Mason County, Washington

Mason County is a one of the county from Washington's 39 counties, located in Western Region (Pacific) of United States. The population of the county was 49405 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 57846, It is the 20th largest in terms of population. Its area is just over 1051.03 mi˛ (2722.16 square kilometre), of which, 961.06 square miles (2489.13 square kilometre) of it is land and 89.97 square miles (233.02 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the tenth smallest in terms of geographical size.

Mason County Washington
Map of Mason County, Washington

As of the census of 2000, there were 49405 people, 18912 households, and 13391 families residing in the county. The population density was 51.4 people per square mile (19.85/km˛), giving it the 15th most densely populated county among the Washington. There were 25515 housing units at an average density of 26.5 per square mile (10.23/km˛). The average household size was 2.49 people, and the average family size was 2.89 people. In the county Age distribution was 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 93.5 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 93.2 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 57846, The racial makeup of the county was 52134 White, 843 Black or African American, 2224 American Indian, 716 Asian, 273 Native Hawaiian, and 1656 from two or more races.

Mason County Washington Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Mason County Washington School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Mason County Washington GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $39586, it is the 13th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Washington. The median income for a family in the county was $44246, it would be the 22nd highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Washington. The per capita income for the county was $18056, it would be the 19th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Washington.

In 2000, 11233 pupils and students, of which 5874 are male and 5359 are female, 22.74% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 588 nursery or pri school, 669 kindergarten, 5554 elementary school, 2900 high school and 1522 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Allyn-grapeview CdpMason County13.88.475.332004236.62230546224
2Shelton CityMason County5.895.560.3384421519.41630332500
3Skokomish CdpMason County6.886.660.2261692.5954824038
YearPopulation
April 2000 census49405
April 2000 Estimate49408
July 2000 Estimate49551
July 2001 Estimate49989
July 2002 Estimate50689
July 2003 Estimate51535
July 2004 Estimate52727
July 2005 Estimate53822
July 2006 Estimate55268
July 2007 Estimate56859
July 2008 Estimate57846
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school312276588
Kindergarten376293669
Elementary school282327315554
High school157213282900
College or graduate school7917311522
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Mason County, Washington$39586$44246$18056
Washington, United States$45776$53760$22973
United States$41994$50046$21587