Mason County vs. Thurston County
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Mason County (WA) Thurston County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 65,507 286,419
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7.9% 13.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 60,692 252,260
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 60,699 252,264
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.3% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.4% 21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 22.8% 17.3%
Female persons, percent 48.0% 51.1%
White alone, percent 87.7% 81.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.5% 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 4.8% 1.8%
Asian alone, percent 1.4% 6.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.5% 1.0%
Two or More Races, percent 4.2% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.4% 9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 80.0% 74.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 7,136 28,992
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.0% 7.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 33,675 117,872
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 76.6% 63.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $216,000 $271,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,420 $1,730
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $431 $543
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $979 $1,192
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 5.2% 17.7%
Building permits, 2018 276 1,750
Households, 2014-2018 23,535 108,070
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.61 2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.6% 80.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.9% 11.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.8% 92.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.5% 86.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.4% 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 18.0% 35.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 15.5% 8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.1% 6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 50.1% 61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 46.7% 58.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 161,460 1,584,793
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 268,509 910,527
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 404,348 3,330,812
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $6,647 $12,894
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 32.1 26.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $55,726 $69,592
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $27,253 $33,901
Persons in poverty, percent 13.7% 8.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,073 6,233
Total employment, 2017 9,335 73,630
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 361,183 3,058,073
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -6.9% 3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,911 15,712
All firms, 2012 3,524 18,842
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,689 8,970
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,023 6,797
Minority-owned firms, 2012 337 2,758
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,945 15,115
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 410 2,288
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,849 15,225
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 2.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 3.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.0% 29.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 63.3 349.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 959.42 721.96
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Mason county (WA) and Thurston county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.