City safety & data profile

AberdeenWA

Aberdeen, WA is a 16K-resident city in Grays Harbor County with a median household income of $52,195.

Grays Harbor County, Washington. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Aberdeen, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Aberdeen has a population larger than 32% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $237,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

16K
Population (place)
Bottom 33%
By size
$52,195
Median income (place)
$237,300
Median home (place)
23.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Aberdeen

Aberdeen posts a median household income higher than 12% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Aberdeen area.

Bottom 13%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Aberdeen

Where Aberdeen income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$52,195 Bottom 12% higher than 12% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Aberdeen $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in WA

Population among 109 WA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Seattle is the largest WA city on this list; Sammamish leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in WA

Median household income among the same 109-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Sammamish posts the highest place-level median income in WA; Seattle is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Aberdeen, WA beyond the headline numbers

Aberdeen sits inside Grays Harbor County, Washington, at roughly 46.98°N, -123.82°W. Population 16,276, $52,195 median household income. Median home value $237,300, median rent $1,049. Poverty rate 23.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Aberdeen, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

23.8% of Aberdeen, WA residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

A median home in Aberdeen runs about 4.5 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Only 5.7% of Aberdeen workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12% in Aberdeen, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Aberdeen from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
16,276
Aberdeen · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$52,195
-42% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$237,300
-43% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Grays Harbor County): Aberdeen's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
77K+7%
Median Income
$64,414+52%
Median Home Value
$314,000+99%
Poverty Rate
15.3%-19%
Unemployment
7%-56%

Economics

Economics indicators for Aberdeen, WA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,049/mo
Poverty Rate
23.8% +92% vs avg
Unemployment 10%
Bachelor's Degree+ 15.2%
Work From Home 5.7%
Public Transit 1.3%

Population

White 70.9%
African American 1.3%
Asian 1.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
40.2%
Obesity
38.7%
High Blood Pressure
37.3%
Physical Inactivity
26.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
20.5%
Current Smoking
17.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.9%
Binge Drinking
15.9%
Diabetes
13.6%
Lack of Health Insurance
12.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 55.3%
Annual Checkup 67.8%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
12%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.6%
Stroke
4.1%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
ABERDEEN · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

Alerts & News - Aberdeen Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Aberdeen right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Aberdeen, WA? ▼
Aberdeen, WA has a population of 16,276 people, located in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
What is the median household income in Aberdeen? ▼
The median household income in Aberdeen, WA is $52,195 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 23.8%.
What is the median home value in Aberdeen? ▼
The median home value in Aberdeen, WA is $237,300. Median rent is $1,049/month.
What are the top health concerns in Aberdeen? ▼
The top health indicators in Aberdeen include Short Sleep Duration (40.2%), Obesity (38.7%), High Blood Pressure (37.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Aberdeen? ▼
Aberdeen has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Aberdeen? ▼
The median age in Aberdeen, WA is 37.7 years. 15.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Aberdeen, WA is located in Grays Harbor County, Washington. With a population of 16K and a $52,195 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and obesity. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Aberdeen area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

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Real-time AQI for every monitored Washington location

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Health-impact reference for every AQI category

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Aberdeen, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside WA (23.8% here).

Ann Arbor, MI 23.8% Schenectady, NY 23.8% Spartanburg, SC 23.8% Winchester, NV 23.8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside WA ($52,195 here).

Galion, OH $52,176 Florence, AL $52,174 Searcy, AR $52,170 Hagerstown, MD $52,221

Nearby Cities 8

Centralia, WA 17K Tumwater, WA 19K Olympia, WA 56K Lacey, WA 46K Port Angeles, WA 19K Longview, WA 37K Kelso, WA 12K Artondale, WA 13K
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Using Aberdeen's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Aberdeen area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Grays Harbor County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.