Ocean Shores, WA City Data

Ocean Shores, WA is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 3,836 people who live in Ocean Shores and approximately 67,194 who live in Grays Harbor County. We want to help people moving to or living in Ocean Shores to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Ocean Shores. We have included Ocean Shores housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Ocean Shores Information

Grays Harbor County where Ocean Shores resides is 2,224.44 square miles. The resident population of this county is 67,194 and has a population rank of 729 out of all the places in the United States.

Ocean Shores has a total of 3,836 people and of those residents there are 1,853 males and 1,983 females. The median age of the male population is 50.9 and the female population is 52.3. There are approximately 794 births each year and around 814 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Ocean Shores varies per year, but currently 3,735 are one race and 101 are two or more races.

Of the 3,836 people who live in Ocean Shores, there are 706 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Ocean Shores is 363 male and 343 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 3,192.

General Ocean Shores Information
Total area in square miles - Grays Harbor County	2,224.44
Water area in square miles - Grays Harbor County	N/A
Resident population - Grays Harbor County	67,194
Population rank - Grays Harbor County	729
Total population	3,836
Total population (male)	1,853
Total population (female)	1,983
Population median age (male)	50.9
Population median age (female)	52.3
Births - Grays Harbor County	794
Deaths- Grays Harbor County	814
Population of one race	3,735
Population of two or more races	101
Population under 20 years	706
Population under 20 years (male)	363
Population under 20 years (female)	343
Total population 18 years and over	3,192

Ocean Shores Social Characteristics

There are 26,808 households in Ocean Shores. Families make up 18,015 of these households. The table below breaks down the Ocean Shores families into three different groups. Married-couple families (13,597), male householder with no wife present (1,341) and female householder with no husband present (3,042). The remainder of the Ocean Shores households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 8,894. Ocean Shores, WA moving companies help people in Ocean Shores move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Ocean Shores. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Ocean Shores is based, there are 26,956 females 15 and over; of those females there are 4,977 never married, 14,346 now married, 536 separated, 3,168 widowed, and 3,929 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 379 separated, 1,020 widowed and 3,488 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Ocean Shores social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Ocean Shores.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Grays Harbor County)
Total households	26,808
Family households (families)	18,015
With own children under 18 years	8,886
Married-couple family	13,597
With own children under 18 years	5,438
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,341
With own children under 18 years	818
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,042
With own children under 18 years	1,973
Nonfamily households	8,894
Householder living alone	7,162
65 years and over	3,114

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	358
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	740
Average household size	2.14
Average family size	2.55

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	3,122
Householder	1,199
Spouse	1,014
Child	712
Other relatives	35
Nonrelatives	70
Unmarried partner	29
Roomer or boarder	10
Housemate or roommate	18
Unmarried partner	83
Foster child	2
Other	11

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	714
Male householder	266
Male householder living alone	212
Male householder not living alone	54
Female householder	324
Female householder living alone	283
Female householder not living alone	41
Nonrelatives	124
Unmarried partner	54
Roomer or boarder	11
Housemate or roommate	37
Foster child	1
Other	21

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	26,956
Never married	4,977
Now married	14,346
Separated	536
Widowed	3,168
Divorced	3,929
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	379
Widowed	1,020
Divorced	3,488

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	3,836
Male	1,853
Under 5 years	91
5 to 9 years	92
10 to 14 years	83
15 to 17 years	61
18 and 19 years	36
20 years	16
21 years	14
22 to 24 years	25
25 to 29 years	77
30 to 34 years	77
35 to 39 years	80
40 to 44 years	123
45 to 49 years	115
50 to 54 years	163
55 to 59 years	128
60 and 61 years	54
62 to 64 years	89
65 and 66 years	84
67 to 69 years	113
70 to 74 years	149
75 to 79 years	100
80 to 84 years	57
85 years and over	26
Female	1,983
Under 5 years	79
5 to 9 years	79
10 to 14 years	92
15 to 17 years	67
18 and 19 years	26
20 years	9
21 years	11
22 to 24 years	39
25 to 29 years	79
30 to 34 years	79
35 to 39 years	108
40 to 44 years	103
45 to 49 years	161
50 to 54 years	160
55 to 59 years	169
60 and 61 years	78
62 to 64 years	100
65 and 66 years	81
67 to 69 years	108
70 to 74 years	144
75 to 79 years	110
80 to 84 years	60
85 years and over	41

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	3,836
One race	3,735
White	3,546
Black or African American	23
American Indian and Alaska Native	84
Asian	47
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4
Some other race	5
Two or more races	101

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	3,836
People who are White alone	3,546
People who are Black or African American alone	23
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	84
People who are Asian alone	47
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	4
People who are Hispanic or Latino	67
People who are Some other race alone	31

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	62,955
Same house	35,673
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	6,709
Different state or abroad	4,337
Different state	3,595
Abroad	742

PLACE OF BIRTH (Grays Harbor County)
Total resident population	67,194
Born in United States	40,718
State of residence	42,669
Different state	21,190
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	537
Foreign born	2,798

Ocean Shores Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Ocean Shores. That total enrollment is 16,737 for the population of the country, which includes Ocean Shores. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 7,852 and elementary or high school enrollment was 24,847 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,346.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Ocean Shores population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	16,737
Pre-kindergarten	1,074
Public	803
Private	271
Kindergarten	892
Public	833
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	8,045
Public	7,763
Private	282
Elementary and high school	12,424
Public	11,945
Private	479
High school grades 9 to 12	4,379
Public	4,182
Private	197
College, undergraduate years	2,119
Public	2,014
Private	105
Graduate or professional school	228
Public	171
Private	57
Not enrolled in school	47,878

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	44,588
Less than 9th grade	2,486
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,946
High school graduate	15,308
Some college, no degree	11,830
Associate's degree	3,372
Bachelor's degree	5,646
Graduate or professional degree	12.7
Percent high school graduate or higher	81.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	3,516

Ocean Shores Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 52,065 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Ocean Shores. The Ocean Shores occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (6,684), service occupations (5,440), sales and office occupations (6,286), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (1,289), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (3,199) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (4,658). The 52,065 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 19,471 private wage and salary workers, 5,426 government workers, 2,522 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Grays Harbor County)
Population 16 years and over	52,065
In labor force	30,120
Civilian labor force	30,062
Employed	27,556
Unemployed	2,506
Percent Unemployed	8.3
Armed Forces	58
Females 16 years and over	26,467
In labor force	13,727
Civilian labor force	13,720
Unemployed Civilian labor force	1,097
Armed forces	7
Males 16 years and over	25,598
In labor force	16,393
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	1,409
Armed forces	51

COMMUTING TO WORK (Grays Harbor County)
Workers 16 years and over	27,036
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	20,500
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	3,682
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	1,049
Other means	211
Worked at home	1,125
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	579,280

OCCUPATION (Grays Harbor County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	6,684
Management, professional, and related occupations	6,684
Service occupations	5,440
Sales and office occupations	6,286
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,289
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	3,199
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	4,658

INDUSTRY (Grays Harbor County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	6,684
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,001
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	3,437
Wholesale trade	722
Retail trade	3,572
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,315
Information	411
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,119
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	1,129
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,463
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	2,721
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	1,972

CLASS OF WORKER (Grays Harbor County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	6,684
Private wage and salary workers	19,471
Government workers	5,426
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2,522
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Ocean Shores Housing Characteristics

In Ocean Shores, WA there are 32,489 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 26,808 occupied and 5,681 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Ocean Shores, there are 22,321 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 489 units in Ocean Shores. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Ocean Shores, WA local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Ocean Shores, WA truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Ocean Shores. There are 544 housing units with rent less than $200, 612 with rent between $200-299, 2,662 with rent between $300-499 and 3,805 with rent for $500 and above. Full Ocean Shores gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Ocean Shores, WA home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Grays Harbor County)
Total housing units	32,489
Occupied housing units	26,808
Vacant housing units	5,681

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Grays Harbor County)
Total housing units	32,489
1-unit, detached	22,321
1-unit, attached	489
2 units	955
3 or 4 units	1,084
5 to 9 units	887
10 to 19 units	595
20 to 49 units	705
50 or more units	497
Mobile home	4,558

HOUSING TENURE (Grays Harbor County)
Occupied housing units	26,808
Owner-occupied	18,495
Renter-occupied	8,313

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Grays Harbor County)
Occupied housing units	26,808
No vehicles available	2,563
2 vehicle available	15,792
3 vehicles available	3,859
4 vehicles available	1,123
5 or more vehicles available	545

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Grays Harbor County)
Occupied housing units	26,808
Utility gas	2,939
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	17,876
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1,184
Coal or coke	4
Wood	3,262
Solar energy
Other fuel	431
No fuel used	44

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Grays Harbor County)
Occupied housing units	26,808
Less Than $50,000	18,495
$50,000 to $99,999	5,802
$100,000 to $149,999	3,655
$150,000 to $199,999	1,568
$200,000 to $299,999	932
$300,000 to $499,999	211
$1,000,000 or more	10
Median (dollars)	96,400

GROSS RENT (Grays Harbor County)
Occupied units paying rent	8,313
Less than $200	544
$200 to $299	612
$300 to $499	2,662
$500 to $699	2,426
$700 to $999	1,174
$1,000 to $1,499	145
$1,500 or more	59