SouthworthWA
Today 2,286 people live in this town, first settled in 1913.
Is Southworth a good place to live?
Southworth’s best subject grades are an A+ for health and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. Southworth’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 27 minutes in Washington’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 286 in Washington we compare has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Southworth. The biggest park or preserve is Harper Park, at 45 acres. Southworth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Southworth grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Southworth is from typical.
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99% of working residents leave Southworth for work
Where Southworth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Southworth.
Residents of Southworth are healthier than 95% of U.S. towns
In Southworth, 30% of adults have obesity. Against the Washington average, Southworth comes out ahead on 15 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 2. 14% of adults in Southworth report frequent mental distress; 29% sleep under 7 hours.
| Southworth | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Southworth | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 10.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Southworth beat 68% of Washington districts
The public schools here belong to the South Kitsap School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve Southworth, with 1,007 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Sedgwick Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 731 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Southworth has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For working residents in Southworth, the share who work locally is 0.8%. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 45, to 99. The typical household income in the town is $123,000. The top destinations are Seattle (23%), Port Orchard (9%) and Bremerton (7%).
| Southworth | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $123,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 17% | 15% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Southworth
Southworth’s peak summer temperature stands at 77°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Southworth faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Southworth’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 64 of 100. 60% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 21%. Flood insurance has paid one claim in the town since 1986.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A older population than Washington as a whole
Among residents in Southworth, 22% are 65 or older. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 44%, against 40% across Washington. In Southworth, the median age is 47.5 years.
| Southworth | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.5 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 30% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.1 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Southworth | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.9% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.8% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.7% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.7% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.2% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.8% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.8% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
In Southworth, 2% of the land is conserved
0.8 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. In Southworth, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Southworth | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harper Park | 0.7 mi | 45 |
| 2. Curley Creek Tyner Preserve | — | 39 |
| 3. Curley Creek Estuary Preserve | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Southworth sell for about $620K
86% of Southworth households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Southworth
Space Needle and 137 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Southworth. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
11 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
11 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
14 mi Stadium & arenaHusky StadiumPhoto credits
Space 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 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0
Moving to Southworth: who provides what
Southworth is unincorporated, so Kitsap 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.
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of Southworth
About 1 of every 100 Southworth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Questions about Southworth
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Southworth, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $647,000, 10% 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 C−.
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