The town's economy has traditionally been based on logging and fishing, together with a limited amount of tourism.

In the early years, Raymond's business section was built on stilts five or six feet above the tidelands and sloughs that crisscrossed the site.

Raymond claimed a population of 6,000 in the year 1913 and had a reputation as a wild and wooly lumber mill town.

Lyricist Robert Wells, who wrote "The Christmas Song" with Mel Tormé, was born in Raymond in 1922.

[6] Raymond is the city where the grunge band Nirvana played their first gig, on March 7, 1987.

[7] Raymond saw an influx of cannabis manufacturing and agricultural jobs after the passing of Initiative 502 in November 2012, which legalized the recreational use of marijuana.

Raymond has embraced all aspects of this lucrative industry by welcoming many new start-up businesses including commercial marijuana grow operations, marijuana-infused goods manufacturing, as well as retail marijuana stores.

[9] On June 27, 2021, Raymond reached a maximum recorded temperature of 103 degrees Fahrenheit.

The city is home to the Raymond Theatre which was built in 1928 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

The Willapa River Swing Bridge, also known as the Raymond Trestle, is located near the center of the city.