Washington · Census place 26735
Gig Harbor city, WA
Quick answer
Gig Harbor city has 12,202 residents, ranking #112 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $106,042, the median home is worth $686,000 and median gross rent runs $2,097 a month.
- Population
- 12,202Gig Harbor city residents
- Median household income
- $106,042Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $686,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,097Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gig Harbor city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gig Harbor city median would spend about 23.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 62.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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