Mason County, Washington Demographics

Mason County is 2nd in Washington out of 39 other counties in Home ownership rate

Mason County is 7th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Mason County is 8th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Mason County is 10th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Two or More

Mason County is 12th in Washington out of 39 other counties in People per household

Mason County is 13th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Mason County is 14th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Mason County is 14th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Mason County is 15th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Mason County is 16th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Home median value

Size Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	60,832	20th	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	959.4	29th	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	63.3	14th	101.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	5.2%	25th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.8%	28th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.9%	13th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.7%	24th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.1%	25th	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	88.9%	25th	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.3%	15th	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	4.3%	7th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.3%	24th	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.4%	8th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.8%	10th	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	19th	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	82.4%	18th	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	48.3%	37th	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.4%	31st	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	33,033	19th	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.4%	37th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	22,914	19th	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	79.4%	2nd	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$223,800	16th	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	12th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	121	24th	28,118	829,658

Income Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$23,082	25th	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$48,912	17th	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.3%	17th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Mason County	Rank	Washington	US
Non-farm private establishments	970	24th	173,511	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	9,276	22nd	2,355,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,216	20th	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$420,213	22nd	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,395	27th	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$115,435	14th	$12,389,422	$613,795,732