Neah Bay, WA

Census Place

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2024 Population
955
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
33.5
16.7% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
21%
16.4% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$44,276
22.3% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$151,200
5.5% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
425
12.7% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Neah Bay, 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.

99% of the residents in Neah Bay, WA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Neah Bay, WA was $151,200, and the homeownership rate was 75.4%.

Most people in Neah Bay, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Neah Bay, WA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Neah Bay, WA is home to a population of 955 people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.93% of Neah Bay, WA residents were born outside of the country (28 people).

In 2024, there were 2.69 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (529 people) in Neah Bay, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 197 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 87 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99%
2024 Citizenship
99.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Neah Bay, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Neah Bay, WA was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Neah Bay, WA
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    529 ± 105
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    197 ± 82
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    87 ± 35
10.7%
Hispanic Population
102 people

In 2024, there were 2.69 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (529 people) in Neah Bay, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 197 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 87 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.7% of the people in Neah Bay, WA are hispanic (102 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Neah Bay, WA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    248,556 ± 12,042 people
  2. India
    107,324 ± 7,987 people
  3. China
    89,838 ± 7,316 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 248,556 Washington residents, followed by India with 107,324 and China with 89,838.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.93%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
28 people
2.56%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
27 people

As of 2024, 2.93% of Neah Bay, WA residents (28 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Neah Bay, WA was 2.56%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    12 ± 23
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    10 ± 17
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    6 ± 15

Neah Bay, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Neah Bay, WA employs 425 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Neah Bay, WA were Public Administration (101 people), Educational Services (65 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (50 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($78,259), Construction ($71,500), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,389).

Occupations

425
2024 Value
± 114
−12.7%
1 Year decline
± 40.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Neah Bay, WA declined at a rate of −12.7%, from 487 employees to 425 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Neah Bay, WA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (64 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (54 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (52 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Neah Bay, WA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

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

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Employment by Industries

425
2024 Value
± 114
−12.7%
1 Year decline
± 40.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Neah Bay, WA declined at a rate of −12.7%, from 487 employees to 425 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Neah Bay, WA, are Public Administration (101 people), Educational Services (65 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (50 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Neah Bay, WA, though some of these residents may live in Neah Bay, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$39,821
Median earning men ± $30,652
$30,000
Median earning women ± $12,681

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($78,170), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,389), and Public Administration ($31,786).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($42,500), Public Administration ($41,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,265).

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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%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

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.

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Neah Bay, WA was $151,200 in 2024, which is 0.454 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $160,000 to $151,200, a 5.5% decrease. The homeownership rate in Neah Bay, WA is 75.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Neah Bay, WA have an average commute time of 17.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Neah Bay, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$151,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$52,489
$227
Median Property Taxes
±$64

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 Neah Bay, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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Rent vs Own

75.4%
Homeownership
2024
75.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.4% of the housing units in Neah Bay, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.1%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$44,276
Median Household Income
± $21,546
301
Number of Households
± 73

In 2024, the median household income of the 301 households in Neah Bay, WA declined from $44,276 from the previous year's value of $56,974.

The following chart displays the households in Neah Bay, 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 $20k - $25k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Neah Bay, WA is from Washington.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Washington
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2023, the income inequality in Washington was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.9%)
  3. Walked (6.82%)

In 2024, 70.1% of workers in Neah Bay, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.9%) and those who walked to work (6.82%).

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.

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Commute Time

17.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Neah Bay, WA have a shorter commute time (17.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.86% of the workforce in Neah Bay, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Neah Bay, WA (193 out of 919 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Neah Bay, WA is Native American, followed by Two Or More and White.

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.

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Health

80.6% of the population of Neah Bay, WA has health coverage, with 21% on employee plans, 39.5% on Medicaid, 14.2% on Medicare, 5.99% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.4% under 18 years, 20.3% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

19.4%
Uninsured
21%
Employer Coverage
39.5%
Medicaid
14.2%
Medicare
5.99%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Neah Bay, WA declined by 7.17% from 20.9% to 19.4%.

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