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Clallam County, WA

Demographic and economic profile of Clallam County, WA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Clallam County is a small, rural county on Washington's Olympic Peninsula with a population of 77,958 that grew 4.2% over five years, supported by a workforce characterized by high school attainment of 93.0% but a bachelor's degree rate of only 30.7% and a labor force participation rate of just 47.8%, reflecting its notably older median age of 52.1 years. Median household income sits at $70,370 and median worker earnings at $40,258, while GDP per capita of $36,167 trails worker earnings, pointing to a modest local economic output. Housing is relatively affordable by Washington standards at a median home value of $385,600 and median gross rent of $1,110/month, with a 73.7% homeownership rate, though a 6.0% unemployment rate and 10.8% poverty rate indicate labor market softness

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

77,958

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$70,370

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

52.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.2% since 2018

Clallam County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone63,706 (81.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,055 (6.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2,743 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,538 (3.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,697 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone1,384 (1.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,142
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic444
  3. 3.Other Indo-European376
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island337
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic164

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

31.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,526

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,167

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$40,133

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,912
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,025
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,187
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,739
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)2,583

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,377
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,166
  3. 3.Service Occupations5,953
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,204
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,141

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.20×)1,037
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.73×)2,410
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.32×)1,830
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.27×)3,300
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)3,813

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$385,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,110/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9995,241 (20.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9994,937 (19.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,666 (18.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9992,841 (11.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,729 (6.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,427 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,258

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone20,782 (70.3%)
  • Worked At Home4,000 (13.5%)
  • Carpooled2,950 (10.0%)
  • Walked949 (3.2%)
  • Other349 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit292 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.