Moving to Mccleary, Washington

Population: 1,454. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,475 (+1.4% change)
Males: 693 (47.7%), Females: 761 (52.3%)

Grays Harbor County

Zip code: 98557

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $30,769
Median house value: $88,600

Population by Race

Races in McCleary:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • American Indian (3.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (18.6%), Irish (11.8%), English (11.3%), United States (6.9%), Norwegian (6.3%), Swedish (4.3%).

Elevation: 257 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in McCleary

  • High school or higher: 76.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in McCleary city

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 50.8%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 14.4%

2.3% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.7% Latin America, 0.3% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: -10 (-0.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in McCleary:

  • MARK REED HOSPITAL (322 SOUTH BIRCH STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near McCleary:

  • MASON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SHELTON, WA)
  • PROVIDENCE ST PETER HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; OLYMPIA, WA)
  • PROVIDENCE CENTRALIA HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; CENTRALIA, WA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to McCleary:

  • OLYMPIA (about 27 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Abbreviation: OLM)
  • GRAY AAF (about 49 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; Abbreviation: GRF)
  • MCCHORD AFB (about 56 miles; TACOMA, WA; Abbreviation: TCM)

Other public-use airports nearest to McCleary:

  • ELMA MUNI (about 12 miles; ELMA, WA; Abbreviation: 4W8)
  • SANDERSON FIELD (about 16 miles; SHELTON, WA; Abbreviation: SHN)
  • R & K SKYRANCH (about 21 miles; ROCHESTER, WA; Abbreviation: 8W9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to McCleary:

  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,908)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
  • PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 50 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,921)
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,710)
  • CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,819)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 57 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,754)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 57 miles; BREMERTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,889)

Public primary/middle school in McCleary:

  • MCCLEARY ELEM (Students: 327; Location: 611 S. MAIN ST.; Grades: PK – 08)