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Mason County, Washington (WA)

County population in 2022: 68,166 (36% urban, 64% rural); it was 49,405 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 12,443
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,031
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 14,947
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,358 (it was 3,965 in 2000)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

36%

Land area: 961 sq. mi.

Water area: 90.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 71 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Mason County: 87.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (18.9%), Public administration (10.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 65%
  • Government: 28%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Mason County, WA (2022)
    • 51,31875.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 8,21612.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4,3596.4%Two or more races
    • 2,3313.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1,1431.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 6430.9%Asian alone
    • 880.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 680.10%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

45.3 years
Washington median age:

38.4 years
Males: 35,324  (51.8%)
Females: 32,842  (48.2%)
Average household size:
Mason County:

2.0 people
Washington:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $80,139 ($39,586 in 1999)
This county:

$80,139
Washington:

$91,306

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,001 (lower quartile is $626, upper quartile is $1,338)
This county:

$1001
State:

$1495


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $429,300 (it was $120,400 in 2000)
Mason:

$429,300
Washington:

$569,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $226,800 - $603,600

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $537,101
Here:

$537,101
State:

$734,307

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,519,725
Here:

$1,519,725
State:

$657,697

In 2-unit structures: $473,026
Here:

$473,026
State:

$534,634

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $829,126
Here:

$829,126
State:

$503,183

Mobile homes: $246,485
Here:

$246,485
State:

$218,362

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $117,920
Here:

$117,920
State:

$159,523

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,725
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $524

Institutionalized population: 2,208

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 15
  • Robberies: 14
  • Assaults: 56
  • Burglaries: 239
  • Thefts: 453
  • Auto thefts: 94

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 15
  • Robberies: 5
  • Assaults: 52
  • Burglaries: 328
  • Thefts: 419
  • Auto thefts: 89
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 240 buildings, average cost: $297,700
  • 2021: 322 buildings, average cost: $258,400
  • 2020: 303 buildings, average cost: $259,200
  • 2019: 291 buildings, average cost: $254,700
  • 2018: 266 buildings, average cost: $243,900
  • 2017: 208 buildings, average cost: $244,900
  • 2016: 166 buildings, average cost: $269,500
  • 2015: 111 buildings, average cost: $394,200
  • 2014: 108 buildings, average cost: $256,800
  • 2013: 120 buildings, average cost: $219,600
  • 2012: 121 buildings, average cost: $219,800
  • 2011: 134 buildings, average cost: $200,100
  • 2010: 140 buildings, average cost: $202,800
  • 2009: 149 buildings, average cost: $137,200
  • 2008: 236 buildings, average cost: $134,400
  • 2007: 411 buildings, average cost: $136,500
  • 2006: 516 buildings, average cost: $135,200
  • 2005: 601 buildings, average cost: $129,400
  • 2004: 508 buildings, average cost: $145,900
  • 2003: 460 buildings, average cost: $81,800
  • 2002: 413 buildings, average cost: $82,000
  • 2001: 373 buildings, average cost: $78,800
  • 2000: 364 buildings, average cost: $78,100
  • 1999: 364 buildings, average cost: $77,100
  • 1998: 385 buildings, average cost: $78,500
  • 1997: 367 buildings, average cost: $77,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Mason, WA residents
Average permit cost in Mason, WA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,737 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,966 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Mason, WA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Mason, WA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Mason, WA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 10.9%
Mason County:

10.9%
Washington:

10.0%
(7.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.9% for Black residents, 26.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 40.6% for American Indian residents, 3.4% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 30.0% for other race residents, 14.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 45.3 years old
(Males: 44.1 years old, Females: 46.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 51.4 years old, Black residents: 43.7 years old, American Indian residents: 30.3 years old, Asian residents: 44.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.1 years old, Other race residents: 16.6 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mason County is $540 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $884 a month.

Cities in this county include: Shelton, Belfair, Olympic, Tahuya, Kamilche, Allyn-Grapeview, Allyn, Grapeview, Skokomish Reservation, Union.

Mason County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2023 air pollution in Mason County:

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 4.3 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Bayfield County, Wisconsin , Fallon County, Montana , Island County , Idaho County, Idaho , Missoula County, Montana , Whatcom County , Shoshone County, Idaho , Rosebud County, Montana , Norman County, Minnesota .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

6.4%
Washington:

4.6%

Unemployment by year in Mason, WA
County total employment by year in Mason, WA
County average yearly wages by year in Mason, WA

Current college students: 1,522
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,849 (26.0% naturalized citizens)

Mason County:

7.1%
Whole state:

15.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1,8332010 or later
  • 9612000 to 2009
  • 6611990 to 1999
  • 4151980 to 1989
  • 2031970 to 1979
  • 723Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): ' minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.2%

Mason County marital status for males Mason County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 26,339
  • One, attached: 303
  • Two: 358
  • 3 or 4: 314
  • 5 to 9: 232
  • 10 to 19: 145
  • 20 to 49: 110
  • 50 or more: 182
  • Mobile homes: 5,538
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 392

Housing units in Mason County with a mortgage: 14,233 (1,248 second mortgage, 149 home equity loan, 783 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 280

Here:

4.8% with mortgage
State:

98.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Mason County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic8,5362
Evangelical Protestant3,32726
Other2,6498
Mainline Protestant2,43512
None43,752-
Mason County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
Mason County:

1.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.35 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10
This county:

1.76 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

1.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22
Mason County:

3.87 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.67 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 32
This county:

5.63 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.26 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Mason County:

8.8%
Washington:

7.7%

Adult obesity rate:
Mason County:

29.9%
State:

25.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.7%
State:

13.9%

Agriculture in Mason County:

Average size of farms: 68 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $162,524
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1008.13
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.39%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.27%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $68,528
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.20%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.56%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45,072
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.88%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.17
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.68%
Vegetables: 123 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 53 acres

Earthquake activity:

Mason County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1291% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 28.7 miles away from Mason County center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 21.1 miles away from the county center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) earthquake occurred 29.1 miles away from the county center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 36.2 miles away from the county center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 18.6 miles away from Mason County center
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 473.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Washington Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4481-WA: March 22, 2020, FEMA Id: 4481, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Washington Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 20, 2020 - February 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4539, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Washington Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides, Tornado, Incident Period: December 10, 2018 - December 24, 2018, FEMA Id: 4418, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Washington Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides, and a Tornado, Incident Period: December 01, 2015 to December 14, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4253: February 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 4253, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Washington Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: November 12, 2015 to November 21, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4249: January 15, 2016, FEMA Id: 4249, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Washington Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: January 14, 2012 to January 23, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4056: March 05, 2012, FEMA Id: 4056, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Washington Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, Mudslides, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 06, 2009 to January 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1817: January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 1817, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Washington Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow, Incident Period: December 12, 2008 to January 05, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1825: March 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1825, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
  • Washington Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 01, 2007 to December 17, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1734: December 08, 2007, FEMA Id: 1734, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Washington Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 14, 2006 to December 15, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1682: February 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1682, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide
  • 15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Mason County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 22
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 17, Storms: 12, Mudslides: 11, Landslides: 10, Winter Storms: 7, Winds: 5, Earthquakes: 2, Snows: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Mason

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 12,516 (68.5%)
  • Carpooled: 1,917 (10.5%)
  • Bus: 15 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 8 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 160 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 6 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 327 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 3,457 (18.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Retail trade (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (15%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (6%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Guatemala (33%)
  • Mexico (20%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Uganda (4%)
  • Vietnam (4%)
  • Philippines (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Mason County


  • German (11%)
  • English (9%)
  • American (8%)
  • European (7%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • Norwegian (5%)
  • Scottish (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Mason County, Washington in 2010:

  • 1,851 people in state prisons
  • 206 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 100 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 84 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 51 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 26 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 14 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Mason County, Washington in 2000:

  • 1,833 people in state prisons
  • 157 people in nursing homes
  • 132 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 97 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 60 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 45 people in other group homes
  • 7 people in other workers' dormitories
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $68,948.

10.61% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($72,584 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.61%
Washington average:

7.53%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.03% relocated from other counties in Washington ($56,282 average AGI)
2.58% relocated from other states ($16,303 average AGI)
Mason County:

2.58%
Washington average:

3.85%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Kitsap County, WA  1.80% ($66,574 average AGI)
from Thurston County, WA  1.70% ($53,411)
from Pierce County, WA  1.42% ($83,080)
from King County, WA  1.38% ($116,915)
from Grays Harbor County, WA  0.40% ($72,764)
from Snohomish County, WA  0.33% ($89,739)
from Lewis County, WA  0.14% ($45,459)


8.47% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($52,032 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.47%
Washington average:

7.40%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.83% relocated to other counties in Washington ($34,001 average AGI)
2.64% relocated to other states ($18,031 average AGI)
Mason County:

2.64%
Washington average:

3.73%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Thurston County, WA  1.48% ($53,701 average AGI)
to Kitsap County, WA  1.27% ($49,954)
to Pierce County, WA  0.80% ($65,083)
to King County, WA  0.55% ($50,902)
to Grays Harbor County, WA  0.36% ($39,118)
to Snohomish County, WA  0.22% ($57,362)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.18% ($79,130)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9

Births per 1000 population in Mason County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Mason County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Mason County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mason County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Mason County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Mason County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Mason County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Mason County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Mason County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 11,718 (9,724 aged, 1,994 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,146 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Mason County, Washington in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,021)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (777)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (632)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (552)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (457)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (313)
  • Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (253)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (125)
  • Unspecified dementia (121)
  • Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (103)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.86
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,585
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 91
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 24,910

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 977
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,014
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 72

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 145.8. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 82.5
  • Other - 63.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 68,166
  • Male householders: 13,995 (2,103 living alone), Female householders: 13,104 (3,247 living alone)
  • 14,876 spouses (14,714 opposite-sex spouses), 2,372 unmarried partners, (2,352 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,270 children (15,138 natural, 117 adopted, 1,015 stepchildren), 1,086 grandchildren, 541 brothers or sisters, 285 parents, 0 foster children, 1,730 other relatives, 1,920 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,987

Size of family households: 10,294 2-persons, 3,944 3-persons, 2,599 4-persons, 1,037 5-persons, 633 6-persons, 330 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,350 1-person, 2,673 2-persons, 172 3-persons, 67 5-persons.

7,670 married couples with children.
2,872 single-parent households (1,134 men, 1,738 women).

91.0% of residents of Mason speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $314,262,000 ($5,859 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $19,499,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $197,172,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $60,444,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,028,000
Federal grants: $42,204,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,200,000 ($1,001,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,214,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,945,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $36,297,000
Federal Government insurance: $45,700,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 2,918
Here:

54 per 1000 residents
State:

66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,743
Here:

50 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +357
Here:

+7 per 1000 residents
State:

+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +4,503
Here:

+83 per 1000 residents
State:

+13 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Mason County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.80 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

3.9

Year house built in Mason County, Washington
  • Year house built in Mason County, Washington
  • 6202020 or later
  • 2,6252010 to 2019
  • 7,3582000 to 2009
  • 7,1331990 to 1999
  • 3,8821980 to 1989
  • 4,8311970 to 1979
  • 2,7091960 to 1969
  • 1,5591950 to 1959
  • 1,5721940 to 1949
  • 1,8621939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Mason County, Washington
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason County, Washington
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason County, Washington
  • 681 room
  • 7282 rooms
  • 1,7903 rooms
  • 2,2444 rooms
  • 5,2445 rooms
  • 4,4726 rooms
  • 3,2527 rooms
  • 2,5808 rooms
  • 1,9849+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County, Washington
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County, Washington
  • 2821 room
  • 1972 rooms
  • 8803 rooms
  • 1,0754 rooms
  • 1,4505 rooms
  • 5326 rooms
  • 2427 rooms
  • 798 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mason County, Washington
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason County, Washington
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason County, Washington
  • 117no bedroom
  • 1,8371 bedroom
  • 5,0492 bedrooms
  • 12,0543 bedrooms
  • 2,7764 bedrooms
  • 5295+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County, Washington
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County, Washington
  • 282no bedroom
  • 9111 bedroom
  • 1,9672 bedrooms
  • 1,4523 bedrooms
  • 1254 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County, Washington in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 905no vehicle
  • 4,2421 vehicle
  • 8,4062 vehicles
  • 5,3323 vehicles
  • 2,1744 vehicles
  • 1,3035+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 612no vehicle
  • 1,3511 vehicle
  • 1,9722 vehicles
  • 5303 vehicles
  • 664 vehicles
  • 2065+ vehicles

89.9% of Mason County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Washington.

Mason County:

89.9%
State average:

85.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 37,694
  • Other state: 24,664
  • Northeast: 2,403
  • Midwest: 6,438
  • South: 5,304
  • West: 10,519
Year householders moved into unit in Mason County, WA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Mason County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 72.1%Electricity
  • 11.5%Wood
  • 8.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 6.7%Utility gas
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 77.3%Electricity
  • 10.7%Utility gas
  • 6.5%Wood
  • 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 347
Here:

6.3%
Washington:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 110
Here:

3.4%
Washington:

9.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 251
Here:

15.4%
Washington:

16.5%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Mason County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,927,000
  • Charges - Other: $6,686,000
    Other: $5,209,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,300,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,445,000
    Sewerage: $2,190,000
    Sewerage: $2,167,000
    Regular Highways: $131,000
    Regular Highways: $118,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $55,000
    Parks and Recreation: $53,000
    Parks and Recreation: $45,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,434,000
    Regular Highways: $3,601,000
    Parks and Recreation: $938,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $213,000
    General Public Buildings: $196,000
    Parks and Recreation: $149,000
    Correctional Institutions: $65,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $51,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,000
    General - Other: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,718,000
    Regular Highways: $9,647,000
    Police Protection: $8,889,000
    Police Protection: $8,773,000
    Health - Other: $5,568,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,450,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,319,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,235,000
    Health - Other: $5,071,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,602,000
    Financial Administration: $3,941,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,854,000
    Financial Administration: $3,374,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,216,000
    General - Other: $3,122,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,002,000
    General - Other: $2,729,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,513,000
    Sewerage: $2,017,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,857,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,737,000
    Sewerage: $1,714,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,633,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,435,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,294,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,196,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,039,000
    General Public Buildings: $998,000
    Housing and Community Development: $992,000
    Corrections - Other: $936,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $675,000
    Parks and Recreation: $495,000
    Parks and Recreation: $474,000
    Water Utilities: $196,000
    Water Utilities: $125,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $75,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $62,000
    Libraries: $30,000
    Local Fire Protection: $27,000
    Libraries: $18,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Natural Resources: $323,000
    Other: $297,000
    General Local Government Support: $289,000
    General Local Government Support: $263,000
    Natural Resources: $141,000
    Other: $103,000
    Health and Hospitals: $54,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,421,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,039,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $1,254,000
    Other - General - Other: $304,000
    Other - Health - Other: $174,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $134,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
    Other - Financial Administration: $99,000
    Other - Sewerage: $45,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $39,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $37,000
    Other - Water Utilities: $13,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $2,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,344,000
    Health and Hospitals: $815,000
    Other: $805,000
    Health and Hospitals: $740,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,195,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,861,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,263,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,057,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,962,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,537,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,157,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,604,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,499,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,167,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $985,000
    General Revenue - Other: $928,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $885,000
    Sale of Property: $751,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $358,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $301,000
    General Revenue - Other: $258,000
    Special Assessments: $223,000
    Sale of Property: $206,000
    Rents: $174,000
    Special Assessments: $81,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $560,000
    Regular Highways: $481,000
    Sewerage: $368,000
    Solid Waste Management: $224,000
    Solid Waste Management: $220,000
    Water Utilities: $215,000
    Regular Highways: $149,000
    Police Protection: $111,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $104,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $72,000
    General - Other: $69,000
    Health - Other: $56,000
    Correctional Institutions: $36,000
    Transit Utilities: $33,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
    Financial Administration: $30,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
    Police Protection: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,517,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,190,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $220,000
    Water Utilities: $209,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $9,730,000
    Other: $7,288,000
    Highways: $4,049,000
    Highways: $3,603,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,900,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,716,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,526,000
    General Local Government Support: $312,000
    Housing and Community Development: $161,000
    Housing and Community Development: $133,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,220,000
    Property: $19,479,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,406,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,586,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,528,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,103,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,782,000
    Other: $1,471,000
    Other: $1,254,000
    Other License: $1,197,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,089,000
    Severance: $1,032,000
    Other License: $961,000
    Other Selective Sales: $621,000
    Other Selective Sales: $398,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $372,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $340,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $188,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $164,000
    Amusements Sales: $77,000
    Amusements Sales: $53,000
    Public Utility License: $36,000
    Severance: $26,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $26,390,000
    : $26,034,000

Mason County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,927,000
  • Charges - Other: $6,686,000
    Other: $5,209,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,300,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,445,000
    Sewerage: $2,190,000
    Sewerage: $2,167,000
    Regular Highways: $131,000
    Regular Highways: $118,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $55,000
    Parks and Recreation: $53,000
    Parks and Recreation: $45,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,434,000
    Regular Highways: $3,601,000
    Parks and Recreation: $938,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $213,000
    General Public Buildings: $196,000
    Parks and Recreation: $149,000
    Correctional Institutions: $65,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $51,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,000
    General - Other: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,718,000
    Regular Highways: $9,647,000
    Police Protection: $8,889,000
    Police Protection: $8,773,000
    Health - Other: $5,568,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,450,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,319,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,235,000
    Health - Other: $5,071,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,602,000
    Financial Administration: $3,941,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,854,000
    Financial Administration: $3,374,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,216,000
    General - Other: $3,122,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,002,000
    General - Other: $2,729,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,513,000
    Sewerage: $2,017,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,857,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,737,000
    Sewerage: $1,714,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,633,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,435,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,294,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,196,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,039,000
    General Public Buildings: $998,000
    Housing and Community Development: $992,000
    Corrections - Other: $936,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $675,000
    Parks and Recreation: $495,000
    Parks and Recreation: $474,000
    Water Utilities: $196,000
    Water Utilities: $125,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $75,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $62,000
    Libraries: $30,000
    Local Fire Protection: $27,000
    Libraries: $18,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Natural Resources: $323,000
    Other: $297,000
    General Local Government Support: $289,000
    General Local Government Support: $263,000
    Natural Resources: $141,000
    Other: $103,000
    Health and Hospitals: $54,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,421,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,039,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $1,254,000
    Other - General - Other: $304,000
    Other - Health - Other: $174,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $134,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
    Other - Financial Administration: $99,000
    Other - Sewerage: $45,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $39,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $37,000
    Other - Water Utilities: $13,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $2,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,344,000
    Health and Hospitals: $815,000
    Other: $805,000
    Health and Hospitals: $740,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,195,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,861,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,263,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,057,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,962,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,537,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,157,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,604,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,499,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,167,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $985,000
    General Revenue - Other: $928,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $885,000
    Sale of Property: $751,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $358,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $301,000
    General Revenue - Other: $258,000
    Special Assessments: $223,000
    Sale of Property: $206,000
    Rents: $174,000
    Special Assessments: $81,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $560,000
    Regular Highways: $481,000
    Sewerage: $368,000
    Solid Waste Management: $224,000
    Solid Waste Management: $220,000
    Water Utilities: $215,000
    Regular Highways: $149,000
    Police Protection: $111,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $104,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $72,000
    General - Other: $69,000
    Health - Other: $56,000
    Correctional Institutions: $36,000
    Transit Utilities: $33,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
    Financial Administration: $30,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
    Police Protection: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,517,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,190,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $220,000
    Water Utilities: $209,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $9,730,000
    Other: $7,288,000
    Highways: $4,049,000
    Highways: $3,603,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,900,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,716,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,526,000
    General Local Government Support: $312,000
    Housing and Community Development: $161,000
    Housing and Community Development: $133,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,220,000
    Property: $19,479,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,406,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,586,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,528,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,103,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,782,000
    Other: $1,471,000
    Other: $1,254,000
    Other License: $1,197,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,089,000
    Severance: $1,032,000
    Other License: $961,000
    Other Selective Sales: $621,000
    Other Selective Sales: $398,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $372,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $340,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $188,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $164,000
    Amusements Sales: $77,000
    Amusements Sales: $53,000
    Public Utility License: $36,000
    Severance: $26,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $26,390,000
    : $26,034,000

Mason County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,927,000
  • Charges - Other: $6,686,000
    Other: $5,209,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,300,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,445,000
    Sewerage: $2,190,000
    Sewerage: $2,167,000
    Regular Highways: $131,000
    Regular Highways: $118,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $55,000
    Parks and Recreation: $53,000
    Parks and Recreation: $45,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,434,000
    Regular Highways: $3,601,000
    Parks and Recreation: $938,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $213,000
    General Public Buildings: $196,000
    Parks and Recreation: $149,000
    Correctional Institutions: $65,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $51,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,000
    General - Other: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,718,000
    Regular Highways: $9,647,000
    Police Protection: $8,889,000
    Police Protection: $8,773,000
    Health - Other: $5,568,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,450,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,319,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,235,000
    Health - Other: $5,071,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,602,000
    Financial Administration: $3,941,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,854,000
    Financial Administration: $3,374,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,216,000
    General - Other: $3,122,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,002,000
    General - Other: $2,729,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,513,000
    Sewerage: $2,017,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,857,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,737,000
    Sewerage: $1,714,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,633,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,435,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,294,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,196,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,039,000
    General Public Buildings: $998,000
    Housing and Community Development: $992,000
    Corrections - Other: $936,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $675,000
    Parks and Recreation: $495,000
    Parks and Recreation: $474,000
    Water Utilities: $196,000
    Water Utilities: $125,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $75,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $62,000
    Libraries: $30,000
    Local Fire Protection: $27,000
    Libraries: $18,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Natural Resources: $323,000
    Other: $297,000
    General Local Government Support: $289,000
    General Local Government Support: $263,000
    Natural Resources: $141,000
    Other: $103,000
    Health and Hospitals: $54,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,421,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,039,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $1,254,000
    Other - General - Other: $304,000
    Other - Health - Other: $174,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $134,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
    Other - Financial Administration: $99,000
    Other - Sewerage: $45,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $39,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $37,000
    Other - Water Utilities: $13,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $2,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,344,000
    Health and Hospitals: $815,000
    Other: $805,000
    Health and Hospitals: $740,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,195,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,861,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,263,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,057,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,962,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,537,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,157,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,604,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,499,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,167,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $985,000
    General Revenue - Other: $928,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $885,000
    Sale of Property: $751,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $358,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $301,000
    General Revenue - Other: $258,000
    Special Assessments: $223,000
    Sale of Property: $206,000
    Rents: $174,000
    Special Assessments: $81,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $560,000
    Regular Highways: $481,000
    Sewerage: $368,000
    Solid Waste Management: $224,000
    Solid Waste Management: $220,000
    Water Utilities: $215,000
    Regular Highways: $149,000
    Police Protection: $111,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $104,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $72,000
    General - Other: $69,000
    Health - Other: $56,000
    Correctional Institutions: $36,000
    Transit Utilities: $33,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
    Financial Administration: $30,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
    Police Protection: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,517,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,190,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $220,000
    Water Utilities: $209,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $9,730,000
    Other: $7,288,000
    Highways: $4,049,000
    Highways: $3,603,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,900,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,716,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,526,000
    General Local Government Support: $312,000
    Housing and Community Development: $161,000
    Housing and Community Development: $133,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,220,000
    Property: $19,479,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,406,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,586,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,528,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,103,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,782,000
    Other: $1,471,000
    Other: $1,254,000
    Other License: $1,197,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,089,000
    Severance: $1,032,000
    Other License: $961,000
    Other Selective Sales: $621,000
    Other Selective Sales: $398,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $372,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $340,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $188,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $164,000
    Amusements Sales: $77,000
    Amusements Sales: $53,000
    Public Utility License: $36,000
    Severance: $26,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $26,390,000
    : $26,034,000

Mason County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,927,000
  • Charges - Other: $6,686,000
    Other: $5,209,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,300,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,445,000
    Sewerage: $2,190,000
    Sewerage: $2,167,000
    Regular Highways: $131,000
    Regular Highways: $118,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $55,000
    Parks and Recreation: $53,000
    Parks and Recreation: $45,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,434,000
    Regular Highways: $3,601,000
    Parks and Recreation: $938,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $213,000
    General Public Buildings: $196,000
    Parks and Recreation: $149,000
    Correctional Institutions: $65,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $51,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,000
    General - Other: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,718,000
    Regular Highways: $9,647,000
    Police Protection: $8,889,000
    Police Protection: $8,773,000
    Health - Other: $5,568,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,450,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,319,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,235,000
    Health - Other: $5,071,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,602,000
    Financial Administration: $3,941,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,854,000
    Financial Administration: $3,374,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,216,000
    General - Other: $3,122,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,002,000
    General - Other: $2,729,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,513,000
    Sewerage: $2,017,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,857,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,737,000
    Sewerage: $1,714,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,633,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,435,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,294,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,196,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,039,000
    General Public Buildings: $998,000
    Housing and Community Development: $992,000
    Corrections - Other: $936,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $675,000
    Parks and Recreation: $495,000
    Parks and Recreation: $474,000
    Water Utilities: $196,000
    Water Utilities: $125,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $75,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $62,000
    Libraries: $30,000
    Local Fire Protection: $27,000
    Libraries: $18,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Natural Resources: $323,000
    Other: $297,000
    General Local Government Support: $289,000
    General Local Government Support: $263,000
    Natural Resources: $141,000
    Other: $103,000
    Health and Hospitals: $54,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,421,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,039,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $1,254,000
    Other - General - Other: $304,000
    Other - Health - Other: $174,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $134,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
    Other - Financial Administration: $99,000
    Other - Sewerage: $45,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $39,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $37,000
    Other - Water Utilities: $13,000
    Other - Housing and Community Development: $2,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,344,000
    Health and Hospitals: $815,000
    Other: $805,000
    Health and Hospitals: $740,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,195,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $50,861,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,263,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,057,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,962,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,537,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,157,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,604,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,499,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,167,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $985,000
    General Revenue - Other: $928,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $885,000
    Sale of Property: $751,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $358,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $301,000
    General Revenue - Other: $258,000
    Special Assessments: $223,000
    Sale of Property: $206,000
    Rents: $174,000
    Special Assessments: $81,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $560,000
    Regular Highways: $481,000
    Sewerage: $368,000
    Solid Waste Management: $224,000
    Solid Waste Management: $220,000
    Water Utilities: $215,000
    Regular Highways: $149,000
    Police Protection: $111,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $104,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $72,000
    General - Other: $69,000
    Health - Other: $56,000
    Correctional Institutions: $36,000
    Transit Utilities: $33,000
    Sewerage: $33,000
    Financial Administration: $30,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,000
    Police Protection: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,517,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,190,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $220,000
    Water Utilities: $209,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $9,730,000
    Other: $7,288,000
    Highways: $4,049,000
    Highways: $3,603,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,900,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,716,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,526,000
    General Local Government Support: $312,000
    Housing and Community Development: $161,000
    Housing and Community Development: $133,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,220,000
    Property: $19,479,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,406,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,586,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,528,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,103,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,782,000
    Other: $1,471,000
    Other: $1,254,000
    Other License: $1,197,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,089,000
    Severance: $1,032,000
    Other License: $961,000
    Other Selective Sales: $621,000
    Other Selective Sales: $398,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $372,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $340,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $188,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $164,000
    Amusements Sales: $77,000
    Amusements Sales: $53,000
    Public Utility License: $36,000
    Severance: $26,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $26,390,000
    : $26,034,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,264
  • Number of aged recipients: 58
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,206
  • Number of recipients under 18: 155
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 971
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 138
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 399
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 687
Most common first names in Mason County, WA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Robert18071.1 years
John17176.8 years
William16273.8 years
Mary12579.0 years
George12176.1 years
James11774.8 years
Charles9776.5 years
Helen8781.3 years
Donald8569.9 years
Richard8467.7 years
Most common last names in Mason County, WA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith8873.5 years
Johnson8578.1 years
Anderson6675.0 years
Brown4578.0 years
Miller3673.9 years
Wilson3077.2 years
Nelson2877.4 years
White2875.4 years
Jones2575.0 years
Carlson2476.3 years
Businesses in Mason County, WA
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware2McDonald's3
Blockbuster1Pizza Hut1
Burger King1Rite Aid1
Curves1Safeway2
Dairy Queen1Starbucks3
Dennys1Subway4
Domino's Pizza1Super 81
FedEx4T-Mobile1
Ford1Taco Bell1
H&R Block2True Value1
Jack In The Box1U-Haul2
Kroger2UPS4
La-Z-Boy1Vons2
Lane Furniture1Walmart1
MasterBrand Cabinets3