Gig Harbor is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 6,593 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Gig Harbor is the 117th largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities, Gig Harbor isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gig Harbor are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gig Harbor is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gig Harbor who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.65%), sales jobs (11.07%), and management occupations (10.36%).

One of the nice things about Gig Harbor is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In Gig Harbor, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.45 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Gig Harbor does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Gig Harbor Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Gig Harbor is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.93% of adults in Gig Harbor have a college degree.

The per capita income in Gig Harbor in 2000 was $28,318, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,272 for a family of four.

The people who call Gig Harbor home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gig Harbor is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gig Harbor include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Gig Harbor is English.