Grays Harbor County, Washington (WA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,390
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 18,514
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,203 (it was 8,294 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 31% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 1917 sq. mi.
Water area: 307.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 39 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Construction (20.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.7%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (12.3%), Educational, health and social services (11.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 58%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 28%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 58,39586.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7,66411.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 3,0444.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2,8954.3%Two or more races
- 1,1911.8%Asian alone
- 8861.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2040.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 600.09%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 45.5 years |
Washington median age: | 37.9 years |
Males: 37,879 | ![]() |
Females: 37,182 | ![]() |

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Grays Harbor County: | 2.0 people |
Washington: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $61,026 ($34,160 in 1999)
This county: | $61,026 |
Washington: | $78,687 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $695 (lower quartile is $507, upper quartile is $858)
This county: | $695 |
State: | $1230 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $220,600 (it was $93,500 in 2000)
Grays Harbor: | $220,600 |
Washington: | $387,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,378Detached houses: $250,402
Here: $250,402 State: $510,505 Townhouses or other attached units: $166,813
Here: $166,813 State: $453,343 In 2-unit structures: $193,965
Here: $193,965 State: $399,900 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $155,239
Here: $155,239 State: $449,948 Mobile homes: $124,219
Here: $124,219 State: $172,568 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $209,347
Here: $209,347 State: $171,326
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $481
Institutionalized population: 2,477
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 6
- Assaults: 36
- Burglaries: 228
- Thefts: 349
- Auto thefts: 60
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 5
- Assaults: 30
- Burglaries: 200
- Thefts: 277
- Auto thefts: 39
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 235 buildings, average cost: $111,400
- 1998: 180 buildings, average cost: $116,200
- 1999: 189 buildings, average cost: $127,900
- 2000: 186 buildings, average cost: $129,300
- 2001: 207 buildings, average cost: $125,200
- 2002: 218 buildings, average cost: $131,100
- 2003: 291 buildings, average cost: $153,200
- 2004: 294 buildings, average cost: $166,000
- 2005: 335 buildings, average cost: $137,100
- 2006: 444 buildings, average cost: $169,100
- 2007: 462 buildings, average cost: $186,200
- 2008: 250 buildings, average cost: $183,300
- 2009: 142 buildings, average cost: $178,800
- 2010: 163 buildings, average cost: $150,100
- 2011: 104 buildings, average cost: $191,200
- 2012: 125 buildings, average cost: $186,400
- 2013: 122 buildings, average cost: $198,600
- 2014: 140 buildings, average cost: $195,500
- 2015: 174 buildings, average cost: $193,900
- 2016: 207 buildings, average cost: $199,300
- 2017: 251 buildings, average cost: $211,700
- 2018: 455 buildings, average cost: $143,700
- 2019: 340 buildings, average cost: $204,400
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,216 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,961 (1.0%)
Grays Harbor County: | 9.8% |
Washington: | 9.8% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 45.5 years old
(Males: 45.7 years old, Females: 45.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49.5 years old, Black residents: 37.6 years old, American Indian residents: 24.2 years old, Asian residents: 44.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.4 years old, Other race residents: 30.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grays Harbor County is $444 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $583 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $821 a month.
Cities in this county include: Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Wynoochee, North Beach, South Shore, Ocean Shores, Montesano, Elma, Central Park, Westport.
2018 air pollution in Grays Harbor County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 5.6 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grays Harbor County: Quartermaster Marina (A), Dockton Park Marina (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Lewis and Clark County, Montana , Hubbard County, Minnesota
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Here: | 9.6% |
Washington: | 5.9% |
Current college students: 2,347
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,928 (42.8% naturalized citizens)
Grays Harbor County: | 5.2% |
Whole state: | 14.9% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3332010 or later
- 8462000 to 2009
- 1,0791990 to 1999
- 5461980 to 1989
- 3081970 to 1979
- 781Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 26,812
- One, attached: 757
- Two: 368
- 3 or 4: 781
- 5 to 9: 1,464
- 10 to 19: 598
- 20 to 49: 672
- 50 or more: 445
- Mobile homes: 4,757
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 259
Housing units in Grays Harbor County with a mortgage: 12,609 (480 second mortgage, 811 home equity loan, 135 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,055
Here: | 57.1% with mortgage |
State: | 67.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Grays Harbor County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 7,602 | 8 |
Evangelical Protestant | 7,083 | 58 |
Other | 3,506 | 14 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,459 | 25 |
None | 51,147 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Grays Harbor County: | 3.51 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Grays Harbor County: | 4.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Grays Harbor County: | 11.0% |
Washington: | 7.7% |
Grays Harbor County: | 33.8% |
State: | 25.7% |
Here: | 18.4% |
State: | 13.9% |
Agriculture in Grays Harbor County:
Average size of farms: 105 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $58,853
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1033.85
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 35.83%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 53.57%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $56,301
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.15%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $66,061
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.98%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.67
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 28.91%
Vegetables: 2,152 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 49 acres
Earthquake activity:
Grays Harbor County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1234% greater 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 61.2 miles away from Grays Harbor County center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 49.5 miles away from the county center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) earthquake occurred 56.2 miles away from the county 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 69.8 miles away from the county 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 25.3 miles away from Grays Harbor County center
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 449.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Washington Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4481-WA: March 22, 2020, FEMA Id: 4481, Natural disaster type: Other
- Washington Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 20, 2020 - February 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4539, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Washington Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides, Tornado, Incident Period: December 10, 2018 - December 24, 2018, FEMA Id: 4418, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Washington Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides, and a Tornado, Incident Period: December 01, 2015 to December 14, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4253: February 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 4253, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Washington Severe Windstorm, Incident Period: August 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4242: October 15, 2015, FEMA Id: 4242, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
- Washington Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: January 14, 2012 to January 23, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4056: March 05, 2012, FEMA Id: 4056, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Washington Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, Mudslides, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 06, 2009 to January 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1817: January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 1817, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Washington Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow, Incident Period: December 12, 2008 to January 05, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1825: March 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1825, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
- Washington Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 01, 2007 to December 17, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1734: December 08, 2007, FEMA Id: 1734, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Washington Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 14, 2006 to December 15, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1682: February 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1682, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide
- 18 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Grays Harbor County (28) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 25
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 21, Storms: 15, Mudslides: 12, Landslides: 10, Winter Storms: 7, Winds: 4, Heavy Rains: 2, Snows: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 20,046 (75.2%)
- Carpooled: 2,902 (10.9%)
- Bus: 285 (1.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 250 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 161 (0.6%)
- Walked: 825 (3.1%)
- Worked at home: 2,055 (7.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Personal care and service occupations (7%)
- Mexico (47%)
- Canada (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Korea (5%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Other Northern Europe (4%)
- Colombia (3%)
- German (10%)
- Irish (7%)
- American (7%)
- European (6%)
- English (5%)
- Norwegian (5%)
- Polish (2%)
People in group quarters in Grays Harbor County, Washington in 2000:
- 192 people in nursing homes
- 154 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 103 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 56 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 56 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 44 people in other group homes
- 31 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 22 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 9 people in military barracks, etc.
People in group quarters in Grays Harbor County, Washington in 2010:
- 1,967 people in correctional residential facilities
- 306 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 175 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 116 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 101 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 25 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 21 people in group homes intended for adults
- 9 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 4 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 3 people in federal detention centers
- 3 people in residential treatment centers for adults
7.21% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,251 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.21% |
Washington average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.65% relocated from other counties in Washington ($28,745 average AGI)
2.56% relocated from other states ($12,506 average AGI)
Grays Harbor County: 2.56% Washington average: 3.93%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Thurston County, WA | ![]() |
from King County, WA | ![]() |
from Pierce County, WA | ![]() |
from Mason County, WA | ![]() |
from Snohomish County, WA | ![]() |
from Lewis County, WA | ![]() |
from Pacific County, WA | ![]() |
6.35% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,599 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.35% |
Washington average: | 6.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.48% relocated to other counties in Washington ($29,928 average AGI)
1.87% relocated to other states ($11,671 average AGI)
Grays Harbor County: 1.87% Washington average: 2.89%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Thurston County, WA | ![]() |
to King County, WA | ![]() |
to Pierce County, WA | ![]() |
to Mason County, WA | ![]() |
to Lewis County, WA | ![]() |
to Pacific County, WA | ![]() |
to Snohomish County, WA | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 13,751 (10,959 aged, 2,792 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,102 (13%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Grays Harbor County, Washington in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,349)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,313)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (866)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (754)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (753)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (513)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (372)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (232)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (210)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (204)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,433
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 168
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33,606
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,182
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,165
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 96
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 171.8. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 103.5
- Other - 68.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 75,061- Male householders: 16,540 (4,495 living alone), Female householders: 13,380 (4,069 living alone)
15,145 spouses (15,039 opposite-sex spouses), 2,457 unmarried partners, (2,293 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,880 children (18,051 natural, 574 adopted, 1,255 stepchildren), 1,463 grandchildren, 135 brothers or sisters, 791 parents, 42 foster children, 999 other relatives, 1,096 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,133
Size of family households: 9,678 2-persons, 4,310 3-persons, 3,703 4-persons, 683 5-persons, 857 6-persons, 433 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,564 1-person, 1,492 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 81 4-persons.
9,817 married couples with children.
3,917 single-parent households (1,617 men, 2,300 women).
90.8% of residents of Grays Harbor speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $455,517,000 ($6,476 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $19,900,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $211,402,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $100,285,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,267,000
Federal grants: $93,523,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,750,000 ($7,621,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,290,000 ($3,581,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,030,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $28,166,000
Federal Government insurance: $307,549,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,163Here: | 59 per 1000 residents |
State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,183
Here: | 59 per 1000 residents |
State: | 38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +516
Here: | +7 per 1000 residents |
State: | +21 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,282
Here: | +46 per 1000 residents |
State: | +13 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.73 millions of gallons per day (50% from ground, 50% from surface)
Here: | 6.4 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.5 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Grays Harbor County, Washington
- 3452014 or later
- 4952010 to 2013
- 3,8202000 to 2009
- 5,0511990 to 1999
- 3,9091980 to 1989
- 7,8721970 to 1979
- 3,5621960 to 1969
- 2,1281950 to 1959
- 2,0741940 to 1949
- 7,6571939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grays Harbor County, Washington
- 201 room
- 3102 rooms
- 6713 rooms
- 2,1174 rooms
- 3,9185 rooms
- 4,2346 rooms
- 3,6367 rooms
- 2,9378 rooms
- 3,8219+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grays Harbor County, Washington
- 6671 room
- 2282 rooms
- 1,1813 rooms
- 2,0514 rooms
- 1,9555 rooms
- 1,0326 rooms
- 6137 rooms
- 3858 rooms
- 1449+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Grays Harbor County, Washington
- 20no bedroom
- 1,0051 bedroom
- 4,2702 bedrooms
- 12,3053 bedrooms
- 3,1284 bedrooms
- 9365+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grays Harbor County, Washington
- 762no bedroom
- 1,1291 bedroom
- 3,7572 bedrooms
- 1,9963 bedrooms
- 5374 bedrooms
- 755+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Grays Harbor County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 351no vehicle
- 5,0781 vehicle
- 6,8502 vehicles
- 5,1953 vehicles
- 3,0614 vehicles
- 1,1295+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Grays Harbor County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,598no vehicle
- 3,0531 vehicle
- 2,7182 vehicles
- 8683 vehicles
- 194 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
84.4% of Grays Harbor County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Washington.
Grays Harbor County: | 84.4% |
State average: | 82.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 47,995
- Other state: 22,477
- Northeast: 693
- Midwest: 5,150
- South: 3,311
- West: 13,323
- 67.5%Electricity
- 14.1%Wood
- 8.4%Utility gas
- 6.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 81.2%Electricity
- 8.2%Utility gas
- 5.6%Wood
- 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 10.0% |
Washington: | 10.3% |
Here: | 1.9% |
Washington: | 7.1% |
Here: | 9.8% |
Washington: | 15.1% |
Grays Harbor County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,811,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,052,000
Solid Waste Management: $903,000
Sewerage: $823,000
Regular Highways: $84,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,511,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,024,000
General - Other: $315,000
Central Staff Services: $106,000
Financial Administration: $53,000
Health - Other: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,638,000
Transit Utilities: $8,244,000
Police Protection: $7,000,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,639,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,578,000
Health - Other: $6,452,000
Financial Administration: $3,702,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,058,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,670,000
General Public Buildings: $1,627,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,591,000
General - Other: $1,489,000
Central Staff Services: $1,069,000
Natural Resources - Other: $804,000
Sewerage: $573,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $459,000
Water Utilities: $450,000
Local Fire Protection: $198,000
Corrections - Other: $194,000
Housing and Community Development: $152,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $231,000
Other: $88,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,123,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,873,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $216,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $160,000
Other - Health - Other: $39,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $225,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,832,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,450,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,541,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,159,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $4,794,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,665,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,610,000
General Revenue - Other: $683,000
Rents: $537,000
Interest Earnings: $401,000
Special Assessments: $37,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $881,000
Regular Highways: $648,000
Transit Utilities: $320,000
Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
General - Other: $57,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,854,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $870,000
Transit Utilities: $576,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $12,445,000
Highways: $3,053,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,601,000
Transit Utilities: $2,093,000
General Local Government Support: $1,053,000
Housing and Community Development: $125,000
- Tax - Property: $16,584,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,439,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,831,000
Severance: $1,822,000
Public Utilities Sales: $924,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $564,000
Other License: $518,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $439,000
Motor Vehicle License: $383,000
Amusements Sales: $8,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $29,132,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000
Grays Harbor County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,811,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,052,000
Solid Waste Management: $903,000
Sewerage: $823,000
Regular Highways: $84,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,511,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,024,000
General - Other: $315,000
Central Staff Services: $106,000
Financial Administration: $53,000
Health - Other: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,638,000
Transit Utilities: $8,244,000
Police Protection: $7,000,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,639,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,578,000
Health - Other: $6,452,000
Financial Administration: $3,702,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,058,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,670,000
General Public Buildings: $1,627,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,591,000
General - Other: $1,489,000
Central Staff Services: $1,069,000
Natural Resources - Other: $804,000
Sewerage: $573,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $459,000
Water Utilities: $450,000
Local Fire Protection: $198,000
Corrections - Other: $194,000
Housing and Community Development: $152,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $231,000
Other: $88,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,123,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,873,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $216,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $160,000
Other - Health - Other: $39,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $225,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,832,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,450,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,541,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,159,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $4,794,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,665,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,610,000
General Revenue - Other: $683,000
Rents: $537,000
Interest Earnings: $401,000
Special Assessments: $37,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $881,000
Regular Highways: $648,000
Transit Utilities: $320,000
Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
General - Other: $57,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,854,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $870,000
Transit Utilities: $576,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $12,445,000
Highways: $3,053,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,601,000
Transit Utilities: $2,093,000
General Local Government Support: $1,053,000
Housing and Community Development: $125,000
- Tax - Property: $16,584,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,439,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,831,000
Severance: $1,822,000
Public Utilities Sales: $924,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $564,000
Other License: $518,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $439,000
Motor Vehicle License: $383,000
Amusements Sales: $8,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $29,132,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000
Grays Harbor County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,811,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,052,000
Solid Waste Management: $903,000
Sewerage: $823,000
Regular Highways: $84,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,511,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,024,000
General - Other: $315,000
Central Staff Services: $106,000
Financial Administration: $53,000
Health - Other: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,638,000
Transit Utilities: $8,244,000
Police Protection: $7,000,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,639,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,578,000
Health - Other: $6,452,000
Financial Administration: $3,702,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,058,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,670,000
General Public Buildings: $1,627,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,591,000
General - Other: $1,489,000
Central Staff Services: $1,069,000
Natural Resources - Other: $804,000
Sewerage: $573,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $459,000
Water Utilities: $450,000
Local Fire Protection: $198,000
Corrections - Other: $194,000
Housing and Community Development: $152,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $231,000
Other: $88,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,123,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,873,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $216,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $160,000
Other - Health - Other: $39,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $225,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,832,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,450,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,541,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,159,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $4,794,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,665,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,610,000
General Revenue - Other: $683,000
Rents: $537,000
Interest Earnings: $401,000
Special Assessments: $37,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $881,000
Regular Highways: $648,000
Transit Utilities: $320,000
Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
General - Other: $57,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,854,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $870,000
Transit Utilities: $576,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $12,445,000
Highways: $3,053,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,601,000
Transit Utilities: $2,093,000
General Local Government Support: $1,053,000
Housing and Community Development: $125,000
- Tax - Property: $16,584,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,439,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,831,000
Severance: $1,822,000
Public Utilities Sales: $924,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $564,000
Other License: $518,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $439,000
Motor Vehicle License: $383,000
Amusements Sales: $8,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $29,132,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000
Grays Harbor County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $4,811,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,052,000
Solid Waste Management: $903,000
Sewerage: $823,000
Regular Highways: $84,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,511,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,024,000
General - Other: $315,000
Central Staff Services: $106,000
Financial Administration: $53,000
Health - Other: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,638,000
Transit Utilities: $8,244,000
Police Protection: $7,000,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,639,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,578,000
Health - Other: $6,452,000
Financial Administration: $3,702,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,058,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,670,000
General Public Buildings: $1,627,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,591,000
General - Other: $1,489,000
Central Staff Services: $1,069,000
Natural Resources - Other: $804,000
Sewerage: $573,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $459,000
Water Utilities: $450,000
Local Fire Protection: $198,000
Corrections - Other: $194,000
Housing and Community Development: $152,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $231,000
Other: $88,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,123,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,873,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $216,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $160,000
Other - Health - Other: $39,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $225,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,832,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,450,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,541,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,159,000
- Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $4,794,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,665,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,610,000
General Revenue - Other: $683,000
Rents: $537,000
Interest Earnings: $401,000
Special Assessments: $37,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $881,000
Regular Highways: $648,000
Transit Utilities: $320,000
Natural Resources - Other: $63,000
General - Other: $57,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Correctional Institutions: $28,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,854,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $870,000
Transit Utilities: $576,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $12,445,000
Highways: $3,053,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,601,000
Transit Utilities: $2,093,000
General Local Government Support: $1,053,000
Housing and Community Development: $125,000
- Tax - Property: $16,584,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,439,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,831,000
Severance: $1,822,000
Public Utilities Sales: $924,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $564,000
Other License: $518,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $439,000
Motor Vehicle License: $383,000
Amusements Sales: $8,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $29,132,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,276
- Number of aged recipients: 64
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,212
- Number of recipients under 18: 236
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,787
- Number of recipients older than 64: 253
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 714
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,098
Most common first names in Grays Harbor County, WA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 666 | 75.7 years |
Robert | 491 | 71.4 years |
William | 485 | 73.9 years |
Mary | 445 | 78.3 years |
James | 396 | 71.8 years |
George | 336 | 76.8 years |
Charles | 334 | 74.2 years |
Frank | 235 | 78.1 years |
Donald | 232 | 71.4 years |
Helen | 222 | 80.2 years |
Most common last names in Grays Harbor County, WA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 285 | 77.9 years |
Smith | 248 | 75.5 years |
Anderson | 165 | 75.4 years |
Miller | 131 | 77.7 years |
Williams | 111 | 75.5 years |
Nelson | 109 | 78.4 years |
Jones | 109 | 72.6 years |
Brown | 107 | 75.0 years |
Wilson | 98 | 74.4 years |
Davis | 86 | 75.3 years |
Businesses in Grays Harbor County, WA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 5 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 11 | |
AT&T | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | McDonald's | 3 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
ColorTyme | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
FedEx | 7 | Staples | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | Starbucks | 2 | |
GNC | 3 | Subway | 7 | |
H&R Block | 2 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
Honda | 1 | U-Haul | 8 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
Jack In The Box | 1 | UPS | 7 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Vans | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Vons | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 | YMCA | 1 |
Grays Harbor County on our top lists:
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"