Mason County, WA Demographic Data
Mason County, WA Summary
Mason County is located in Washington
- Population: 60,869
- Area: 1,051.02 sq. miles
- Land Area: 959.42 sq. miles
- Water Area: 91.60 sq. miles
- Population Density: 57.91 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 406.50 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mason County, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
29,618
49%
50.8
Male
31,442
52%
49.2
Total Population
61,060
323,128,000
Mason County, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,248
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,378
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,183
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,234
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,329
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,922
11.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
6,641
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
8,171
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
5,226
8.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
4,843
7.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
7,952
13.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,668
6.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,265
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
49,174
80.5%
77.2
Female
23,920
48.6%
51.3
Male
25,254
51.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
47,426
77.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
15,713
25.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
12,885
21.1%
15.2
Female
6,610
51.3%
55.8
Male
6,275
48.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Mason County, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
58,038
95.1%
96.8
White
51,497
84.3%
72.6
Black or African American
1,118
1.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,050
3.4%
0.8
Asian
907
1.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
3
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
128
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
245
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
59
0.1%
0.2
Korean
292
0.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
88
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
92
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
136
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
102
0.2%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
30
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
4
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
2,330
3.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
3,022
4.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,465
9.0%
17.8
Mexican
2,707
4.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
236
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
36
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,486
4.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
55,595
91.0%
82.2
Mason County, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,793
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,846
8.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
14,179
31.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
12,548
28.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,025
9.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,580
12.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,717
6.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,639
12.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
39,049
87.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,297
18.6%
31.2
Mason County, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
13,679
26.7%
33.7%
Now Married
25,054
48.9%
47.5
Divorced
7,893
15.4%
11.0%
Separated
1,120
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
3,505
6.8
5.8%
Mason County, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
52,835
91.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,977
8.6%
21.6%
Spanish
3,856
6.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
314
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
712
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
95
0.2%
1.1%
Mason County, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,343
6.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,186
5.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,763
12.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,523
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,079
13.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,614
20.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,925
13.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,666
11.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
796
3.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
559
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
51,764
57,617
Per capita income
25,628
31,128
Mason County, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,859
8.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,048
9.1%
9.8
Construction
1,523
6.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,438
19.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
747
3.3%
6.6
Information
190
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,315
10.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
959
4.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,986
8.8%
11.4
Public administration
2,525
11.2%
4.6
Retail trade
2,204
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
989
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
695
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,626
16.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,139
27.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,771
12.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,074
22.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,868
21.7%
18.1%
Mason County, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
22,178
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
16,803
75.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
3,422
15.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
437
2.0%
5.1
Walked
299
1.3%
2.7
Other means
245
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
972
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.9
26.6
Mason County, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
900
4.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,718
25.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
8,689
38.7%
37.1
3 or more
7,147
31.8%
21.0
Mason County, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
22,454
68.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
17,304
77.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,150
22.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,163
31.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Mason County, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
32,617
1 room
806
2.5%
2.4
2 rooms
950
2.9%
2.7
3 rooms
3,456
10.6%
9.1
4 rooms
7,117
21.8%
16.5
5 rooms
7,399
22.7%
19.8
6 rooms
5,443
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
3,342
10.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,965
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,139
6.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mason County, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
32,617
1-unit, detached
24,170
74.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
420
1.3%
5.9
2-units
521
1.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
248
0.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
180
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
62
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
497
1.5%
9.0
Mobile home
6,246
19.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
273
0.8%
0.1
Mason County, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,611
4.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,270
3.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,159
6.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,641
8.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6,200
19.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,922
15.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
7,724
23.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5,642
17.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
315
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
133
0.4%
1.4%
Mason County, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,551
6.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,181
5.3%
4.7
Electricity
16,290
72.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
212
0.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2,860
12.7%
1.9
Solar energy
7
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
294
1.3%
0.5
No fuel used
59
0.3%
1.1
Mason County, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
10,779
47295100.0
Less than $500
320
3.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
403
3.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
404
3.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,169
10.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,212
20.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,584
24.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,687
34.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,803
35.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,399
13.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,491
13.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
930
8.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,098
28.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
58
0.0%
0.0%
Mason County, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,763
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
24
0.5%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
59
1.2%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
60
1.3%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
169
3.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
517
10.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,408
29.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,526
53.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
387
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
897
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
450
9.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
864
18.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
446
9.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
359
7.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
433
9.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,100
45.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
498
0.0%
0.0%
Mason County, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
17,304
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
998
5.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,715
9.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,707
15.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,158
18.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,780
21.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,473
20.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,318
7.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
155
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
201,800
205,000
