RESIDENTIAL
BUILDING PERMITS
in Mason County |
|
Manufctrd. |
Site-built |
1980: |
290 |
303 |
1981: |
281 |
296 |
1982: |
255 |
229 |
1983: |
275 |
241 |
1984: |
230 |
220 |
1985: |
242 |
205 |
1986: |
196 |
221 |
1987: |
196 |
211 |
1988: |
205 |
234 |
1989: |
199 |
267 |
1990: |
280 |
429 |
1991: |
236 |
424 |
1992: |
298 |
467 |
1993: |
338 |
510 |
1994: |
366 |
453 |
1995: |
319 |
378 |
1996: |
298 |
349 |
1997: |
304 |
296 |
1998: |
250 |
256 |
1999: |
243 |
251 |
2000: |
199 |
226 |
2001: |
162 |
210 |
2002: |
194 |
302 |
2003: |
191 |
340 |
2004: |
180 |
446 |
2005: |
190 |
610 |
2006: |
201 |
687 |
|
OCCUPIED HOUSING
in city, county combined |
|
1990 |
2000 |
Housing units |
22,292 |
25,515 |
Occupied units |
14,565 |
18,912 |
Occupancy rate |
65.3 |
74.1 |
Persons per unit |
2.5 |
2.4 |
|
INTEREST EARNINGS
by county treasurer on daily cash investments
|
1981:
|
$780,820
|
1982:
|
$605,769
|
1983:
|
$498,743
|
1984:
|
$621,079
|
1985:
|
$483,047
|
1986:
|
$389,763
|
1987:
|
$327,891
|
1988:
|
$396,225
|
1989:
|
$670,568*
|
1990:
|
$709,055
|
1991:
|
$698,605
|
1992:
|
$451,275
|
1993:
|
$351,768
|
1994:
|
$410,395
|
1995:
|
$652,429
|
1996:
|
$542,040
|
1997:
|
$718,830
|
1998:
|
$861,780
|
1999:
|
$761,257
|
2000:
|
$1,009,326
|
2001:
|
$724,306
|
2002:
|
$259,821
|
2003:
|
$129,285
|
2004:
|
$181,076
|
2005:
|
$481,608
|
2006:
|
$846,325
|
|
* Estimate based on 11 months
|
|
AVERAGE RAINFALL IN INCHES
for Shelton by month using 76-year average
|
January:
|
10.63
|
February:
|
7.54
|
March:
|
6.81
|
April:
|
4.18
|
May:
|
3.32
|
June:
|
1.70
|
July:
|
0.85
|
August:
|
1.17
|
September:
|
2.27
|
October:
|
5.79
|
November:
|
10.15
|
December:
|
9.67
|
Annual average for last five years: 64.4 inches. Historic annual average: 65 inches.
|
|
LOCAL RAINFALL
in inches, in Shelton
|
1980:
|
48.2
|
1981:
|
53.6
|
1982:
|
59.2
|
1983:
|
65.6
|
1984:
|
61.3
|
1985:
|
43.2
|
1986:
|
66.9
|
1987:
|
41.6
|
1988:
|
57.0
|
1989:
|
55.7
|
1990:
|
75.9
|
1991:
|
58.1
|
1992:
|
48.9
|
1993:
|
49.0
|
1994:
|
63.6
|
1995:
|
83.1
|
1996:
|
82.0
|
1997:
|
85.3
|
1998:
|
78.7
|
1999:
|
82.1
|
2000:
|
49.5
|
2001:
|
63.6
|
2002:
|
53.4
|
2003:
|
75.1
|
2004:
|
52.9
|
2005:
|
59.7
|
2006:
|
80.9
|
Wet stretch: In one five-year period between 1995 and 1999, the second, third, fourth and fifth highest measurements for annual rainfall in the last
70 years were recorded. The only year to beat those 80-plus-inch totals was 1933, when 86.16 inches fell. The average in Shelton is 65 inches. Slightly more than 34 feet of rain fell on the city in those five years
in the late ’90s. Of course, you could have been the ranger at Staircase at elevation 785 feet, where annual rainfall averaged 135 inches between 1980 and 2000 with a high year of 195 inches in 1983.
|
|
|
ACTIVE-DUTY RESIDENT
ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL
in Mason County |
1980: |
78 |
1990: |
106 |
2000: |
153 |
2001: |
155 |
2002: |
157 |
2003: |
157 |
2004: |
155 |
2005: |
151 |
2006: |
154 |
|
OCCUPIED HOUSING
RATES FOR COUNTY
(UNINCORPORATED AREA) |
|
1990 |
2000 |
Housing units |
19,246 |
22,112 |
Occupied units |
11,727 |
15,721 |
Occupancy rate |
60.9 |
71.1 |
Persons per unit |
2.5 |
2.4 |
|
OCCUPIED HOUSING RATES FOR SHELTON
|
|
1990
|
2000
|
Housing units
|
3,046
|
3,403
|
Occupied units
|
2,838
|
3,191
|
Occupancy rate
|
93.2
|
93.8
|
Persons per unit
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
|
HOUSING UNITS
in Mason County, 2006
|
|
County
|
City
|
Single-family
|
17,624
|
2,501
|
Duplex/apt.
|
564
|
743
|
Mobile/trailer
|
7,049
|
317
|
Total
|
25,237
|
3,561
|
|
|
County
|
City
|
Single-family
|
17,175
|
2,460
|
Duplex/apt.
|
559
|
738
|
Mobile/trailer
|
6,860
|
315
|
Total
|
24,594
|
3,513
|
|
|
County
|
City
|
Single-family
|
15,694
|
2,407
|
Duplex/apt.
|
453
|
698
|
Mobile/trailer
|
5,965
|
298
|
Total
|
22,112
|
3,403
|
|
TAX FORECLOSURES
in Mason County
|
|
Filed
|
Went to
sale
|
1980:
|
188
|
64
|
1981:
|
119
|
13
|
1982:
|
58
|
13
|
1983:
|
265
|
60
|
1984:
|
159
|
19
|
1985:
|
226
|
10
|
1986:
|
257
|
20
|
1987:
|
249
|
31
|
1988:
|
200
|
21
|
1989:
|
148
|
24
|
1990:
|
99
|
26
|
1991:
|
78
|
10
|
1992:
|
52
|
9
|
1993:
|
87
|
22
|
1994:
|
60
|
5
|
1995:
|
88
|
22
|
1996:
|
80
|
13
|
1997:
|
65
|
15
|
1998:
|
76
|
14
|
1999:
|
92
|
23
|
2000:
|
60
|
7
|
2001:
|
123
|
47
|
2002:
|
135
|
29
|
2003:
|
123
|
44
|
2004:
|
90
|
43
|
2005:
|
92
|
28
|
2006:
|
44
|
8
|
|
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
in Shelton by month
using 2000-2006
|
|
High
|
Low
|
January:
|
45
|
34
|
February:
|
48
|
34
|
March:
|
50
|
36
|
April:
|
57
|
37
|
May:
|
65
|
43
|
June:
|
72
|
51
|
July:
|
77
|
52
|
August:
|
77
|
52
|
September:
|
71
|
44
|
October:
|
60
|
42
|
November:
|
49
|
35
|
December:
|
43
|
34
|
|
TEMPERATURE RANGES
in Shelton by month using 2000-2006
|
|
High
|
Low
|
January:
|
26-60
|
10-48
| | |