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Clallam County

Washington · 78,202 residents (2025 est.) · 1,739 sq mi
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Clallam County is a county of 77,813 people in Washington. The median age is 52.1, about 13 years above the US median. Few US counties rank higher on income. Households here earn about 28% less than in Washington as a whole. 4% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,370, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Clallam County

What changed most since 1990

  • Median age38.3 → 52.1 (+13.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$188,885 → $421,800 (+123%)US over the same years: +67%
  • White share91.8% → 80.2% (−11.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 39 counties in Washington

  • 29th in household income$70,370
  • 15th in share with a bachelor's degree31.6%
  • 17th in home value$421,800
  • 28th in diversity score42.6
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
77,813
+21%since 2000
from 64,525 in 2000
78,202 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
45 / sq mi
+21%since 2000
from 37 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
52.1
+19%since 2000
from 43.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,739 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
54K61K67K74K80K19902000201020202024Clallam County
202478K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.8%(2,948)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(3,789)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.6%(3,547)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.4%(3,419)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.8%(2,994)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.4%(8,082)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.4%(8,859)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.7%(7,529)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.9%(11,579)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7419%(14,817)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8410.1%(7,880)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3%(2,370)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,370
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,449 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,433
+117%since 2000
from $19,517 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
46.8%
+23.0 ptssince 2009
from 23.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 12.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.451
+8%since 2010
from 0.416 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance4.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Public administration2.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Construction2.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$421,800
+85%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $125,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,152
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $532 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
73.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 72.7% in 2000
26.3% rent
Vacancy rate
9.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.18 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.25 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.2%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 28.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.0
+15%since 2009
from 5.2 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
67
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87.4%(56,413)
Black0.8%(517)
Hispanic / Latino3.4%(2,203)
Asian1.1%(728)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic80.2%(62,410)
Black0.8%(633)
Hispanic / Latino6.8%(5,273)
Asian1.7%(1,320)
Other10.5%(8,177)
Diversity Score
43
+35%since 2009
from 31 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
27
−16%since 2020
from 32 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.9%(3,785)
Spaniard0.4%(310)
Puerto Rican0.3%(226)
Guatemalan0.1%(115)
Cuban0.1%(98)
Honduran0.1%(82)
Ecuadorian0.1%(78)
Colombian0.1%(60)
Nicaraguan0.1%(48)
Dominican0.1%(45)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.4%(343)
Japanese0.3%(263)
Filipino0.3%(242)
Chinese0.2%(150)
Mien0.1%(94)
Korean0.1%(83)
Vietnamese0.1%(53)
Thai0.1%(39)
Burmese0%(26)
Cambodian0%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(11)
Ancestry
German17.9%(13,913)
English17.4%(13,501)
Irish10.6%(8,276)
American5.2%(4,079)
Norwegian4.9%(3,781)
Scottish4.1%(3,173)
Italian3.7%(2,882)
French2.9%(2,249)
Swedish2.7%(2,065)
Dutch2%(1,532)
Polish1.7%(1,324)
Welsh1.6%(1,261)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish1.5%(1,165)
Danish0.8%(640)
Russian0.8%(584)
Finnish0.7%(535)
British0.6%(434)
Ukrainian0.4%(342)
Portuguese0.4%(325)
Swiss0.4%(301)
Czech0.4%(295)
Canadian0.3%(260)
Arab0.3%(250)
Hungarian0.2%(137)
Austrian0.2%(132)
Croatian0.2%(121)
Slovak0.1%(106)
Greek0.1%(103)
West Indian0.1%(86)
Lithuanian0.1%(65)
Syrian0.1%(60)
Lebanese0.1%(57)
Romanian0.1%(47)
Slovene0.1%(43)
Egyptian0%(35)
Nigerian0%(35)
Serbian0%(31)
Latvian0%(29)
Kenyan0%(29)
Iranian0%(25)
Ethiopian0%(25)
Jamaican0%(24)
Armenian0%(15)
Turkish0%(15)
Belgian0%(12)
Somali0%(8)
Israeli0%(4)
Haitian0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.6%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 20.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.8%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 85.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.4%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.3 min
+27%since 2000
from 15.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.3%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 74.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.5%
+7.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 8.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
47.6%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 51.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
67.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 66.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 16.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.1%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 31.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Female
50.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Foreign born
4.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.6%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 17.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
20.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 19.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.7%
−7.7 ptssince 2013
from 14.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.5%
+12.5 ptssince 2017
from 80.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.8%
+4.9 ptssince 2020
from 90.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.4%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 86.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 94.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 2.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.6%(9,399)
Married53.7%(17,674)
Widowed3.5%(1,153)
Divorced14.2%(4,688)
Women 15+
Never married22%(7,615)
Married51.4%(17,799)
Widowed10%(3,473)
Divorced16.5%(5,728)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.7%
−7.7 ptssince 2013
from 14.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
43.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 43.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 18.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
34.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 32.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 24.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 4.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 62.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
54.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 52.8% 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)16.3%(1,223)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(1,330)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.1%(3,396)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(334)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(48)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,526 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

Clallam County, decade by decade

Clallam County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199056,464$61,043$188,88516.1%19.3
200064,525$66,398$228,07120.8%28.6
201071,404$63,870$347,41523.3%34.5
202077,155$66,771$324,70528.8%45.0
202477,813$70,370$421,80031.6%42.6

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Clallam County, Washington?

Clallam County, Washington has about 77,813 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Clallam County, Washington?

The typical household in Clallam County, Washington earns about $70,370 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Clallam County, Washington expensive?

In Clallam County, Washington, the median home is worth about $421,800, and the typical rent is about $1,152 a month.

How educated are people in Clallam County, Washington?

About 31.6% of adults age 25 and over in Clallam County, Washington hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Clallam County, Washington?

About 10.6% of people in Clallam County, Washington live below the federal poverty line.

Has Clallam County, Washington grown since 1990?

Yes, Clallam County, Washington has grown since 1990. The population has added about 21,349 residents, a change of about 38 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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