Editing Darrington, Washington (section)

===2000 census===

As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], there were 1,136 people, 473 households, and 292 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,171.9 people per square mile (452.2/km{{sup|2}}). There were 505 housing units at an average density of 520.9 per square mile (201/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the town was 94.98 percent White, 1.67 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.26 percent from other races, and 2.73 percent from two or more races. Hispanic of Latino residents of any race were 1.23 percent of the population.<ref name="Census2000">{{cite web |year=2000 |title=Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: Darrington town, Washington |url=https://www.psrc.org/sites/default/files/darrington.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |via=[[Puget Sound Regional Council]] |access-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-date=February 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225161959/https://www.psrc.org/sites/default/files/darrington.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

There were 473 households, out of which 30.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49 percent were married couples living together, 8.7 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1 percent were non-families. 31.7 percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.08.<ref name="Census2000"/>

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 27.1 percent under the age of 18, 6.9 percent from 18 to 24, 27.5 percent from 25 to 44, 21.9 percent from 45 to 64, and 16.6 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.<ref name="Census2000"/>

The median income for a household in the town was $32,813, and the median income for a family was $44,063. Males had a median income of $36,429 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,384. About 4.7 percent of families and 8.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9 percent of those under age 18 and 6.6 percent of those age 65 or over.<ref name="Census2000"/>