Mason County, Washington

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 66,968
Median household income: $78,359
Median home value: $377,400

Home to 66,968 residents, Mason County is one of Washington's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $78,359 runs below the Washington figure of $94,952.

From 2019 to 2023, Mason County's population grew 5.0% from 63,804 to 66,968, while its median household income rose 36.0% from $57,634 to $78,359.

The median resident is 44.8 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 66,968
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $78,359
Median home value: $377,400
Median gross rent: $1,205
Housing units: 33,751
Homeownership rate: 81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

63,80466,968

Median household income

$57,634$78,359

Median home value

$226,500$377,400

Median gross rent

$988$1,205

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	63,804	$57,634	$226,500	$988
2020	65,326	$60,565	$249,100	$1,025
2021	64,964	$66,325	$278,100	$1,050
2022	66,053	$74,388	$340,300	$1,137
2023	66,968	$78,359	$377,400	$1,205

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,384	5.1%
5 to 17	9,725	14.5%
18 to 24	4,528	6.8%
25 to 34	8,008	12.0%
35 to 44	7,914	11.8%
45 to 54	7,268	10.9%
55 to 64	10,259	15.3%
65 to 74	9,982	14.9%
75 and over	5,900	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,737	75.8%
Black or African American	670	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	918	1.4%
Asian	672	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	173	0.3%
Some other race	705	1.1%
Two or more races	4,965	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,128	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,386	8.9%
High school graduate	14,814	30.0%
Some college or associate's	19,275	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,977	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,879	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,355	71.8%
Carpooled	3,203	12.5%
Public transit	330	1.3%
Walked	347	1.4%
Bicycle	9	0.0%
Worked from home	2,977	11.6%
Other means	352	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,802	21.3%
15 to 29 min	4,900	21.7%
30 to 44 min	5,169	22.9%
45 to 59 min	3,711	16.4%
60+ min	4,014	17.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 12.6% (8,232 of 65,298)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,259	68.0%
Nonfamily households	8,114	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,373	75.2%
Vacant	8,378	24.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,582	81.1%
Renter-occupied	4,791	18.9%

1-unit, detached77.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other17.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,005	77.0%
1-unit, attached	316	0.9%
2 to 4 units	774	2.3%
5 to 19 units	443	1.3%
20 or more units	262	0.8%
Mobile home & other	5,951	17.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 53045
State: Washington
Land area: 960 sq mi
Water area: 91 sq mi
Center point: 47.3508, -123.1731