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Grays Harbor County

Population in 2010: 207. Population change since 2000: -66.3%
Males: 115  (55.6%)
Females: 92  (44.4%)

Median resident age:  52.9 years
Washington median age:  46.6 years

Zip codes: 98562.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $31,091 (it was $27,500 in 2000)
Moclips:

$31,091
Washington:

$56,548
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $16,750

Moclips CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $258,460 (it was $89,300 in 2000)
Moclips:

$258,460
Washington:

$287,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $242,232; Detached houses: $291,968; Mobile homes: $163,864; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $10,740

Median gross rent in 2009: $632.

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  • White alone - 126 (60.9%)
  • American Indian alone - 52 (25.1%)
  • Hispanic - 26 (12.6%)
  • Two or more races - 2 (1.0%)
  • Black alone - 1 (0.5%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Moclips: 88.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (10.7%), German (10.4%), English (9.6%), Irish (6.3%), Scottish (4.9%), French (4.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 3.25 square miles.

Population density: 64 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Moclips:

  • High school or higher: 83.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Moclips CDP:

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 50.4%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

49 residents are foreign born (6.8% Latin America, 1.1% North America).

This place:  8.0%
Washington:  10.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,377 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $588 (0.2%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (79.0 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (92.0 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (957.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Copalis Beach, WA (2.7 miles ), Taholah, WA (3.1 miles ), Ocean City, WA (3.2 miles ), Humptulips, WA (3.3 miles ), North Beach, WA (3.4 miles ), Quinault Reservation, WA (3.5 miles ), Oyehut-Hogans Corner, WA (3.5 miles) , Ocean Shores, WA (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 47.22 N, Longitude: 124.20 W

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

12.8%
Washington:

8.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (61%)
  • Accommodation and food services (25%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Manufacturing (0%)
  • Wholesale trade (0%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (36%)
  • Accommodation and food services (36%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (29%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Construction (0%)
  • Manufacturing (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Religious workers (9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Other financial specialists (6%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (14%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Special education teachers (7%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)

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Earthquake activity:

Moclips-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 76.9 miles away from Moclips center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 47.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/2001 at 13:19:11, a magnitude 5.0 (4.8 MB, 5.0 MD, Depth: 25.3 mi) earthquake occurred 33.2 miles away from Moclips center
On 1/29/1995 at 03:11:22, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MW, 5.0 MD, Depth: 10.7 mi) earthquake occurred 87.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Grays Harbor County (22) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 21
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 15, Storms: 13, Mudslides: 8, Landslides: 6, Winter Storms: 4, Heavy Rains: 2, Snows: 2, Floods: 2, Wind: 1, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Moclips:

  • GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 30 miles away; ABERDEEN, WA)
  • MARK REED HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 46 miles away; MCCLEARY, WA)
  • MASON GENERAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 52 miles away; SHELTON, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Moclips, WA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moclips:

  • The Evergreen State College (about 59 miles; Olympia, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,271)
  • South Puget Sound Community College (about 62 miles; Olympia, WA; FT enrollment: 3,017)
  • Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom (about 77 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 3,085)
  • Olympic College (about 78 miles; Bremerton, WA; FT enrollment: 3,930)
  • Tacoma Community College (about 80 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 3,801)
  • Clover Park Technical College (about 81 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 2,757)
  • University of Puget Sound (about 82 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 2,795)

User submitted facts and corrections:

  • Strongest FM stations please add: KXPB (89.1 FM Pacific Beach - Pacific Beach Food Co-op
  • Local FM Radio Station: KXPB 89.1

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Notable locations in Moclips: Pacific Beach Sewage Treatment Plant (A), Grays Harbor Fire District 8 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Joe Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Moclips: Pacific Beach State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Museum of the North Beach (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 4658 State Route 109), Moclips by the Sea Historical Society and Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 4658 State Route 109).

Hotels: Hi-Tide Ocean Beach Resort (4890 Railroad Avenue), Moonstone Beach Motel (4849 Pacific Avenue), Ocean Crest Resort & Dinner House (4651 State Route 109).

 
Grays Harbor County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Moclips and their reported violations in the past:

IRON SPRINGS PARK (Population served: 76, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-1997)
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 28.4%
(25.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 97.3% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
Washington:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  49.5%
Whole state:  65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  14.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Moclips, WA


Moclips compared to Washington state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Moclips travel time to work - commute


Moclips mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (56%)
  • Wood (25%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
  • Other fuel (2%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Grays Harbor County Washington:


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Religion statistics for Moclips (based on Grays Harbor County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 30.79%
Here30.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchAssemblies of GodPresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents35.2%9.5%9.3%7.5%7.1%
Congregations9.6%6.0%14.5%6.0%6.0%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionLutheran ChurchBaptist General ConferenceOther
Adherents6.9%4.9%3.4%2.8%13.4%
Congregations10.8%6.0%1.2%3.6%36.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 25
Grays Harbor County:

3.51 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 21
Grays Harbor County:

2.95 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
Grays Harbor County:

4.21 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 64
Here:

8.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.26 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

11.0%
Washington:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Grays Harbor County:

33.8%
Washington:

25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

18.4%
State:

13.9%

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,438 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.95%
Washington average:

7.86%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($252 average AGI)
Grays Harbor County:

0.08%
Washington average:

0.26%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Thurston County, WA  1.15% ($37,328 average AGI)
from King County, WA  0.76% ($40,573)
from Pierce County, WA  0.65% ($35,902)


6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,320 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.44%
Washington average:

7.07%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($237 average AGI)
Grays Harbor County:

0.05%
Washington average:

0.16%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Thurston County, WA  1.22% ($34,961 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.60% ($36,367)
to Pierce County, WA  0.45% ($29,543)

Strongest AM radio stations in Moclips:

  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KXRO (1320 AM; 5 kW; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMAS (1030 AM; 10 kW; SHELTON, WA; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Moclips:

  • KAYO-FM (99.3 FM; ELMA, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KJET (105.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXXK (95.3 FM; HOQUIAM, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 19 meters (62ft)
Total costs: $721,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,888
Total average daily truck traffic: 374
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 3,254


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

2
  • Call Sign: KA7YTK, Licensee ID: L01100530
    Grant Date: 12/29/2005, Expiration Date: 02/23/2016, Certifier: Robert L Armstrong
    Registrant: Robert L Armstrong, Moclips, WA 98562
  • Call Sign: WB7VOQ, Licensee ID: L01111432
    Grant Date: 01/27/2006, Expiration Date: 02/23/2016, Certifier: Lawrence F Anderson
    Registrant: Lawrence F Anderson, Moclips, WA 98562



Most common first names in Moclips, WA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James371.0 years
Fred270.5 years
John263.0 years
Hazel279.0 years
Clarence283.0 years
George271.0 years
Floyd280.1 years
Harry264.9 years
Blanche275.5 years
Joseph271.0 years
Most common last names in Moclips, WA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Cooper375.3 years
Anderson386.1 years
Armstrong375.0 years
Brown266.5 years
Bumgarner270.5 years
Borden281.0 years
Coombes275.0 years
Kempf265.0 years
Lamb256.5 years
Mcbride273.4 years

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