With 17,088 people, Aberdeen is a city in Washington. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Washington median by roughly 47%. The poverty rate is 23.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $237,300.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,195, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Aberdeen
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$101,523 → $237,300(+134%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share2.5% → 22.8%(+20.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share92.6% → 65.5%(−27.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Aberdeen's population equals 22% of Grays Harbor County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 12% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 39% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.5%(276)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.6%(376)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.7%(476)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.9%(125)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,412 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Aberdeen, decade by decade
Aberdeen population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,565
$52,230
$101,523
12.4%
17.5
2000
16,461
$55,894
$146,279
11.8%
39.0
2010
16,896
$56,382
$185,576
13.7%
51.5
2020
17,013
$51,152
$174,170
17.6%
62.2
2024
17,088
$52,195
$237,300
15.2%
63.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
