Grays Harbor County, WA Demographic Data
Grays Harbor County, WA Summary
Grays Harbor County is located in Washington
- Population: 71,692
- Area: 2,224.41 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,902.03 sq. miles
- Water Area: 322.38 sq. miles
- Population Density: 32.22 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 192.26 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Grays Harbor County, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
33,891
47%
50.8
Male
37,737
53%
49.2
Total Population
71,628
323,128,000
Grays Harbor County, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,795
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,479
4.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
4,775
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,840
5.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,571
5.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
8,240
11.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
8,714
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
8,908
12.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,646
9.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
5,229
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8,908
12.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,534
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,989
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
57,018
79.6%
77.2
Female
27,307
47.9%
51.3
Male
29,711
52.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
54,757
76.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
17,557
24.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
14,431
20.1%
15.2
Female
7,443
51.6%
55.8
Male
6,988
48.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Grays Harbor County, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
68,506
95.6%
96.8
White
62,373
87.1%
72.6
Black or African American
1,187
1.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,996
4.2%
0.8
Asian
1,304
1.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
132
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
514
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
3,122
4.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,063
9.9%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
64,565
90.1%
82.2
Grays Harbor County, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,644
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,237
8.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
18,248
35.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
12,965
24.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
5,390
10.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
6,302
12.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,382
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
6,881
13.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
45,287
86.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,684
16.7%
31.2
Grays Harbor County, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
16,124
27.1%
33.7%
Now Married
27,451
46.1%
47.5
Divorced
10,687
17.9%
11.0%
Separated
843
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
4,474
7.5
5.8%
Grays Harbor County, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
61,175
90.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,658
9.8%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Grays Harbor County, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,722
6.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,979
7.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,842
10.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,552
9.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
4,671
17.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,933
18.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,028
11.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,721
13.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,257
4.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
625
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
49,623
57,617
Per capita income
26,578
31,128
Grays Harbor County, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,149
4.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,342
8.4%
9.8
Construction
1,613
5.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,902
24.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,325
4.7%
6.6
Information
776
2.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,769
9.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,101
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,497
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
2,599
9.3%
4.6
Retail trade
3,502
12.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,966
7.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
378
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,434
12.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
9,085
32.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,794
13.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,830
20.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,776
20.7%
18.1%
Grays Harbor County, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
26,924
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
20,778
77.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,242
8.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
413
1.5%
5.1
Walked
490
1.8%
2.7
Other means
276
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
2,725
10.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.5
26.6
Grays Harbor County, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,546
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
7,971
29.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
10,406
38.1%
37.1
3 or more
7,407
27.1%
21.0
Grays Harbor County, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
27,330
77.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
19,579
71.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
7,751
28.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
8,043
22.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Grays Harbor County, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
35,373
1 room
477
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
506
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
2,993
8.5%
9.1
4 rooms
5,795
16.4%
16.5
5 rooms
6,361
18.0%
19.8
6 rooms
7,016
19.8%
17.8
7 rooms
3,680
10.4%
12.0
8 rooms
3,850
10.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
4,695
13.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Grays Harbor County, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
35,373
1-unit, detached
26,054
73.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
411
1.2%
5.9
2-units
629
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,040
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
956
2.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,163
3.3%
4.4
20 or more units
1,000
2.8%
9.0
Mobile home
4,076
11.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
44
0.1%
0.1
Grays Harbor County, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
8,310
23.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,557
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,051
5.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,092
11.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,975
14.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,941
11.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,848
13.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,763
13.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
823
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
13
0.0%
1.4%
Grays Harbor County, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,584
9.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,039
3.8%
4.7
Electricity
17,886
65.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
142
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
5,445
19.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
56
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
178
0.7%
1.1
Grays Harbor County, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
11,599
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
51
0.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
91
0.8%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
422
3.6%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
446
3.8%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,453
21.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
3,197
27.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,939
42.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5,541
48.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,056
17.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
484
4.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
714
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,675
23.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
129
0.0%
0.0%
Grays Harbor County, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
7,329
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
25
0.3%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
251
3.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
573
7.8%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,515
20.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
4,965
67.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
422
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
715
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
933
12.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
925
12.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
777
10.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,108
15.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
406
5.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,180
43.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
422
0.0%
0.0%
Grays Harbor County, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
19,579
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,691
8.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,233
16.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,765
24.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,299
16.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,412
22.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,119
10.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
54
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
151,800
205,000
