Census-designated place · Washington

Allyn, Washington

Allyn, census-designated place, in Mason County, Washington. Allyn had 2,194 residents in the 2020 Census, a full count; the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,404 (±568). GEOID 5301430.

Residents, 2020 Census

2,194

Census count or controlled total
ACS 2020-2024 estimate: 2,404 ±568

Median household income

$97,716

±$18,488 (90% margin)
Washington: $98,141

Median home value

$545,100

±$58,371 (90% margin)
Washington: $564,600

Median gross rent

not published


Washington: $1,760

Where is Allyn and what county is it in?

Allyn is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for counting, with no city government of its own, in Mason County, Washington. It covers 1.6 square miles of land, 1,374 residents per square mile in 2020.

Allyn is in the Shelton, WA micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Allyn (marked with a dot) in Mason County, Washington. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Allyn, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 2,194 residents in Allyn, a full count rather than a sample. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a sample, estimates 2,404 (±568).

The Census Bureau publishes yearly population estimates for incorporated places only; Allyn is a census-designated place, so its figures come from the ACS and the 2020 Census.

ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure AllynMason CountyWashington Change since 2015-2019
Total population 2,404 ±568 67,982 7,816,116 no clear change
Households 1,058 ±279 26,029 3,064,820 no clear change
Average household size 2.26 ±0.25 2.55 2.50 no clear change
Housing units 1,251 ±300 34,152 3,306,620 no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Allyn?

The median resident of Allyn is 58.4 years old; 12.7% are under 18 and 38.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 80.9%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 10.1%. 7.7% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure AllynMason CountyWashington Change since 2015-2019
Median age 58.4 ±4.7 44.7 38.3 no clear change
Under 18 years 12.7% ±5.6 pts 19.5% 21.4% –
65 years and over 38.6% ±8.1 pts 24.2% 16.6% –
Male 49.5% ±4.5 pts 52.0% 50.4% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6% ±2.2 pts 12.8% 14.4% –
White alone, not Hispanic 80.9% ±7.9 pts 74.9% 63.1% −17.0 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 4.2% ±3.5 pts 1.0% 3.8% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1.2% ±1.4 pts 1.0% 9.7% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.9% ±1.5 pts 1.4% 0.8% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.6 pts 0.2% 0.7% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 10.1% ±4.9 pts 7.7% 6.8% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.6 pts 1.1% 0.6% –
Born outside the United States 7.7% ±4.0 pts 7.0% 15.4% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 7.0% ±4.3 pts 10.5% 21.4% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 27.6% ±7.4 pts 13.7% 7.8% –
With a disability 17.2% ±6.9 pts 19.4% 13.6% –
No health insurance coverage 2.0% ±2.6 pts 6.7% 6.3% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 99.1% ±0.8 pts 90.6% 92.3% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 29.2% ±10.3 pts 21.9% 39.6% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 10.9% ±5.3 pts 7.7% 15.6% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 95.4% ±5.0 pts 88.7% 85.5% –
Moved from another state in the past year 0.9% ±1.4 pts 1.4% 2.9% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Allyn earn?

Half of Allyn's 1,058 households earn less than $97,716 a year (±$18,488), against $83,270 in Mason County and $98,141 in Washington. In 2015-2019 it was $102,964 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure AllynMason CountyWashington Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $97,716 ±$18,488 $83,270 $98,141 no clear change
Mean household income $122,049 ±$19,772 $100,630 $134,588 –
Per capita income $54,678 ±$10,330 $39,551 $53,744 no clear change
People below the poverty line 1.4% ±1.7 pts 12.3% 9.9% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 0.0% ±12.2 pts 14.0% 11.6% –
Households receiving SNAP 0.8% ±1.3 pts 15.2% 11.5% –
Households with a computer 98.8% ±2.0 pts 95.8% 97.1% –
Households with a broadband subscription 98.8% ±2.0 pts 91.9% 93.6% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Allyn?

Owners occupy 95.2% of Allyn's occupied homes and renters 4.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $545,100 by its owner (±$58,371).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure AllynMason CountyWashington Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $545,100 ±$58,371 $411,800 $564,600 +$130,110
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 60.8% ±60.8 pts 38.9% 40.1% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,368 ±$214 $1,967 $2,445 –
Owner-occupied homes 95.2% ±5.4 pts 82.3% 63.8% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 4.8% ±5.4 pts 17.7% 36.2% –
Housing units 1,251 ±300 34,152 3,306,620 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 4.6% ±7.2 pts 1.8% 0.7% –
Rental vacancy rate 8.9% ±21.7 pts 3.2% 4.5% –
Single-family detached homes 89.0% ±6.5 pts 76.4% 61.9% –
Mobile homes 0.0% ±3.1 pts 16.4% 5.5% –
Built 2020 or later 0.7% ±1.1 pts 2.4% 2.3% –
Built 2010 to 2019 5.1% ±5.9 pts 6.8% 12.1% –
Built 1939 or earlier 3.0% ±4.7 pts 4.5% 9.6% –
Households with no vehicle 1.2% ±2.0 pts 3.9% 7.1% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Allyn work and get to work?

72.4% of Allyn's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 40.2 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure AllynMason CountyWashington Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 42.4% ±7.5 pts 49.3% 64.5% –
Unemployment rate 6.6% ±5.5 pts 6.6% 5.1% –
Drove alone to work 72.4% ±12.8 pts 70.9% 63.4% –
Carpooled 17.3% ±12.9 pts 11.7% 8.5% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±4.8 pts 0.8% 3.4% –
Walked 1.4% ±2.4 pts 1.0% 3.0% –
Worked from home 4.3% ±4.3 pts 14.5% 19.8% –
Mean travel time to work 40.2 min ±10.5 36.1 min 26.6 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Allyn?

No census tract lies mostly in Allyn; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Allyn, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Allyn
Tract 9604.01Mason County5,347 $94,948 $489,20018%
Tract 9604.03Mason County2,997 $83,095 $478,30018%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Allyn) · Census block assignment files

How does Allyn compare with other places in Washington?

Allyn ranks 180th of 387 places in Washington with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Allyn's rank in Washington (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population (ACS 2020-2024)291st393
Residents per square mile203rd394
Median household income180th387
Per capita income107th393
Median home value170th384
Bachelor's degree or higher191st382
Median age13th394
Owner-occupied share19th388
Travel time to work19th394

Allyn's figures with every place in Washington (CSV)

Every place in Washington, sortable · Compare Allyn with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Allyn?

25 of the 56 figures for Allyn on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Allyn are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.