Gig Harbor area population as of 4/2002
City of Gig Harbor: 6,540
Gig Harbor/Key Peninsula Area: 66,000
Pierce County: 725,000
City of Gig Harbor Statistics
Incorporated: 1946
Area 4.18 square miles
Area 2,809 acres
Housing Units 3,091
Lineal Water Frontage 2.8 Miles
Persons Per Household 2.16
Urban Growth Area 3,808 Acres

Temperature
(Average seasonal temperatures)
Spring 55-65 degrees F
Summer 70-80 degrees F
Fall 55-65 degrees F
Winter 40-50 degrees F
Driest month July
Wettest month December
Average rainfall 37 inches (less than New York, NY or Houston, TX);
75% of which falls October through March.

Altitude:
sea level to 440 feet

Distances from Gig Harbor
Tacoma .......... 11 miles
Bremerton .......... 30 miles
Sea-Tac International Airport ......... 33 miles (45 minutes)
Olympia (State Capital) ......... 45 miles
Seattle .......... 49 miles
Olympic National Park (Staircase Rapids Area) ......... 65 miles
Mt. Rainier (Paradise Area) ........83 miles
Mt. St. Helen's (Johnstons Ridge Area) ......... 141 miles
Portland ......... 146 miles

Gig Harbor Recreation
State Parks: 3
1) Joemma Beach State Park, off Key Peninsula Hwy
2) Penrose Point State Park, 16 miles SW of Purdy, 321 158th Ave KPS
3) Kopachuck State Park, 5 miles west of GH

Local Park & Recreation Areas:
1) Crescent Lake Park, 14404 Talmo Dr NW, GH -2 acres undeveloped
2) Cushman Powerline Trail, Reed Road & 28th St, GH -2 ½ miles non-motorized public trail
3) Fox Island Fishing Pier, 1453 Ozette Dr
4) Hales Pass Community Center, 3507 Ray Nash Dr NW, GH
5 ) Herron Point, Herron Rd, Key Peninsula boat launch -1.5 acres undeveloped
6 ) Narrows Park, 1600 Lucille Pkwy, GH
7) Peninsula Recreation Area, 6077 SR16 & Rosedale St, - 2 acres
8) Purdy Sand Spit, Goodrich Dr NW & SR302
9) Rosedale Playfield & Tennis courts, 86th Ave NW - 2 acres
10) Sunrise Beach, 10015 Sunrise Beach Dr NW - 82 acres undeveloped

Swimming pools: 3
Public golf courses: 3
Soccer and ball fields, tennis courts, skateboard park (2000),
sailing club; Close to snow skiing (2 hours); Water sports include:
scuba diving, sailing, kayaks, power boats, jet skis, wind surfing,
water skiing, harbor, marinas, and Mike's favorite - fishing.

Area code: (253)

ZIP codes
98335, 98332, 98329 (Gig Harbor)
98333 (Fox Island)
98349,( (Key Peninsula)

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Gig Harbor Home Sales 3/1/07 -3/1/08
Median Home Price: $438,000
Average Home Price $535,551
Highest Home Sale: $3,100,000
Lowest Home Sale: $ 108,000

Key Peninsula Home Sales
3/1/07 -3/1/08
Median Home Price: $242,475
Average Home Price $300,173
Highest Home Sale: $2,460,000
Lowest Home Sale: $ 67,000

Gig Harbor Condo Sales 3/1/07 -3/1/08
Median Condo Price: $291,000
Average Condo Price $340,231
Highest Condo Sale: $815,000
Lowest Condo Sale: $150,000

Gig Harbor Apartment rents: $700 - 1,100
1999 median family income: $57,587
Average tax rate (per $1,000 assessed value): $13.41

The people of Gig Harbor, Washington
(includes urbanized area outside city limits)
Ethnic makeup: 95% Caucasian
Median age: 37
Enrolled in public school (K-12): 8,717
Completed four-year college or higher: 50% over age 25

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