Moving to Ocean Shores, Washington
Population: 3,836. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,467 (+16.4% change)
Males: 1,853 (48.3%), Females: 1,983 (51.7%)
Grays Harbor County
Zip code: 98569
Demographics
Median resident age: 51.6 years
Median household income: $34,643
Median house value: $139,600
Population by Race
Races in Ocean Shores:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
- American Indian (3.5%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (21.2%), Irish (15.3%), English (14.4%), Norwegian (8.8%), United States (7.7%), Swedish (5.6%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 8.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ocean Shores
- High school or higher: 89.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ocean Shores city
- Never married: 16.9%
- Now married: 57.9%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 16.4%
4.3% Foreign born (1.7% Asia, 1.7% Europe, 0.7% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,529 (+66.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ocean Shores:
- GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ABERDEEN, WA)
- WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; SOUTH BEND, WA)
- OCEAN BEACH HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; ILWACO, WA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ocean Shores:
- ASTORIA REGIONAL (about 60 miles; ASTORIA, OR; Abbreviation: AST)
- OLYMPIA (about 87 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Abbreviation: OLM)
- WILLIAM R FAIRCHILD INTL (about 92 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Abbreviation: CLM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ocean Shores:
- OCEAN SHORES MUNI (about 3 miles; OCEAN SHORES, WA; Abbreviation: W04)
- WESTPORT (about 8 miles; WESTPORT, WA; Abbreviation: 14S)
- COPALIS STATE (about 11 miles; COPALIS, WA; Abbreviation: S16)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ocean Shores:
- SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,908)
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 82 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 94 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
- LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 99 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 112 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,921)
- OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 113 miles; BREMERTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,889)
- TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,710)
Schools
Public high school in Ocean Shores:
- NORTH BEACH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 198; Location: 336 STATE ROUTE 115; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ocean Shores:
- OCEAN SHORES ELEMENTARY (Students: 260; Location: 300 MT. OLYMPUS WAY; Grades: KG – 06)
- NORTH BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 172; Location: 336 STATE ROUTE 109; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Ocean Shores:
- OCEAN SHORES (Operating income: $206,062; Location: 573 PT. BROWN AVE. N.W.; 22,107 books; 279 audio materials; 803 video materials; 70 serial subscriptions)