Aberdeen, WA

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2022 Population

16,969

0.754% 1-year growth

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

37.1

5.1% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

21%

16.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$50,008

14.1% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$205,200

26.6% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

6,718

12.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Aberdeen, WA had a population of 17k people with a median age of 37.1 and a median household income of $50,008. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Aberdeen, WA grew from 16,842 to 16,969, a 0.754% increase and its median household income grew from $43,836 to $50,008, a 14.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Aberdeen, WA are White (Non-Hispanic) (69%), White (Hispanic) (8.36%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.74%), Other (Hispanic) (6.05%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.54%).

None of the households in Aberdeen, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.7% of the residents in Aberdeen, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Aberdeen, WA are Grays Harbor College (427 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Aberdeen, WA was $205,200, and the homeownership rate was 55.6%.

Most people in Aberdeen, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Aberdeen, WA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Aberdeen, WA is home to a population of 17k people, from which 93.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 7.94% of Aberdeen, WA residents were born outside of the country (1.35k people).

In 2022, there were 8.25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.7k people) in Aberdeen, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.42k White (Hispanic) and 1.14k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.7%

2022 Citizenship

93.2%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 93.7% of Aberdeen, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Aberdeen, WA was 93.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Aberdeen, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Aberdeen, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.7k ± 592
White (Hispanic)
1.42k ± 551
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.14k ± 487

21.4%

Hispanic Population

3.64k people

21.4% of the people in Aberdeen, WA are hispanic (3.64k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Aberdeen, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
244,390 ± 11,943 people
India
101,527 ± 7,771 people
China
86,360 ± 7,174 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 244,390 Washington residents, followed by India with 101,527 and China with 86,360.

Foreign-Born Population

7.94%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.35k people

7.96%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.34k people

As of 2022, 7.94% of Aberdeen, WA residents (1.35k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Aberdeen, WA was 7.96%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Aberdeen, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
430 ± 145
Gulf War (2001-)
193 ± 100
Gulf War (1990s)
127 ± 86

Aberdeen, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.23 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Aberdeen, WA employs 6.72k people. The largest industries in Aberdeen, WA are Retail Trade (848 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (836 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (823 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($80,125), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,387), and Finance & Insurance ($49,496).

Males in Washington have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $73,054. The income inequality in Washington (measured using the Gini index) is 0.47, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.72k

2022 Value

± 625

12.3%

1 Year growth

± 11.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Aberdeen, WA grew at a rate of 12.3%, from 5.98k employees to 6.72k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Aberdeen, WA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (850 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (608 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (517 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Aberdeen, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.72k

2022 Value

± 625

12.3%

1 Year growth

± 11.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Aberdeen, WA grew at a rate of 12.3%, from 5.98k employees to 6.72k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Aberdeen, WA, are Retail Trade (848 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (836 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (823 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Aberdeen, WA, though some of these residents may live in Aberdeen, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,618

Median earning men ± $8,616

$29,745

Median earning women ± $3,892

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($61,773), Other Services Except Public Administration ($56,146), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,203).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($60,174), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,074), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,023).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.62%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.97%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Aberdeen, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (58%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.97%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.97%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

Maria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Washington

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Washington have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Aberdeen, WA awarded 427 degrees. The student population of Aberdeen, WA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 657 male students and 818 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Aberdeen, WA are White (276 and 64.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (65 and 15.2%), Two or More Races (37 and 8.67%), and Unknown (27 and 6.32%).

The largest universities in Aberdeen, WA by number of degrees awarded are Grays Harbor College (427 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Aberdeen, WA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (162 and 37.9%), Other Mental, Social Health Services, & Allied Professions (43 and 10.1%), and Early Childhood Education & Teaching (41 and 9.6%).

The median tuition cost in Aberdeen, WA for a public four year colleges is $3,928 for in-state students and $9,607 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,475 students enrolled in Aberdeen, WA, 44.5% men and 55.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 905 records, of which 57.5% were women and 42.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Mental, Social Health Services, & Allied Professions
30 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
24 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
162 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Aberdeen, WA was Other Mental, Social Health Services, & Allied Professions with 30 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Aberdeen, WA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Grays Harbor College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

427 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Grays Harbor College with 427 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 182 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Aberdeen, WA, which is 0.743 times less than the 245 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 276 degrees mean that there were 4.25 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 65 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,928) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($677) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($942) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.975% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.954% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.41M), Some college (1.4M), and Bachelors Degree (1.33M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Aberdeen, WA was $205,200 in 2022, which is 0.728 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $162,100 to $205,200, a 26.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Aberdeen, WA is 55.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Aberdeen, WA have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Aberdeen, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Aberdeen, WA is $50,008. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Aberdeen, WA was Census Tract 8 with a value of $89,172, followed by Census Tract 7 and Census Tract 11, with respective values of $70,714 and $57,692.

Housing

Property

$205,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$15,764

$3,581

Median Property Taxes

±$462

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Aberdeen, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Aberdeen, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

55.6%

Homeownership

2022

66.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 55.6% of the housing units in Aberdeen, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Aberdeen, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 8
Census Tract 7
Census Tract 11

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Aberdeen, WA was Census Tract 8 with a value of $89,172, followed by Census Tract 7 and Census Tract 11, with respective values of $70,714 and $57,692.

The following map shows all of the places in Aberdeen, WA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,008

Median Household Income

± $4,771

6.44k

Number of Households

± 609

In 2022, the median household income of the 6.44k households in Aberdeen, WA grew to $50,008 from the previous year's value of $43,836.

The following chart displays the households in Aberdeen, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Aberdeen, WA is from Washington.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2021 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2022, the income inequality in Washington was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.1%)
Carpooled (11.2%)
Worked At Home (5.95%)

In 2022, 77.1% of workers in Aberdeen, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.2%) and those who worked at home (5.95%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Aberdeen, WA have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.17% of the workforce in Aberdeen, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Aberdeen, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Aberdeen, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Aberdeen, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Aberdeen, WA (3.49k out of 16.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Aberdeen, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91% of the population of Aberdeen, WA has health coverage, with 31.2% on employee plans, 35.5% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 7.44% on non-group plans, and 2.06% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Grays Harbor County, WA see 3038 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.2% increase from the previous year (3002 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1921 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 240 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,038 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Grays Harbor County, WA

Primary care physicians in Grays Harbor County, WA see an average of 3,038 patients per year. This represents a 1.2% increase from the previous year (3,002 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Grays Harbor County, WA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.7% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.04%

Uninsured

31.2%

Employer Coverage

35.5%

Medicaid

14.8%

Medicare

7.44%

Non-Group

2.06%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Aberdeen, WA declined by 5.38% from 9.55% to 9.04%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Aberdeen, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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