Mason County vs. Jefferson County

	Mason County (WA)	Jefferson County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	65,507	31,729
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.9%	6.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	60,692	29,872
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	60,699	29,872
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	3.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.4%	11.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.8%	36.9%
Female persons, percent	48.0%	51.1%
White alone, percent	87.7%	91.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.5%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	4.8%	2.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.5%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	4.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.4%	3.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.0%	88.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	7,136	4,208
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	5.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	33,675	18,814
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.6%	73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$216,000	$311,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,420	$1,473
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$431	$485
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$979	$911
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.2%	8.9%
Building permits, 2018	276	143
Households, 2014-2018	23,535	14,239
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.11
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.6%	84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.9%	4.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.8%	91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.5%	87.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.4%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.0%	41.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.5%	11.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.1%	8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.1%	45.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.7%	44.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	161,460	127,340
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	404,348	209,854
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,647	$7,029
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.1	22.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,726	$54,471
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,253	$34,187
Persons in poverty, percent	13.7%	12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,073	1,074
Total employment, 2017	9,335	7,322
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	361,183	279,614
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-6.9%	6.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,911	3,214
All firms, 2012	3,524	4,347
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,689	1,883
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,023	1,608
Minority-owned firms, 2012	337	173
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,945	4,041
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	410	444
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,849	3,639
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	63.3	16.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	959.42	1,803.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Mason county (WA) and Jefferson county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.