Grays Harbor County, Washington (WA)

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• • 58,39578.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,66410.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,0444.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2,8953.9%Two or more races
  • 1,1911.6%Asian alone
  • 8861.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2040.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 600.08%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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%)

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 (PM_2.5) Annual: 5.6 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Lewis and Clark County, Montana , Hubbard County, Minnesota .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Grays Harbor County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Grays Harbor County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

7.21% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,251 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Thurston County, WA	1.08% ($37,253 average AGI)
from King County, WA	0.89% ($61,417)
from Pierce County, WA	0.72% ($47,629)
from Mason County, WA	0.33% ($40,450)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.22% ($44,873)
from Lewis County, WA	0.22% ($40,528)
from Pacific County, WA	0.20% ($31,563)

6.35% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,599 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Thurston County, WA	1.42% ($47,895 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.54% ($46,553)
to Pierce County, WA	0.51% ($38,589)
to Mason County, WA	0.39% ($39,011)
to Lewis County, WA	0.24% ($41,930)
to Pacific County, WA	0.19% ($24,872)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.19% ($38,383)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Grays Harbor County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• 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).

91.2% of residents of Grays Harbor speak English at home.
6.7% 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).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 11% 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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.73 millions of gallons per day (50% from ground, 50% from surface)

• 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 houses/apartments in Grays Harbor County, Washington

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Grays Harbor County, Washington

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Washington in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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+)"