.6%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks5
Schools0
Grocery stores0
Hospitals0
Libraries0
Nearest community site: House of God (Churches), 0.66 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Logistics / Industrial35% (537)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)31% (484)
Information (partial technology proxy)12% (188)
Construction / Real Estate6% (96)
Administrative & Support Services5% (72)
Hospitality3% (54)
Retail3% (50)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)2% (28)
Government (Public Administration)2% (24)
Other1% (13)
Healthcare & Social Assistance0% (7)
Finance0% (2)
Education (includes academia/research)0% (0)