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People QuickFacts |
Mason County |
Washington |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
57,846 | 6,549,224 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
17.1% | 11.1% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
49,408 | 5,894,143 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
5.6% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
21.1% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
17.1% | 11.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
49.2% | 50.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
90.8% | 84.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.3% | 3.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
3.6% | 1.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.2% | 6.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.4% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
2.6% | 3.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
6.2% | 9.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
85.2% | 76.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.8% | 48.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.4% | 10.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.3% | 14.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.7% | 87.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
15.6% | 27.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
9,996 | 981,007 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
30.8 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
28,694 | 2,744,069 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
79.0% | 64.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
4.5% | 25.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$132,300 | $168,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
18,912 | 2,271,398 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.49 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$47,200 | $55,628 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,056 | $22,973 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
12.2% | 11.4% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Mason County |
Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
1,121 | 179,9081 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
10,390 | 2,421,2691 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
18.1% | 6.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
2,847 | 392,470 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,367 | 467,290 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.4% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.7% | 2.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
40.3% | 29.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
326,688 | 79,313,884 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
112,000 | 84,634,499 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
268,476 | 65,262,333 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,244 | $10,757 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
31,526 | 8,642,681 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
435 | 47,397 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
381,754 | 52,454,9001 |
