Ocean Shores city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,838 ( 1,269 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.5 square miles
Population density: 802.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,862	85.73%	18.9%
Black:	3	0.04%	93.9%
Indian:	259	3.79%	142.1%
Asian:	175	2.56%	68.3%
2+ races:	297	4.34%	50.8%
Hispanic:	219	3.20%	23.0%

Total non-White:	976	14.27%	52.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	932	20.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	337	7.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,569
4,930	88.53%
49	0.88%
107	1.92%
104	1.87%
197	3.54%
178	3.20%
639	11.47%

2000
3,795
3,503	92.31%
23	0.61%
42	1.11%
67	1.77%
94	2.48%
52	1.37%
292	7.69%

1990
2,301
2,182	94.83%
2	0.09%
23	1.00%
20	0.87%
n/a
45	1.96%
119	5.17%

1980
1,692
1,638	96.81%
3	0.18%
29	1.71%
6	0.35%
n/a
16	0.95%
54	3.19%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,427	37.6
347	9.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,321	57.4
173	7.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

544	32.2
65	3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Ocean Shores city, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
62.1
381	5.6%
6,457	94.4%
2,805	41.0%

3,587
1.90

2,192	61.1%
1,859	84.8%
133	6.1%
1,395	38.9%

2010
Number	Percent
57.3
703	12.6%
4,866	87.4%
1,731	31.1%

2,707
2.06

1,657	61.2%
1,352	81.6%
105	6.3%
1,050	38.8%

2000
Number	Percent
50.5
605	15.9%
3,190	84.1%
1,025	27.0%

1,742
2.18

1,191	68.4%
950	79.8%
89	7.5%
551	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
49.6
420	18.3%
1,881	81.7%
626	27.2%

1,042
2.21

731	70.2%
649	88.8%
44	6.0%
311	29.8%

1980
Number	Percent
38.1
382	22.6%
1,310	77.4%
271	16.0%

709
2.39

530	74.8%
475	89.6%
28	5.3%
179	25.2%

2022 Housing Data for Ocean Shores city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	253	7.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	129	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	65	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	171	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	130	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	216	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	183	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	176	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	118	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	452	12.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	402	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	773	21.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	231	6.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	125	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	116	3.2%
$200,000 or more	47	1.3%

Median Household Income	54,435
Per Capita Income	33,662

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	186	5.2%
Public Assistance	70	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	467	13.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,958	55.3%
Unemployed	101	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,059	58.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,482	41.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		44.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	819	738	52.6%
Non-Profit	19	137	12.2%
Self-Employed	77	90	46.1%

Local Government	119	167	41.6%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	45	0.0%

Total Private + Self	896	828	52.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	138	349	28.3%
Total	1,034	1,177	46.8%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	195	8.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	486	21.8%
Professional, Technical	492	22.0%
Service Occupations	713	31.9%
All others	347	15.5%

White Collar		52.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	755	33.8%
Health care and social assistance	456	20.4%
Educational services	246	11.0%
Retail trade	130	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	99	4.4%
Manufacturing	94	4.2%
Other services	85	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	83	3.7%
Finance and insurance	83	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	75	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	41	1.8%
Construction	28	1.3%
Public administration	23	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	0.9%
Utilities	14	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	130	1.90%
Puerto Rican	60	0.88%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	29	0.42%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	142	2.08%
Korean	20	0.29%
Japanese	13	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,202	93.2%
Tagalog	138	2.1%
Spanish	134	2.0%
German, other Germanic	88	1.3%
Other Indo-European	48	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	23	0.3%
Korean	20	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,511	22.1%
German	1,079	15.8%
English	783	11.5%
Norwegian	623	9.1%
French	250	3.7%
Dutch	240	3.5%
Finnish	240	3.5%
Scottish	204	3.0%
Polish	173	2.5%
French Canadian	154	2.3%
British	150	2.2%
Swedish	143	2.1%
European	139	2.0%
Italian	134	2.0%
American	124	1.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,737	98.5%
Not a citizen	101	1.5%

Native	6,423	93.9%
Foreign-born	415	6.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
75	1.2%	512	8.1%	1,846	29.3%	2,583	41.0%	755	12.0%	523	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	75	1.2%
9-12 Years	512	8.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,846	29.3%
Some College	2,583	41.0%
Bach. Degree	755	12.0%
Grad Degree	523	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +879	D +223	D + 4.4%
D +1,102
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	94%	Joe Biden (D)	2,634	51.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,408	46.9%	92	1.8%	5,134	8	0	0.13%
2016	62%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,532	47.2%	Donald Trump (R)	1,529	47.1%	187	5.8%	3,248	10	1	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ocean Shores city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,634

51.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,408

46.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

5,134

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Ocean Shores city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,532

47.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,529

47.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

118

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,248

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ocean Shores city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	94%	Jay Inslee* (D)	2,582	50.5%	Loren Culp (R)	2,527	49.4%	6 [+]	0.1%	5,115	6	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2018	S1	69%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	1,927	52.0%	Susan Hutchison (R)	1,782	48.0%	0	0.0%	3,709	6	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	63%	Patty Murray* (D)	1,823	55.2%	Chris Vance (R)	1,480	44.8%	0	0.0%	3,303	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	63%	Jay Inslee* (D)	1,686	51.3%	Bill Bryant (R)	1,598	48.7%	0	0.0%	3,284	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,340
Median Value	$301,900

Occupied	3,587	67.2%
Vacant	1,753	32.8%

Owned	2,881	80.3%
Rented	706	19.7%
Median Rent	$1,179

Single-Family Units	4,368	81.8%
Detached	4,285	80.2%
Attached	83	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	562	10.5%
Mobile Homes	207	3.9%

Ocean Shores city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ocean Shores city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Ocean Shores city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ocean Shores city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ocean Shores city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ocean Shores city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ocean Shores city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ocean Shores city, WA