Mason County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	35%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Public administration (12.3%), Retail trade (11.8%), Manufacturing (11.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Mason County, Washington:

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 25,536	(51.7%)
Females: 23,869	(48.3%)

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Mason County:	2.5 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$48,073
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$594
State:	$721

Mason County:	$220,751
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $309,272

Here:	$309,272
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $258,712

Here:	$258,712
State:	$335,498

In 2-unit structures: $227,008

Here:	$227,008
State:	$357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $372,909

Here:	$372,909
State:	$300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $145,343

Here:	$145,343
State:	$299,543

Mobile homes: $90,255

Here:	$90,255
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $56,828

Here:	$56,828
State:	$62,453

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 26
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 62
• Burglaries: 892
• Thefts: 1184
• Auto thefts: 255

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 44
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 80
• Burglaries: 644
• Thefts: 958
• Auto thefts: 207

This county:	12.2%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	4.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mason County is $540 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $884 a month.

Cities in this county include: Shelton, Skokomish, Nespelem Community, Belfair, Kamilche, Olympic, Skokomish Reservation, South Shore, Tahuya.

Neighboring counties: Grays Harbor County , Jefferson County , Kitsap County , Pierce County , Thurston County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Mason County: Hoballa (A), Hood Canal Ranger Station (B), Hood Canal Recreation Park Picnic Area (C), Lake Cushman State Park Campground (D), Allyn (E), Olympic Shore (F), Amelia (G), Oakland (H), Lilliwaup Creek Campground (I), Neby Shelter (J), Libby Point Light (K), Jackpot Siding (L), Bay Shore (M), Windy Siding (N), Bear Creek Station (O), Big Creek Campground (P), Big Log Camp (Q), Brown Creek Campground (R), Tahuya Lookout (S), Camp 3 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Mason County: Skokomish Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Dewatto Cemetery (1), Miller Cemetery (2), Turnow Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Collins Lake (A), Morrow Lake (B), Price Lake (C), Prickett Lake (D), Jiggs Lake (E), Don Lake (F), May, Lake (G), Larson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Skinwood Creek (A), Le Bar Creek (B), Coulter Creek (C), Skokomish River (D), Delta Creek (E), Melbourne Creek (F), Copper Creek (G), South Fork Goldsborough Creek (H), Outlet Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Mason County include: Jarrell Cove State Park (1), Twanoh State Park (2), Hoodsport Trail State Park (3), Squaxin Island State Park (4), Jacobys Shorecrest County Park (5), Potlatch State Park (6), Schafer State Park (7), Lake Cushman State Park (8), Belfair State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.7%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 1,522
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,175 (49% naturalized citizens)

Mason County:	4.4%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,854
• One, attached: 247
• Two: 328
• 3 or 4: 205
• 5 to 9: 241
• 10 to 19: 93
• 20 or more: 284
• Mobile homes: 5,447
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 816

Housing units in Mason County with a mortgage: 6,537 (633 second mortgage, 556 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,307

Here:	66.4% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Mason County-area historical earthquake activity is near Washington state average. It is 164% 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 28.7 miles away from Mason County 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 29.1 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 36.2 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 18.6 miles away from Mason County center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from the county center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 77.1 miles away from Mason County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,127 (74%) Carpooled: 3,216 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 143 (1%) Railroad: 11 (0%) Ferryboat: 76 (0%) Motorcycle: 37 (0%) Bicycle: 51 (0%) Walked: 351 (2%) Other means: 216 (1%) Worked at home: 809 (4%)

10.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,134 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.62%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($595 average AGI)

Mason County:	0.14%
Washington average:	0.26%

7.60% relocated from other counties in Washington ($31,304 average AGI)
2.87% relocated from other states ($11,236 average AGI)

Mason County:	2.87%
Washington average:	3.90%

from Kitsap County, WA	2.18% ($43,567 average AGI)
from Thurston County, WA	1.79% ($40,155)
from King County, WA	1.23% ($51,156)
from Pierce County, WA	0.99% ($50,241)
from Grays Harbor County, WA	0.30% ($34,617)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.21% ($43,452)
from San Diego County, CA	0.14% ($35,679)

8.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,221 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.20%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($123 average AGI)

Mason County:	0.05%
Washington average:	0.16%

6.12% relocated to other counties in Washington ($27,122 average AGI)
2.02% relocated to other states ($7,976 average AGI)

Mason County:	2.02%
Washington average:	3.17%

to Thurston County, WA	1.92% ($40,089 average AGI)
to Kitsap County, WA	1.36% ($34,351)
to King County, WA	0.75% ($34,710)
to Pierce County, WA	0.71% ($35,664)
to Grays Harbor County, WA	0.36% ($35,551)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.20% ($35,868)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.16% ($34,806)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,057 (8,651 aged, 1,406 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 40,240 (10,431 male householders, 2,967 female householders)

  10,921 spouses, 12,626 children (11,256 natural, 367 adopted, 1,003 stepchildren), 832 grandchildren, 301 brothers or sisters, 282 parents, 583 other relatives, 1,297 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,821 (2,799 male householders (2,132 living alone)), 2,679 female householders (2,262 living alone)), 1,343 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,344 (2,191 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,721 2-persons, 2,699 3-persons, 2,234 4-persons, 1,089 5-persons, 398 6-persons, 257 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,394 1-person, 940 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

93.7% of residents of Mason County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 36% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $314,262,000 ($5859 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $19,499,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $197,172,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $60,444,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,028,000
Federal grants: $42,204,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,200,000 ($1,001,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,214,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,945,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $36,297,000
Federal Government insurance: $45,700,000

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+83 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.80 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.3

Here:	4.3
State:	3.9

54% of Mason County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Washington.

Mason County:	54.4%
State average:	50.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 26564
• Northeast: 1661
• Midwest: 5454
• South: 2818
• West: 10092

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,900

Here:	5.5%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	3.8%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	12.7%
Washington:	15.7%

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