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 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%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,142
- 2.German or other West Germanic444
- 3.Other Indo-European376
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island337
- 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic164
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,912
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,025
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,187
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,739
- 5.Public Administration (Group)2,583
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,377
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,166
- 3.Service Occupations5,953
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,204
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,141
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.20×)1,037
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.73×)2,410
- 3.Other Services (LQ 1.32×)1,830
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.27×)3,300
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)3,813
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.