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Population (year 2000): 761. Estimated
population in July 2005: 784 (+3.0% change)
Males: 344 (45.2%), Females: 417 (54.8%)
Skagit County
Zip code:
98257
Median resident age: 45.5 years
Median household income: $42,344 (year 2000)
Median house value: $168,800 (year 2000)
Races in La Conner:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.3%)
- Hispanic (6.2%)
- Other race (3.8%)
- American Indian (3.4%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- Black (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (22.7%), Irish (21.2%),
German (15.0%), Norwegian (8.8%), Swedish (5.8%), Scottish
(4.9%).
Elevation: 50 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Conner
- High school or higher: 91.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.3%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Conner town
- Never married: 18.3%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 12.3%
6.0% Foreign born (3.7% North America, 1.6%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +142 (+22.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near La Conner:
- AFFILIATED HEALTH SERVICES (about 11 miles; MOUNT
VERNON, WA)
- ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ANACORTES, WA)
- WHIDBEY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
COUPEVILLE, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Conner:
- BELLINGHAM INTL (about 28 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; ID:
BLI)
- SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) (about 38 miles;
EVERETT, WA; ID: PAE)
- BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL (about 62 miles;
SEATTLE, WA; ID: BFI)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Conner:
- SKAGIT REGIONAL (about 8 miles; BURLINGTON/MOUNT
VERNON, WA; ID: BVS)
- CAMANO ISLAND AIRFIELD (about 11 miles; STANWOOD,
WA; ID: 13W)
- ANACORTES (about 13 miles; ANACORTES, WA; ID: 74S)
Amtrak station near La Conner:
- 12 miles: MOUNT VERNON (725 COLLEGE WAY). Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public
transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Conner:
- SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; MT VERNON,
WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
- WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
- EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; EVERETT,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
- EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LYNNWOOD,
WA; FT enrollment: 4,953)
- SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,526)
- SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 51
miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,489)
Public high school in La Conner:
- LA CONNER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 224;
Location: 307 N. 6TH. ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in La Conner:
- LA CONNER ELEMENTARY (Students: 264;
Location: 305 NOTRTH SIXTH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- LA CONNER MIDDLE (Students: 151; Location:
512 N. 6TH ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
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