Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,920, settled in 1852. A regional job hub with 1,896 jobs.
Coupeville’s best subject grades are an A+ for walkability and civic life and an A− for health; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. 46% of residents are 65 or older in Coupeville, where Washington’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 18%. On walkability, just 16 of Washington’s 396 towns do better. Coupeville’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, above both Washington’s towns (0.8) and U.S. towns (0.4). On civic life, just 14 of Washington’s 198 towns do better. Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, at 1,234 acres with 2.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Coupeville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Coupeville beats most towns.
Where Coupeville’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 Coupeville is from typical.
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Census counts: 90 in 1880, a low of 90 in 1880, 1,942 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1865 and 3 maps from 1939 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coupeville, and how to reach them.
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 Coupeville.
8.6% of residents are under 18 in Coupeville. Only 4 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a higher median age than Coupeville. People 65 and older are 46% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 9% of residents (21% statewide).
| Coupeville | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 8.6% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 62.3 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 30% | 29% |
Somewhere between 41% and 67% women
The Census survey reached too few of Coupeville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.1 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Coupeville | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.6% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.4% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.9% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.2% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 25.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 20.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.9% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.3% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.7% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Its public schools are run by the Coupeville School District. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coupeville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 492 | – |
| Coupeville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 256 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Coupeville for work: only 13% work in town. Coupeville’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. The top destinations are Oak Harbor (16%), Seattle (11%) and Mount Vernon (3%).
| Coupeville | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
12% of Coupeville adults binge drink. Coupeville beats the Washington average on 13 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 29% of Coupeville adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Coupeville | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Coupeville | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.3% | 16.6% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.1% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Coupeville has mild winters and cool summers, with very little rain. The July high in Coupeville is 71°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Coupeville home is worth about $634,000, up 2% in a year, 8% above the Washington typical home.
| Coupeville | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,063 a month | $1,739 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 71% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Coupeville since 2015.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve | 2.6 mi | 1,234 |
| 2. Coupeville Town Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Lion's Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coupeville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
7 mi LandmarkFort Worden
4 mi LandmarkFort Casey
28 mi Stadium & arenaAngel of the Winds Arena
22 mi BeachDungeness Spit
in town National park siteEbey's Landing National Historical ReserveOlympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · Fort Worden: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Casey: mikelehen, CC BY 2.0 · Angel of the Winds Arena: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dungeness Spit: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve: Rspang, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Coupeville
About 3 of every 100 Coupeville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Town in Washington, United States
Coupeville is a town on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington, United States. It is the county seat of Island County. The population was 1,942 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 7 years of the area's median household income ($90,551 across the Oak Harbor, WA area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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