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Gig Harbor Peninsula CCD, Pierce County, WA

55,936 Population
54.3 square miles 1,030.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.5 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Pierce County: 36.8 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 38.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6455%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female53%
  • Male
  • Female
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82%White1%†Black0%†Native3%†Asian0%†Islander1%†Other7%†Two+6%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$67,084 ±$3,537 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Pierce County: $45,885 ±$478
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Washington: $51,493 ±$245
$126,811 ±$5,514 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Pierce County: $96,632 ±$1,316
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Washington: $94,952 ±$476

3.8% ±0.7% (2,092  ±375) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pierce County: 8.9% 80,115 (±0.4% / ±3,316)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 9.9% 753,455 (±0.2% / ±11,430)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty4%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty4%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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29.2 minutes ±1.3 (589,975  ±45,057) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pierce County: 31.7 12,462,995 (±0.3 / ±161,300)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 27 83,194,470 (±0.1 / ±402,464)

Families

21,774 ±727 Number of households
  • Pierce County: 346,708 ±1,260
  • Washington: 3,020,558 ±5,770
2.5 ±0.1 (54,709  ±2,077) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Pierce County: 2.6 903,155 (±0 / ±221)
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,588,019

Population by household type

Married couples77%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married65%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale22%†Female17%†
Now marriedMale69%Female62%
DivorcedMale8%†Female14%†
WidowedMale2%†Female8%†
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6.2% ±2.1% (690  ±241) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Pierce County: 6% 13,250 (±0.4% / ±961)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 5.3% 95,720 (±0.1% / ±2,435)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-193%†20-2419%†25-2913%†30-356%†35-395%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

22,755 ±779 Number of housing units
  • Pierce County: 365,748 ±159
  • Washington: 3,262,667 ±447

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied96%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied81%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit86%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$708,800 ±$18,909 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Pierce County: $484,400 ±$3,137
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Washington: $519,800 ±$2,550

14.3% ±2.6% (7,908  ±1,455.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pierce County: 16.2% 147,758 (±0.6% / ±5,103.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,157,574 (±0.2% / ±13,781.2)

Social

96.8% ±1.6% (39,689  ±1,491.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Pierce County: 92.5% 581,276
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 92.2% 4,987,606 (±0.3% / ±16,795.6)
50.7% ±2% (20,778  ±1,073) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pierce County: 30.2% 189,514
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 38.8% 2,097,154 (±0.2% / ±10,784.8)

Population by highest level of education

3%†No degree15%High school31%Some college30%Bachelor's21%Post-grad
* Universe: Population 25 years and over
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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5.1% ±0.9% (2,823  ±486) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Pierce County: 10.5% 97,273
  • about one-third of the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,170,683

12.3% ±1.4% (5,347  ±643) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Pierce County: 11.5% 79,222 (±0.3% / ±2,237)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 8.1% 486,714 (±0.1% / ±4,612)

Veterans by wartime service

18†WWII127†Korea1,903†Vietnam1,670†Gulf (1990s)1,656†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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5,347 Total veterans ±643 4,417 Male ±507 930 Female ±281

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Gig Harbor Peninsula CCD, Pierce County, WA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US5305391232-gig-harbor-peninsula-ccd-pierce-county-wa/>