Census-designated place · Clallam County, Washington

Carlsborg, Washington

Carlsborg is a census-designated place in Clallam County, Washington, part of the Port Angeles, WA metro area. It has 1,231 residents. Carlsborg, Washington has a quality-of-life score of 51 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #7,669 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Washington it ranks #253 of 395 cities and towns. It ranks best on hot days (low), fine particulate matter (PM2.5) (low) and preventable hospital stays (low). It ranks worst on comfortable days (low), rent as share of income (high) and time spent in the emergency room (high).

51Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #7,669 of 15,651 cities and towns
Washington: #253 of 395 in WA
Population: 1,231 (2020-2024)
Land area: 1 mi²
Density: 1,163.0 /mi²
FIPS code: 5310075

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 74 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety44#8,813/15,637
Economy48#8,127/15,631
Housing17#12,414/14,977
Health46#8,489/15,609
Healthcare55#7,091/15,650
Environment89#1,701/15,453
Education37#9,918/15,649
Infrastructure50#7,770/15,650
Community49#7,988/15,651
Leisure & amenities82#2,882/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Carlsborg, Washington ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Clallam County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Hot days · low0 days
99/100Washington 13 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationClallam County value
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low4.4 µg/m³
99/100Washington 8.4 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyClallam County value
Preventable hospital stays · low1,362 /100k
98/100Washington 1,865 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteClallam County value
Median Air Quality Index · low29
94/100Washington 382025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyClallam County value
Unemployment rate · low0.8%
93/100Washington 4.7%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025High uncertainty
Physical inactivity · low16.9%
89/100Washington 19.0%United States 26.5%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Comfortable days · low21.2%
1/100Washington 25.2%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationClallam County value
Rent as share of income · high51.0%
2/100Washington 30.0%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071At least this value: the publisher's top bracket is open-ended
Time spent in the emergency room · high251 min
2/100Washington 156 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesClallam County value
Child care cost burden · high42.3%
4/100Washington 36.6%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteClallam County value
Drug overdose deaths · high36.1 /100k
5/100Washington 32.7 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataClallam County value
Suicide rate · high27.1 /100k
6/100Washington 17.0 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataClallam County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
745 (2015-2019) → 1,231 (2020-2024)
+65%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Uninsured residents (under 65)Improving
47.8% (2015-2019) → 4.3% (2020-2024)
−43 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
100.0% (2015-2019) → 65.6% (2020-2024)
−34 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
2.4× (2015-2019) → 6.2× (2020-2024)
+163%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Average commute timeImproving
47.4 min (2015-2019) → 22.9 min (2020-2024)
−52%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
83.4% (2015-2019) → 91.1% (2020-2024)
+7.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Carlsborg, Washington improved on 0 of 4 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 4 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved0

No measure improved by more than its margin of error.

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 4 measures

Change of every measure of Carlsborg, Washington between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Broadband subscriptions	83.4%2015-2019	91.1%2020-2024	+7.7 points	Within the margin of error	48%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3992015-2019	0.4412020-2024	+0.043	Within the margin of error	20%
Median household income	$55,9132015-2019	$50,7872020-2024	−9.2%	Within the margin of error	3%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Carlsborg, Washington five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Carlsborg, Washington in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Carlsborg, Washington five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

For comparison, Carlsborg, Washington itself moved −22.8 points in standing on average over the same 3 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,231 residents (±293)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 40–49 women (+9.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,231 residents (±293)

Carlsborg, Washington
Washington share

White84%1,030
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino0.6%†7

Education

1,026 residents (±238)

Carlsborg, Washington
Washington share

No high school diploma5.3%†54
High school or GED29%†293
Some college41%

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

563 households (±115)

Carlsborg, Washington
Washington share

Under $25k23%†130
$25k–50k25%†143
$50k–75k15%†82
$75k–100k9.4%†53
$100k–150k16%†92
$150k–200k10%†57
$200k or more1.1%†6

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

563 households (±115)

Carlsborg, Washington
Washington share

Own84%473
Rent16%†90

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

90 households (±65)

Carlsborg, Washington
Washington share

Under $75026%†23
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,50074%†67

Home values

473 homes (±97)

Carlsborg, Washington
Washington share

Under $150k20%†95
$150k–250k21%†99
$250k–400k25%†118

Age of homes

563 homes (±115)

Carlsborg, Washington
Washington share

2010 or later7.1%†40
2000–20099.1%†51
1980–199952%†291

Size of homes

563 homes (±115)

Carlsborg, Washington
Washington share

Studio0.9%†5
1 bedroom10%†59
2 bedrooms44%†249

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

384 workers (±145)

Carlsborg, Washington
Washington share

Drive alone81%†312
Carpool0.0%0
Public transit0.0%0
Walk12%†46
Bike0.0%0
Work from home6.8%†26
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Walk (+12.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

358 workers (±143)

Carlsborg, Washington
Washington share

Under 15 min35%†124
15–29 min45%†162
30–44 min4.7%†

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Port Angeles, WA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Clallam County, the county holding most of Carlsborg's residents.

Clallam County has 2,114 employer establishments, 273 for every 10,000 residents (1.10× the US rate of 248; 1.06× Washington's), with 18,884 paid employees at an average annual pay of $50,035. The Census Bureau also counts 5,348 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,114; 5,348 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 273; US 248 · Washington 258
Paid employees: 18,884
Average annual pay: $50,035; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Clallam County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	226	29.1	1.88×More than typical	892	$58,791	305
Restaurants and other eating places	164	21.1	1.15×About typical	1,854	$29,332	21
Ambulatory health care services	138	17.8	0.85×About typical	1,133	$60,813	316
Construction of buildings	127	16.4	2.17×More than typical	352	$54,372	178
Lessors of real estate	106	13.7	1.11×About typical	218	$48,225	516
Services to buildings and dwellings	87	11.2	1.66×More than typical	266	$35,109	365
Full-service restaurants	80	10.3	1.34×More than typical	961	$33,446	8
Building finishing contractors	66	8.5	2.24×More than typical	245	$45,580	101
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	62	8	2.54×More than typical	194	$49,768	31
Building equipment contractors	59	7.6	1.26×More than typical	311	$71,740	40
Offices of other health practitioners	55	7.1	1.17×About typical	264	$44,489	199
Landscaping services	53	6.8	1.95×More than typical	168	$39,304	128

Rank places for an industry Open Clallam County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 77,543 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Carlsborg is mostly in Clallam County.

See federal money in Clallam County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Carlsborg, Washington is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Emily RandallD-WA-6 · 100% of residentsWith party 100%Missed 3.0%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Clallam County72100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Port Angeles, WA80

Other cities and towns in Clallam County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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