CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Cohassett Beach

Washington · 618 residents · 1.30 sq mi

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Cohassett Beach is home to 618 people in Washington. The median age is 48.1, about 13 years above the US median. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 9% of adults. Households here earn about 42% less than in Washington as a whole. 145 more people live here than in 2009.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 48.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

618

+31%vs 2009

vs 473 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

48.1

+13%vs 2009

vs 42.6 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.30 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

2024455

Age distribution, 2000

Under 52.9%(18)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 93.9%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(36)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.1%(38)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 242.8%(17)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.2%(63)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4411.3%(70)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5418.1%(112)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6413.8%(85)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7415.5%(96)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 848.4%(52)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.1%(7)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,490

+39%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $23,813 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,238

+47%vs 2009

vs $12,366 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

20.6%

−5.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 26.0% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,000

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $85,400 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$532

+34%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $496 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

84.0%

+28.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 55.1% in 2009

16.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic50.7%(240)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino18%(85)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(583)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(5)

Asian0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

Norwegian16.3%(74)

American9.9%(45)

German9.5%(43)

Hungarian9%(41)

Finnish8.6%(39)

Italian8.6%(39)

French6.8%(31)

Irish5.1%(23)

Scottish2%(9)

Welsh1.5%(7)

RANKED:Largest Norwegian population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Hungarian population · Largest Finnish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 11.4% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

79.2%

+6.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 72.5% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−2.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 3.5% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married26.1%(69)

Married50%(132)

Widowed6.1%(16)

Divorced17.8%(47)

Women 15+

Never married16.7%(44)

Married53.4%(141)

Widowed14%(37)

Divorced15.9%(42)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.0%

−14.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

29.0%

+15.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

53.8%

+36.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

38.0%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.6%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.9%

+47.4 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.6%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)48.2%(40)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era8.4%(7)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 83 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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