Gig Harbor is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Gig Harbor, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Gig Harbor have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
31 in every 100 people in Gig Harbor are 65 or older
Home workers make up 24 in 100 workers (WA: 20). A bachelor’s degree or more: 52 in every 100 adults 25 and older. The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at +69%. Gig Harbor is home to about 12,630 people (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 46.6 (WA 38.3).
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.6 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 32 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Gig Harbor says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 6 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Gig Harbor
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Gig Harbor’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Gig Harbor or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Gig Harbor in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.