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  • FIPS 53049
  • Largest town: Raymond

Pacific County, Washington

Pacific County had 24,245 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 933.4 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 39 in Washington by population and 30th by land area.

Population
24,245
#28 of 39 in Washington · #1,642 in US
Area
933.4 sq mi
#30 of 39 in Washington · #767 in US
Density
26 / sq mi
#24 of 39 in Washington · #2,040 in US
Median household income
$61,773
#36 of 39 in Washington · #1,659 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Pacific County within Washington. Pin: Olympia.

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Pacific County population, land area and income

Pacific County had 24,245 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 933.4 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 39 in Washington by population and 30th by land area. That works out to 26.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Washington has 69,632 residents, so Pacific County has 35% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,773 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

24,245

3144th1st

1642nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

933 sq mi

3144th1st

767th of 3,144 (US)

Density

26.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2040th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,773

3143rd1st

1659th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Washington (39)

Population

24,245

39th1st

28th of 39 (WA)

Land area

933 sq mi

39th1st

30th of 39 (WA)

Density

26.0 / sq mi

39th1st

24th of 39 (WA)

Median household income

$61,773

39th1st

36th of 39 (WA)

How Pacific County's population changed since 2020

Pacific County gained 753 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.2%. That ranks 20th of 39 in Washington for growth. The median Washington county changed by +3.2%, and the state as a whole by +3.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Pacific County recorded 683 births and 1,644 deaths, a natural change of -961. Net international migration added +205 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,678. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,678 people.

23.5k202024.0k202124.1k202224.2k202324.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
683
Deaths
1,644
Net international migration
+205
Net domestic migration
+1,678
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+72

Where Pacific County is

The Census internal point of Pacific County is at 46.556600, -123.782400. It sits in UTM zone 10N. The map shades Washington's 39 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Pacific County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

King County: +2.9%Thurston County: +2.3%Garfield County: +4.7%Adams County: +2.1%Kitsap County: +2.0%Mason County: +5.5%Stevens County: +5.2%Walla Walla County: -0.9%Whitman County: +1.2%Pierce County: +1.9%Benton County: +5.2%Columbia County: +1.8%Skamania County: +5.1%Douglas County: +6.4%Kittitas County: +2.9%Klickitat County: +5.7%Pacific County: +3.2%Grant County: +5.3%Grays Harbor County: +2.7%Jefferson County: +2.7%Lincoln County: +8.6%San Juan County: +4.7%Skagit County: +2.2%Island County: -0.6%Ferry County: +4.8%Chelan County: +2.4%Clark County: +4.3%Asotin County: +0.9%Franklin County: +4.2%Whatcom County: +3.3%Snohomish County: +4.1%Pend Oreille County: +6.1%Yakima County: +0.7%Clallam County: +0.8%Wahkiakum County: +7.9%Spokane County: +2.7%Okanogan County: +6.6%Cowlitz County: +2.7%Lewis County: +5.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +1.9%
  2. < +2.7%
  3. < +4.2%
  4. < +5.3%
  5. ≥ +5.3%
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Orange pin: Pacific County internal point. Dark pin: Olympia.

Internal point

Decimal
46.556600, -123.782400
DMS
46°33'23.76"N 123°46'56.64"W
UTM
10N 440027.4E 5156189.9N
Geohash
c0rbz727v
Plus code
84RRH649+J2

Towns in Pacific County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pacific County, 7,902 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pacific County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Raymond with 3,228.

  1. 01Raymond3,228
  2. 02South Bend1,801
  3. 03Long Beach1,761
  4. 04Ilwaco1,112
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pacific County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Pacific County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Lewis County, WA, with 87,049 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Olympia and the nearest big city

Olympia is 53.3 miles NE of Pacific County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tacoma, WA (population 228,202), 78.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Aberdeen, WA (population 17,044), 29.0 miles away.

Pacific County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pacific County is 53049: state code 53 for Washington plus county code 049. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,773.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pacific County, Washington?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 24,245. That is up 753 people (3.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 23,492.

What is the FIPS code of Pacific County?

53049. The first two digits (53) are Washington; the last three (049) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pacific County?

Raymond, with 3,228 residents inside Pacific County in 2024.

Which counties border Pacific County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lewis County, WA; Grays Harbor County, WA; Clatsop County, OR; Wahkiakum County, WA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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