Grays Harbor County, WA
Demographic and economic profile of Grays Harbor County, WA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Grays Harbor County is a coastal Washington county of roughly 78,000 residents with an economy rooted in natural-resource industries, reflected in a median worker earnings figure of $39,291 and a GDP per capita of $36,357, both well below state norms. The labor force participation rate of 50.9% is notably low, unemployment sits at 6.6%, and only 17.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce that skews toward trade and manual occupations. Housing costs remain accessible — median home value of $279,500 and median gross rent of $1,018/month — and the county recorded 6.2% population growth over the past five years against a median age of 44.7.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+6.2% since 2018
Grays Harbor County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone60,470 (78.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race3,959 (5.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone3,749 (4.9%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3,240 (4.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,151 (4.1%)
- Black or African American Alone1,137 (1.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish4,885
- 2.German or other West Germanic356
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island281
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic248
- 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)198
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,260
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,379
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,364
- 4.Public Administration (Group)3,189
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)2,848
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,597
- 2.Service Occupations6,789
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations6,073
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,021
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,369
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.65×)1,738
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.30×)3,243
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.30×)3,402
- 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.15×)791
- 5.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)1,563
Housing
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Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.