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Grays Harbor County

Population in July 2007: 230.
Males: 120  (52.5%)
Females: 110  (47.5%)

Median resident age:  47.6 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98569.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,111 (it was $17,813 in 2000)
Ocean City:  $22,111
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,084
Ocean City:  $19,084
Washington:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,089 (it was $68,300 in 2000)
Ocean City:  $107,089
Washington:  $300,800

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Races in Ocean City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
  • American Indian (6.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Other race (2.8%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Ocean City: 86.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (43.8%), French (9.7%), Swedish (9.7%), Norwegian (7.8%), Dutch (5.5%), Irish (5.5%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 4.35 square miles.

Population density: 53 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Ocean City

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.9%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ocean City CDP

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 40.1%
  • Separated: 5.9%
  • Widowed: 24.3%
  • Divorced: 14.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Washington:  10.4%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ocean City:  1.6% ($1,063)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (77.5 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (94.1 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (947.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: North Beach, WA (1.2 miles ), Oyehut-Hogans Corner, WA (1.4 miles) , Copalis Beach, WA (1.8 miles ), Ocean Shores, WA (2.6 miles ), Moclips, WA (3.2 miles ), Westport, WA (3.6 miles ), Markham, WA (3.7 miles) , Cohassett Beach, WA (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 47.07 N, Longitude: 124.17 W

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Ocean City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 38% 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 79.3 miles away from Ocean 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 74.7 miles away from the city 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 87.8 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 43.9 miles away from Ocean 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 31.9 miles away from the city 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 87.4 miles away from Ocean City center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ocean City:
  • GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ABERDEEN, WA)
  • WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; SOUTH BEND, WA)
  • MARK REED HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; MCCLEARY, WA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ocean City:
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,908)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 77 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 79 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 80 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 80 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)

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

OCEAN SHORES RESORT (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-30-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
OCEANA II EAST (Population served: 68, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
OCEANA II WEST (Population served: 63, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
SCREAMIN EAGLE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 61, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
OCEAN CITY CAMPGROUND (Population served: 41, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
NORTH BEACH MOTEL 1 (Population served: 31, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1999)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
STURGEONS TRAILER HARBOR (Population served: 13, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ocean City that have no violations reported:
  • OCEAN SHORES OUTDOOR CLUB (Population served: 308, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  1.9 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  46.2%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  14.0%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ocean City, WA



Ocean City compared to Washington state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.


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Ocean City travel time to work
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (70%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Wood (10%)


Religion statistics for Ocean City

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies 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 religions
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.


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 Ocean City:
  • KXRO (1320 AM; 5 kW; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KMAS (1030 AM; 10 kW; SHELTON, WA; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ocean City:
  • 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)
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDUX-FM (104.7 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • K205EN (88.9 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K207DB (89.3 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KSWW (102.1 FM; MONTESANO, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)



National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 655
Total average daily truck traffic: 32

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3

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