Pacific County is a county of 23,994 people in Washington. At a median age of 55.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Washington median by roughly 32%. Density works out to 26 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,081, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 91%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pacific County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$118,083 → $334,800(+184%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age40.7 → 55.0(+14.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants71.9% → 81.8%(+9.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)19.3%(451)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(390)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.4%(1,040)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(67)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(61)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,340 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
Pacific County, decade by decade
Pacific County 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
18,882
$48,071
$118,083
11.3%
19.1
2000
20,984
$56,852
$175,243
15.2%
27.6
2010
20,920
$57,028
$237,940
16.8%
34.4
2020
23,365
$61,660
$224,954
20.3%
43.9
2024
23,994
$67,081
$334,800
24.9%
44.0
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.
