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A town of 17,303, settled in 1903.
Camano grades B− overall, 141st of 285 graded towns in Washington, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $671K, 7.4 years of the Oak Harbor area’s $91K median household income. 34% of residents are 65 or older in Camano, where Washington’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 18%. Camano has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Cama Beach Resort and Montague and McHugh Building. Among 285 Washington towns, just 5 have a higher median age than Camano.
Where Camano beats most towns.
Where Camano’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Camano is from typical.
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Census counts: 58 in 1860, 17,356 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 3 maps from 1939 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Camano. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw37 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
39 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
39 mi Ancient siteSeattle UndergroundSpace Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0
Camano is unincorporated, so Island County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Camano.
Camano has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Everett and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Washington.
13% of Camano adults binge drink. Camano beats the Washington average on 14 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 28% of Camano adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Camano | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Camano | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.6% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.1% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Stanwood-Camano School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utsalady ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 391 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
13% of residents are under 18 in Camano. People 65 and older are 34% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (24% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Camano.
| Camano | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 13% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 30% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 58.7, men 54.8.
| Camano | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.8% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.2% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.7% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.7% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.3% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.5% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.8% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Camano has 1,462 jobs for its 6,806 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 42 minutes, against 26.6 across Washington.
Most working residents leave Camano for work: only 8% work in town. The average trip to work in Camano is 42 minutes. Jobs based in Camano grew to 1,462 in 2023, 804 more than in 2013.
| Camano | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 42 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 20% | 15% | 11% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons average 73.2°, cooler than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.4°.
Camano has mild winters and cool summers. Camano’s July high is 73°F. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Camano | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 73°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
29 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves. Cama Beach State Park, at 493 acres with 4.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Camano | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Camano Island State Park | 4.9 mi | 253 |
| 2. Cama Beach State Park | 4.8 mi | 493 |
| 3. Camano Ridge | 3.6 mi | 402 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 79 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Camano.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 7.4 years of the Oak Harbor area’s $91K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 79% of Washington towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
The median sale price was $773,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Camano; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Camano residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
4 places in Camano on the National Register of Historic Places.
Island and CDP in Washington, United States
Camano Island is a large island in Possession Sound, a section of Puget Sound. It is part of Island County, Washington, and is located between Whidbey Island and the mainland (Snohomish County) by the Saratoga Passage to the west and Port Susan and Davis Slough to the east. The island has one road connection to the mainland, via State Route 532 over the Camano Gateway Bridge at the northeast end of the island, connecting to the city of Stanwood. The island has a total area of 39.77 square miles (103.0 km2), making it one of the largest in the state of Washington. It has a year-round population of 15,661 as of the 2010 census. The population peaks at over 17,000 during the summer months due …
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Camano grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #141 of 285 in Washington. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $671,000, 14% above the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
