Pacific County, Washington

Pacific County has a population of 23,994 and has grown 4.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $334,800, about 5.0 times the county's median household income of $67,081.

Home price
$334,800
Income
$67,081
Population
23,994
Unemployment
5.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$334,800county
Median gross rent$1,005county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant32.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use27.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,543county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,134county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$926county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,557county
Home insurance / yr$1,753(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living114.1(statewide)
Median household income$67,081county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate10.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.5%county
Unemployment rate5.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.3%county
Share of workers employed by government23.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.7%county
Economic output per resident$43,071county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.72%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.57%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service90 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8639088county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station47 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths16.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.9%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment2685county
Students per full-time teacher17.0county
Free lunch eligible62.6%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians21county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population23,994county
Land area in square miles933county
People per square mile of land25.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store19.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.9%county
Population change since 2020+4.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age55.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over33.0%county
Share of households that are one person34.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.3%county
Second languages9.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents180county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in804county
Households that moved away686county
Average income of arriving households$74,608county
Average income of departing households$62,844county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year64county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation81.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.26 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F1 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing31 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days186 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh9.5¢county
Household electricity use1,055 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity78.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.8%county
Homes heated by propane7.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.7%county
Homes heated by wood10.2%county
Households with broadband89.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk63.3county
Coastal flood risk75.0county
Drought risk12.8county
Landslide risk84.7county
Hail risk1.7county
Earthquake risk95.1county
Tornado risk7.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk45.1county
Winter weather risk13.5county
Strong wind risk5.9county
Wildfire risk27.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Pacific County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Washington figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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