COUNTY POPULATION

1900:

3,810

1910:

5,156

1920:

4,919

1930:

10,060

1940:

11,603

1950:

15,022

1960:

16,251

1970:

20,918

1980:

31,184

1981:

32,114

1982:

32,894

1983:

33,722

1984:

34,981

1985:

35,125

1986:

35,709

1987:

36,290

1988:

36,989

1989:

37,730

1990:

38,341

1991:

39,719

1992:

40,852

1993:

42,443

1994:

43,541

1995:

44,902

1996:

46,491

1997:

47,277

1998:

47,912

1999:

48,513

2000:

49,405

2001:

49,600

2002:

49,800

2003:

50,200

2004:

50,800

2005:

51,900

2006:

53,100

1960:

$20,019,870

1970:

$52,220,278

1980:

$646,662,612

1990:

$1,446,244,703

2000:

$3,399,726,827

2003:

$3,872,258,078

2004:

$3,987,425,480

2005:

$4,154,774,356

2006:

$4,399,486,799

2007:

$5,109,842,735

Mason

State

1990:

$27,833

$33,426

1991:

$28,585

$34,398

1992:

$29,783

$35,911

1993:

$30,774

$36,719

1994:

$31,550

$37,947

1995:

$32,788

$39,061

1996:

$34,744

$40,581

1997:

$36,519

$42,402

1998:

$38,512

$44,485

1999:

$39,586

$45,776

2000:

$41,267

$48,397

2001:

$42,217

$49,301

2002:

$41,978

$49,755

2003:

$41,663

$50,496

2004:

$42,065

$53,005

2005:

$42,804

$53,771

1890:

648

1900:

833

1910:

1,163

1920:

984

1930:

3,091

1940:

3,707

1950:

5,045

1960:

5,651

1970:

6,515

1980:

7,629

1981:

7,600

1982:

7,740

1983:

7,600

1984:

7,600

1985:

7,550

1986:

7,550

1987:

7,530

1988:

7,530

1989:

7,520

1990:

7,241

1991:

7,330

1992:

7,475

1993:

7,633

1994:

7,739

1995:

7,863

1996:

7,996

1997:

8,123

1998:

8,272

1999:

8,343

2000:

8,442

2001:

8,470

2002:

8,495

2003:

8,545

2004:

8,695

2005:

8,735

2006:

8,805

In 2000, Shelton was the 76th largest city in the state out of 280. The largest was Seattle at 563,374; the smallest was Krupp at 60. Shelton is now 83rd largest out of 281.

Mason

State

1995:

$17,460

$23,660

1996:

$18,269

$25,015

1997:

$19,000

$26,469

1998:

$20,062

$28,285

1999:

$20,494

$29,819

2000:

$22,793

$31,779

2001:

$23,880

$32,291

2002:

$24,072

$32,549

2003:

$24,421

$32,882

2004:

$25,515

$35,041

Population 1990

38,341

Population 2000

49,405

Increase

11,064

Percent increase

28.86

Births

5,226

Deaths

4,499

Natural increase

727

Net migration

10,337

HOW POPULATION
INCREASED 2000-2006
in Mason County

Population 2000

49,405

Population 2006

53,100

Increase

3,695

Percent increase

7.48

Births

3,339

Deaths

3,131

Natural increase

207

Net migration

3,488

Mason County was 14th of 39 counties in rate of growth for this 2000-2006 period. It’s interesting to note it was 19th in rate of growth from 2000-2004. Less than 10% of the county’s 2000-2006 growth was inside Shelton city limits (363 of 3,695 people). First in the state for the 2000-2006 period in rate of growth was Franklin County, 49,347 to 64,200, 30.1%; second was Clark County, 345,238 to 403,500, 16.88%; and third was Benton County, 142,475 to 160,600, 12.72%.

VEHICLE-MILES TRAVELED
in Mason County

1990:

271,222,000

1991:

290,387,000

1992:

356,927,000

1993:

397,334,000

1994:

401,508,000

1995:

357,201,000

1996:

399,060,000

1997:

411,973,000

1998:

414,144,000

1999:

418,710,000

2000:

419,244,000

2001:

411,340,000

2002:

420,517,000

2003:

427,604,000

2004:

435,667,000

2005:

433,804,000