Hoquiam, Washington Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 9,097. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,030 (-0.7% change)
Males: 4,425 (48.6%), Females: 4,672 (51.4%)

Grays Harbor County

Zip code: 98550

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $29,658
Median house value: $74,900

Population by Race

Races in Hoquiam:

• White Non-Hispanic (86.4%)
• American Indian (5.8%)
• Hispanic (5.7%)
• Two or more races (3.2%)
• Other race (2.1%)
• Korean (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.5%), Irish (11.1%), United States (10.9%), English (7.6%), Norwegian (5.4%), Swedish (4.8%).

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 9.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hoquiam

• High school or higher: 74.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
• Unemployed: 10.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hoquiam city

• Never married: 26.2%
• Now married: 45.8%
• Separated: 2.2%
• Widowed: 10.5%
• Divorced: 15.3%

4.7% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 1.0% Europe, 0.9% North America, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +64 (+0.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hoquiam:

• GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; ABERDEEN, WA)
• WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; SOUTH BEND, WA)
• MARK REED HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; MCCLEARY, WA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hoquiam:

• ASTORIA REGIONAL (about 58 miles; ASTORIA, OR; Abbreviation: AST)
• OLYMPIA (about 69 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Abbreviation: OLM)
• WILLIAM R FAIRCHILD INTL (about 83 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Abbreviation: CLM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hoquiam:

• BOWERMAN (about 4 miles; HOQUIAM, WA; Abbreviation: HQM)
• WESTPORT (about 17 miles; WESTPORT, WA; Abbreviation: 14S)
• OCEAN SHORES MUNI (about 18 miles; OCEAN SHORES, WA; Abbreviation: W04)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hoquiam:

• SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,908)
• EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 64 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
• PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 84 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
• LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 85 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
• PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 93 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,921)
• OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 96 miles; BREMERTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,889)
• TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,710)

Schools

Public high school in Hoquiam:

• HOQUIAM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 702; Location: 501 W. EMERSON; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Hoquiam:

• HOQUIAM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 386; Location: 200 SPENCER; Grades: 07 – 08)
• EMERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 309; Location: 101 W EMERSON; Grades: PK – 01)
• WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 250; Location: 3003 CHERRY; Grades: 02 – 06)
• CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: 310 SIMPSON AVENUE; Grades: 02 – 06)
• LINCOLN ELEMENTARY (Students: 238; Location: 700 WOOD; Grades: 02 – 06)