Opportunity Zones in Washington

The state of Washington has 139 designated opportunity zones, including 132 low-income communities, plus 7 non-low-income contiguous tracts.

Urban vs. Rural

Statewide, a large majority (88 percent) of Washington’s census tracts are located in urban areas. Among the state’s 139 opportunity zones, just 71 percent are urban, and 29 percent are rural. The greater Seattle area is home to roughly two dozen opportunity zones, including one opportunity zone in downtown Bremerton — featured on the Opportunity Zones Podcast.

Washington Opportunity Zones Map

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Website: Washington State Department of Commerce

Analysis of Washington’s Opportunity Zones

Characteristics	Designated Opportunity Zones	Eligible, nondesignated	All state tracts
Descriptives (N)
Total number of tracts	139	641	1,458
Low-income communities	132	423	555
Contiguous	7	218	225
Economic (average or average %)
Median household income	$40,871	$52,168	$66,532
Poverty rate	23.64%	17.17%	13.22%
Unemployment rate	9.69%	8.09%	7.16%
Housing (average or average %)
Median home value	$193,968	$220,884	$290,294
Median rent/month	$827	$981	$1,131
Homeownership	49.31%	56.35%	63.57%
Severe rent burden	23.97%	22.70%	20.60%
Vacancy rate	12.56%	9.64%	8.78%
Demographic (average %)
White alone	62.62%	67.44%	71.64%
Black alone	5.28%	4.18%	3.39%
Hispanic	15.43%	15.24%	11.29%
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders alone	7.09%	6.86%	7.74%
Younger than 18	21.18%	22.67%	22.24%
Older than 64	14.93%	14.04%	14.58%
Education (average %)
Age 25+ with high school degree or less	44.54%	39.75%	33.20%
Age 25+ with bachelor’s degree or higher	20.02%	24.03%	32.13%
Socioeconomic change flag (%)	3.60%	1.09%	1.44%
Geography (%)
In a metro area	71.22%	85.65%	87.86%
In a micro area	15.83%	12.17%	9.19%
Non-core-based statistical area (not in a metro nor micro area)	12.95%	2.18%	2.95%

Data Source: Urban Institute

Census tracts designated as opportunity zones in the state of Washington

State	County	Census Tract Number	Tract Type	ACS Data Source
Washington	Adams	53001950200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Asotin	53003960300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Benton	53005010901	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Benton	53005011300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Chelan	53007961000	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Chelan	53007961100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Chelan	53007961200	Non-LIC Contiguous	2011-2015
Washington	Clallam	53009000200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clallam	53009000300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clallam	53009000400	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clallam	53009000700	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clallam	53009000800	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clallam	53009000900	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clallam	53009001500	Non-LIC Contiguous	2011-2015
Washington	Clallam	53009002100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clallam	53009002300	Non-LIC Contiguous	2011-2015
Washington	Clallam	53009940000	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clark	53011040507	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clark	53011040509	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clark	53011041009	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clark	53011041600	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clark	53011042400	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Clark	53011042500	Non-LIC Contiguous	2011-2015
Washington	Clark	53011042600	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Columbia	53013960200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Cowlitz	53015000300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Cowlitz	53015001100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Douglas	53017950300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Ferry	53019940000	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Ferry	53019970100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Ferry	53019970200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Franklin	53021020100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Garfield	53023970300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Grant	53025010800	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Grays Harbor	53027000200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Grays Harbor	53027001000	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Grays Harbor	53027001500	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Island	53029970700	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Jefferson	53031950202	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Jefferson	53031950400	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Jefferson	53031950601	Non-LIC Contiguous	2011-2015
Washington	Jefferson	53031950702	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033008600	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033008700	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033009000	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033009100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033009200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033009300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033009400	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033011001	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033011101	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033011800	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033026100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033026801	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033026802	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033027200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033027300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033027900	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033028000	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033028100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033028200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033028402	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033028403	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033028802	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	King	53033030006	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Kitsap	53035080500	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Kitsap	53035092200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Kitsap	53035092300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Kittitas	53037975500	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Kittitas	53037975600	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Klickitat	53039950100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Klickitat	53039950200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Lewis	53041971000	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Lewis	53041971100	Non-LIC Contiguous	2011-2015
Washington	Lincoln	53043960400	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Mason	53045960600	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Mason	53045961300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Okanogan	53047940100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Okanogan	53047940200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Okanogan	53047970400	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Okanogan	53047970800	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pacific	53049950200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pacific	53049950300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pacific	53049950800	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pend Oreille	53051970200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pend Oreille	53051970500	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pierce	53053061400	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pierce	53053061601	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pierce	53053061602	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pierce	53053062400	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pierce	53053062600	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pierce	53053071408	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pierce	53053071409	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pierce	53053071503	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pierce	53053071805	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pierce	53053071806	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pierce	53053072000	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Pierce	53053940007	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Skagit	53057940500	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Skagit	53057951500	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Skagit	53057952200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Skagit	53057952401	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Skagit	53057952500	Non-LIC Contiguous	2011-2015
Washington	Skamania	53059950300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Skamania	53059950400	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Skamania	53059950500	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Snohomish	53061040200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Snohomish	53061040700	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Snohomish	53061041901	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Snohomish	53061051400	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Snohomish	53061052803	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Snohomish	53061053509	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Snohomish	53061053700	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Spokane	53063000200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Spokane	53063001600	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Spokane	53063002300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Spokane	53063002400	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Spokane	53063003100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Spokane	53063003200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Spokane	53063003500	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Spokane	53063004000	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Spokane	53063010401	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Spokane	53063014400	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Spokane	53063014500	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Stevens	53065941000	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Stevens	53065950800	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Thurston	53067010100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Thurston	53067011200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Thurston	53067012320	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Thurston	53067012720	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Walla Walla	53071920300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Walla Walla	53071920500	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Whatcom	53073000600	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Whatcom	53073001000	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Whatcom	53073940000	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Yakima	53077000100	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Yakima	53077000200	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Yakima	53077001300	Low-Income Community	2011-2015
Washington	Yakima	53077001501	Low-Income Community	2011-2015

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