Grays Harbor County vs. Thurston County

Grays Harbor County (WA)Thurston County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)73,901286,419
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.5%13.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)72,798252,260
Population, Census, April 1, 201072,797252,264
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.4%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.6%17.3%
Female persons, percent48.8%51.1%
White alone, percent87.2%81.8%
Black or African American alone, percent1.4%3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent5.6%1.8%
Asian alone, percent1.5%6.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%1.0%
Two or More Races, percent4.0%5.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.2%9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent79.2%74.6%
Veterans, 2014-20187,46128,992
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.9%7.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)36,433117,872
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.2%63.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$168,500$271,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,312$1,730
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$443$543
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$778$1,192
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.6%17.7%
Building permits, 20184631,750
Households, 2014-201828,263108,070
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.2%80.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.8%11.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.7%92.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.9%86.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.9%94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.8%35.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.1%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.9%6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.0%61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.2%58.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)104,196419,185
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)263,8921,584,793
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)874,205910,527
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)761,5453,330,812
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,622$12,894
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.226.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$47,770$69,592
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,374$33,901
Persons in poverty, percent17.3%8.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,6286,233
Total employment, 201715,98073,630
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)612,4443,058,073
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.8%3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,21515,712
All firms, 20124,89918,842
Men-owned firms, 20122,3958,970
Women-owned firms, 20121,4836,797
Minority-owned firms, 20125822,758
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,04115,115
Veteran-owned firms, 20125932,288
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,80715,225
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.9%29.8%
Population per square mile, 201038.3349.4
Land area in square miles, 20101,902.03721.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

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