Census place 5300100

Aberdeen

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Aberdeen city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Aberdeen.

According to the 2025 estimate, Aberdeen has a population of 17,088 and 1,572 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 91 covered Washington places are: median home value is $237,300, below the comparison median of $549,300; population density is 1,572/sq mi, below the comparison median of 2,972/sq mi; and median household income is $52,195, below the comparison median of $91,951. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$237,300
Below the comparison median of $549,300
population density
1,572/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 2,972/sq mi
median household income
$52,195
Below the comparison median of $91,951

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Aberdeen's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
17,088
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.3%
Population estimate
Density
1,572/sq mi
10.9 sq mi land area
Median age
37.7 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$52,195
Median home value
$237,300
Median gross rent
$1,049
Bachelor’s degree or higher
15.2%
Typical commute
20.7 min
Drive-alone commute
78%
Public transit commute
1.3%
Walked to work
3.5%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
43.5%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
52.7%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
49.4%
Unemployed residents 16+
5.5%
Working from home
5.7%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
93.2%
Homes built 2020+
0%
Households without a vehicle
9.9%
Households with children
25.9%
Residents with a disability
24.4%
Residents without insurance
9.6%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Grays Harbor County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
19
Severe Storm declarations
11
Flood declarations
6
Coastal Storm declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: HOQUIAM BOWERMAN AP (8 mi from place center)
Average high
57.4°F
Average low
44.7°F
Annual rainfall
68.8"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Aberdeen.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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