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Gig Harbor Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Gig Harbor Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

12,484

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.0%
5 - 17:
15.8%
18 - 24:
8.2%
25 - 34:
10.0%
35 - 54:
20.1%
55 - 64:
13.0%
Over 65 Years:
26.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.1%
4.1%
95.9%
95.9%
49.5%
49.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Gig Harbor
USA
$59,742
$59,742
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Gig Harbor
USA
$103,688
$103,688
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Construction
Public Service
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Transportation
Finance
Arts
Administration
20.9%
20.9%
12.6%
12.6%
8.6%
8.6%
7.7%
7.7%
7.3%
7.3%
7.1%
7.1%
6.9%
6.9%
6.9%
6.9%
4.7%
4.7%
4.1%
4.1%
3.4%
3.4%
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Black or African American
81.9%
81.9%
6.7%
6.7%
5.4%
5.4%
4.1%
4.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
Scottish
Norwegian
French
Polish
Swedish
European
British
Scots-Irish
Croatian
Dutch
Danish
Scandinavian
Russian
Finnish
Israeli
Welsh
20.3%
20.3%
19.2%
19.2%
11.1%
11.1%
5.7%
5.7%
5.3%
5.3%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
4.3%
4.3%
3.7%
3.7%
3.2%
3.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Tagalog
Native American languages
German/Yiddish
Korean
Slavic languages
Langs. of India
French
Russian
Japanese
Other Indo-European
African languages
Portuguese
Scandinavian languages
Chinese
Greek
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
93.3%
93.3%
2.3%
2.3%
1.5%
1.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Gig Harbor Residents

5.5%