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Source: 2000 U.S. Census
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Categories |
People |
Total
Population
Total
population in 2000.
 (Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1,
Table
P1)
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Median
Age in Years
Median age of all persons
in the population in 2000. See "median" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1,
Table
P13) |
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| White
Population
Total
number of people who chose "White" as
their only race in 2000. See "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary
for
more
information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
1, Table P7) |
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Non-Hispanic
White Population
Total number of people
who chose "White" as their only
race excluding those who also identified
themselves as Spanish, Hispanic
or Latino in 2000. See "race
and Hispanic ethnicity data" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
1, Table P8).
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African American
Population
Total number of people
who chose "Black or
African American" as their only race
in 2000. See "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1,
Table P7) |
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American
Indian Population
Total number of people
who chose "American Indian and Alaska
Native" as their only race in 2000.
See "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1,
Table P7)
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Asian/Pacific
Islander Population
Total number of people
who chose "Asian" or "Native Hawaiian
and Other Pacific Islander" as
their only race. See "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
1, Table P7)
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Multi-Racial
Population
This
indicator includes people who chose
two or more of the race categories.
See "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
1, Table P7) |
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Hispanic/Latino Population
Total
number of people who identified themselves
as Spanish, Hispanic or Latino in
2000. See "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the Glossary for more
information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
1, Table P11) |
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Some Other Race Population
Includes
all other responses not included
in the "White," "Black or African
American," "American Indian or Alaska
Native," "Asian," and "Native Hawaiian
and Other Pacific Islander" race
categories.
(Source: 2000 U.S. Census,
Summary File 1, Table P7). |
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Population Under 5 Years
Old
Total number of children
under 5 years of age in 2000. Age
data
are needed to interpret most social
and
economic characteristics used to
plan and examine many programs and
policies.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1,
Table P12) |
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Population
Under 18 Years Old
Total number of children
under 18 years of age in 2000. Age
data are
needed to interpret most social and
economic characteristics used to
plan and examine many programs and
policies.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1,
Table P12) |
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Population
65 Years and Older
Age data are needed
to interpret most social and economic
characteristics
used to plan and examine many programs
and policies.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1,
Table P12) |
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Married Population
Persons
age 15 years and older who reported
their marital status as married, including
separated, in 2000. Couples who live
together (for example, people in common-law
marriages) were able to report the
marital status they considered to be
the most appropriate. However, same
sex couples who reported their status
as married were reallocated to "unmarried
partners" by the Census Bureau.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table P18) |
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Widowed Population
Persons
age 15 years and older who reported
their marital status as widowed in
2000.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table P18) |
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Divorced Population
Persons
age 15 years and older who reported
their marital status as divorced
in 2000.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary
File 3, Table P18) |
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Population
Living in Group Quarters: Non-Institutionalized
All people not living
in housing units are classified
by the Census Bureau as living
in group quarters. There are two
general categories of people in
group quarters: (1) institutionalized
population and (2) non-institutionalized
population. The non-institutionalized
population includes people living
in group homes; religious group
quarters; college dormitories;
military quarters; agricultural
and other worker’s dormitories;
job corp and vocational training
facilities; emergency and transitional
shelters; shelters for runaway
or neglected children or abused
women; crews of maritime vessels;
residential facilities providing “protective
oversight”; staff residents of
institutions; and living quarters
for victims of natural disasters.
It also includes people with no
usual home elsewhere enumerated
at hostels, YMCA’s, YWCA’s, soup
kitchens, regularly scheduled mobile
food vans, and targeted non-sheltered
outdoor locations. “Group homes” includes ‘‘community-based
homes’’ that provide care and supportive
services. Such places include homes
for the mentally ill, mentally
retarded, and physically handicapped;
drug/alcohol halfway houses not
operated for correctional purposes;
communes; and maternity homes for
unwed mothers. See the indicator Total
Housing Units for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
1, Table P27).
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Population
Living in Group Quarters: Institutionalized
All people not living
in housing units are classified
by the Census Bureau as living
in group quarters. There are two
general categories of people in
group quarters: (1) institutionalized
population and (2) noninstitutionalized
population. The institutionalized
population includes people under
formally authorized, supervised
care or custody in: correctional
institutions; nursing homes; hospitals
for the chronically or mentally
ill; schools, hospitals or wards
for the mentally retarded, physically
handicapped or drug/alcohol abuse;
wards in hospitals for patients
who have no usual home elsewhere;
and juvenile institutions. See
the indicator Total
Housing Units for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
1, Table P27).
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Households
and Families |
Number
of Households
Total number of households
in 2000. See "household" in
the Glossary for
more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census,
Summary File 1, Table P15) |
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| Average
Household Size By Number of Persons
A
measure obtained by dividing the
number of people in households by
the number of households in 2000.
See "household" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary
File 1, Table P17) |
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One Person Households
Households that consist
of only one person. See "household" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source: 2000 U.S. Census,
Summary File 1, Table P18). |
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Households With Children
Under 18 Years
Includes households
with any number of children younger
than
18 years old in 2000. See "household" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1,
Table
P19) |
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Households
With Persons 65 Years and Older
Includes households
with any number of people age 65
years and older in 2000. See "household" in
the Glossary for
more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1,
Table P23) |
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Single Parent Households
Family
households with own children younger
than 18 years old headed by
a male or female householder and
no spouse of the householder present.
A family includes a householder and
one or more other people living in
the same household who are related
to the householder by birth, marriage,
or adoption. Own child is a son or
daughter by birth, marriage (a stepchild),
or adoption. See "household" in
the Glossary for more
information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1,
Table P18) |
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Number of Families
A family includes a
householder and one or more other
people living
in the same household who are related
to the householder by birth, marriage,
or adoption. A household can contain
only one family for purposes of census
tabulations. Not all households contain
families since a household may be
a group of unrelated people or one
person living alone.
(Source: 2000
U.S. Census, Summary File 1, Table
P31). |
Language |
Population
Who Speak Language Other than English
at Home
Persons 5 years or older
who sometimes or always spoke a language
other than English at home. People
who knew languages other than English
but did not use them at home or who
only used them elsewhere were excluded.
Most people who reported speaking
a language other than English at
home also speak English. The questions
did not permit determination of the
primary or dominant language of people
who spoke both English and another
language.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table P19) |
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Population That Speaks
Spanish at Home
Persons 5 years or
older who sometimes or always spoke
Spanish or Spanish Creole at home.
The Census Bureau reports these data
for 39 language categories, each consisting
of an individual language or a group
of related languages. "Spanish and
Spanish Creole" is one of those 39
categories. Census tract is the lowest
level of geography for which these
data are tabulated. See the indicator Population
Who Speak Language Other than English
at Home for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table PCT10) |
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Population That Speaks
Chinese at Home
Persons 5 years or older
who sometimes or always spoke Chinese
at home. The Census Bureau reports
these data for 39 language categories,
each consisting of an individual
language or a group of related languages.
Chinese
is one of those 39 categories. Census
tract is the lowest level of geography
for which these data are tabulated.
See the indicator Population
Who Speak Language Other than English
at Home for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table PCT10) |
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Population That Speaks
Japanese at Home
Persons 5 years or
older who sometimes or always spoke
Japanese at home. The Census Bureau
reports these data for 39 language
categories, each consisting of an
individual language or a group of
related languages.
Japanese is one of those 39 categories.
Census tract is the lowest level
of geography for which these data
are
tabulated. See the indicator Population
Who Speak Language Other than English
at Home for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table
PCT10) |
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Population That Speaks
Mon-Khmer, Cambodian at Home
Persons
5 years or older who sometimes or
always spoke Mon-Khmer at home. The
Census
Bureau reports these data for 39
language categories, each consisting
of an individual
language or a group of related languages.
Mon-Khmer is one of those 39 categories.
Census tract is the lowest level
of geography for which these data
are
tabulated. See the indicator Population
Who Speak Language Other than English
at Home for more information.
(Source:
2000
U.S. Census, Summary File 3, Table
PCT10) |
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Population That Speaks
Vietnamese at Home
Persons 5 years
or older who sometimes or always
spoke Vietnamese at home. The Census
Bureau
reports these data for 39 language
categories, each consisting of an
individual language or a group of
related languages.
Vietnamese is one of those 39 categories.
Census tract is the lowest level
of geography for which these data
are
tabulated. See the indicator Population
Who Speak Language Other than English
at Home for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table
PCT10) |
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Population That Speaks
Tagalog at Home
Persons 5 years or
older who sometimes or always spoke
Tagalog at home. The Census Bureau
reports these data for 39 language
categories, each consisting of an
individual language or a group of
related languages.
Tagalog is one of those 39 categories.
Census tract is the lowest level
of geography for which these data
are
tabulated. See the indicator Population
Who Speak Language Other than English
at Home for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table
PCT10) |
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Population That Speaks
African Languages at Home
Persons
5 years or older who sometimes or always
spoke an African language at home.
The Census Bureau reports these data
for 39 language categories, each consisting
of an individual language or a group
of related languages. "African languages" is
one of those 39 categories. Census
tract is the lowest level of geography
for which these data are tabulated.
See the indicator Population
Who Speak Language Other than English
at Home for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table PCT10) |
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Population That Speaks
Selected Eastern European Languages
Persons
5 years or older who sometimes or
always spoke one of the following
Eastern
European languages at home: Russian,
Polish, Serbo-Croatian, other Slavic
languages, Armenian or Hungarian.
The Census Bureau reports these data
for
39 language categories, each consisting
of an individual language or a group
of related languages. Census tract
is the lowest level of geography
for which these data are tabulated.
See the indicator Population
Who Speak Language Other than English
at Home for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table PCT10). |
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Population That Speaks
English "Not Well" or "Not at All"
Persons
5 years or older who spoke a non-English
language at home and whose ability
to speak English was reported as "Not
well" or "Not at all." The data on
ability to speak English represent
the person's own perception about his
or her own ability or, because census
questionnaires are usually completed
by one household member, the responses
may represent the perception of another
household member. See the indicator Population
Who Speak Language Other than English
at Home for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table PCT10) |
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Households That Are
Linguistically Isolated
Households
in which all members 14 years old and
over speak a non-English language and
also speak English less than "Very
well" are "linguistically isolated." See "household" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table P20) |
Foreign
Born |
Total
Foreign Born Population
All persons who were
born outside the U.S. and were not
U.S. citizens at birth.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table
P22) |
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Foreign Born Population
from Europe
All persons who were
born in a European country and were
not
U.S. citizens at birth. This indicator
is presented as the percent of all
foreign born persons rather than
as the percent of the total population.
Census tract is the lowest level
of
geography for which these data are
tabulated.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table PCT19) |
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Foreign Born Population
from Asia
All persons who were
born in an Asian country (including
South
Central and Western Asia) and were
not U.S. citizens at birth. This
indicator is presented as the percent
of all
foreign born persons rather than
as the percent of the total population.
Census tract is the lowest level
of
geography for which these data are
tabulated.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table PCT19) |
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Foreign Born Population
from Africa
All persons who were
born in an African country and were
not
U.S. citizens at birth. This indicator
is presented as the percent of all
foreign born persons rather than
as the percent of the total population.
Census tract is the lowest level
of
geography for which these data are
tabulated.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table PCT19) |
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Foreign Born Population
from Oceania
All persons who were
born in Oceania (Australia, New Zealand,
and Pacific Islands) and were not
U.S. citizens at birth. This indicator
is
presented as the percent of all foreign
born persons rather than as the percent
of the total population. Census tract
is the lowest level of geography
for which these data are tabulated.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table PCT19) |
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Foreign Born Population
from the Americas
All persons who
were born in a Latin American country
or Canada and were not U.S. citizens
at birth. This indicator is presented
as the percent of all foreign born
persons rather than as the percent
of the total population. Census tract
is the lowest level of geography
for which these data are tabulated.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table PCT19) |
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Population Who Entered
the U.S. between 1990 and 2000
Persons
born outside the United States who
came to live in the United States
in the ten years prior to the census.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P22) |
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Population Who Entered
the U.S. between 1995 and 2000
Persons born outside
the United States who came to live
in the United
States in the five years prior to
the census.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table P22) |
Education |
Population
With At Least a High School Diploma
Persons age 25 and older
who have at least a high school diploma
or equivalent such as G.E.D.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P37) |
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Population
With At Least a Bachelor's Degree
Persons age 25
and older who have completed a Bachelor's
Degree or higher level of education.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P37) |
Employment |
Unemployed Population
All
civilians in the labor force age
16 and older who were not employed
at the time of enumeration.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table
P43) |
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Unemployed
White Population
White civilians in
the labor force age 16 and older
who were not employed at the time
of enumeration.
See "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P150A) |
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Unemployed
African American Population
African
American civilians in the labor force
age 16 and older who were not employed
at the time of enumeration. See "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S.
Census, Summary File 3, Table P150B) |
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Unemployed
American Indian Population
American
Indian and Alaska Native civilians
in the labor force age 16 and older
who were not employed at the time
of enumeration. See "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P150C) |
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Unemployed
Asian/Pacific Islander Population
Asian and Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander civilians in the labor force
age
16 and older who were not employed
at
the time of enumeration. See "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S.
Census, Summary File 3, Table P150B) |
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Unemployed
Multi-Racial Population
Multi-Racial
civilians in the labor force age
16 and older who were not employed
at
the time of enumeration. See "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S.
Census, Summary File 3, Table P150G) |
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Unemployed
Hispanic/Latino Population
Hispanic
or Latino civilians in the labor
force age 16 and older who were not
employed
at the time of enumeration. See "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S.
Census, Summary File 3, Table P150H) |
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Private
Wage and Salary Workers
Employed civilians age
16 and older who worked for wages,
salary, commission,
tips, pay-in-kind, or piece rates
for a private-for-profit employer
or a private not-for-profit, tax-exempt,
or charitable organization in 2000.
Self-employed people whose business
was incorporated are included with
private wage and salary workers because
they are paid employees of their
own companies.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table P51) |
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| Government
Workers
Employed civilians age
16 and older who were government
employees
in 2000.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table P51) |
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| Self-Employed
Workers
Employed civilians age
16 and older working in own not incorporated
business in 2000. This includes people
who worked for profit or fees in
their own unincorporated business,
professional
practice, or trade, or who operated
a farm.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table P51) |
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Unpaid
Family Workers
Employed civilians age
16 and older who worked 15 hours
per week or more
without pay in a business or on a
farm operated by a relative in 2000.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P51) |
Mobility |
Population Living at
Same Residence in 1995 and 2000
All
people 5 years old and over who did
not move during the 5 years previous
to the census. This indicator is
used to determine the extent of residential
mobility of the population and the
resulting redistribution of the population
across the various states, metropolitan
areas, and regions of the country.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P24) |
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Population Living in
King County in 1995 and 2000
All people
5 years old and over who lived in
King County - but not necessarily
at the
same residence - during the 5 years
previous to the census. This indicator
is used to determine the extent of
residential mobility of the population
and the resulting redistribution
of the population across the various
states,
metropolitan areas, and regions of
the country.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table P24) |
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Population Living in
Washington State in 1995 and 2000
All people 5 years old
and over who lived in Washington
State - but
not
necessarily in King County or at
the same residence - during the 5
years
previous to the census. This indicator
is used to determine the extent of
residential mobility of the population
and the resulting redistribution
of the population across the various
states,
metropolitan areas, and regions of
the country.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table P24) |
Income/Poverty |
Population
Living Below Poverty
Total population living
below 100% of the Federal Poverty
Level in 1999. The Census Bureau
uses the
federal Social Security Administration's
official poverty definition. The
poverty thresholds are revised annually
to
allow for changes in the cost of
living. All income and poverty measures
are
calculated based on 1999 income.
See How
the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
(external link) for information on poverty thresholds.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P87) |
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Children Under 5 Living
Below Poverty Level
Children younger
than 5 years old living below 100%
of the Federal Poverty Level in 1999.
The Census Bureau uses the federal
Social Security Administration's
official poverty definition. The
poverty thresholds
are revised annually to allow for
changes in the cost of living. All
income and
poverty measures are calculated based
on 1999 income. See How
the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
(external link) for information on poverty thresholds.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table
P87) |
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| Children
Under 18 Living Below Poverty Level
Children younger than
18 years old living below 100% of
the Federal Poverty Level in 1999.
The
Census Bureau uses the federal Social
Security Administration's official
poverty definition. The poverty thresholds
are revised annually to allow for
changes in the cost of living. All
income and
poverty measures are calculated based
on 1999 income. See How
the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
(external link) for information on poverty thresholds.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table
P87) |
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White Population Living
Below Poverty Level
White population
living below 100% of the Federal
Poverty Level in 1999. The Census
Bureau uses
the federal Social Security Administration's
official poverty definition. The
poverty thresholds are revised annually
to
allow for changes in the cost of
living. All income and poverty measures
are
calculated based on 1999 income.
See How
the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
(external link) for information on poverty
thresholds. See also "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P159A) |
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African American Population
Living Below Poverty
African
American population living below
100% of the Federal Poverty Level
in 1999.
The Census Bureau uses the federal
Social Security Administration's
official poverty definition. The
poverty thresholds
are revised annually to allow for
changes in the cost of living. All
income and
poverty measures are calculated based
on 1999 income. See How
the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
(external link) for information on poverty
thresholds. See also "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S.
Census, Summary File 3, Table P159B) |
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American Indian Population
Living Below Poverty Level
American Indian and
Alaska Native population living below
100% of the
Federal Poverty Level in 1999. The
Census Bureau uses the federal Social
Security Administration's official
poverty definition. The poverty thresholds
are revised annually to allow for
changes in the cost of living. All
income and poverty measures are calculated
based on 1999 income. See How
the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
(external link) for information on poverty
thresholds. See also "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P159C) |
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Asian/Pacific
Islander Population Living Below
Poverty
Asian and
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander population
living below 100% of the Federal
Poverty Level in 1999. The Census
Bureau uses
the federal Social Security Administration's
official poverty definition. The
poverty thresholds are revised annually
to
allow for changes in the cost of
living. All income and poverty measures
are
calculated based on 1999 income.
See How
the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
(external link) for information on poverty
thresholds. See also "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Tables P159D & P159E) |
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Multi-Racial Population
Living Below Poverty
Multi-racial
population living below 100% of the
Federal Poverty Level in 1999. The
Census Bureau uses the federal Social
Security Administration's official
poverty definition. The poverty thresholds
are revised annually to allow for
changes in the cost of living. All
income and
poverty measures are calculated based
on 1999 income. See How
the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
(external link) for information on poverty
thresholds. See also "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S.
Census, Summary File 3, Table P159D) |
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Hispanic/Latino Population
Living Below Poverty
Hispanic/Latino
population living below 100% of the
Federal Poverty Level in 1999. The
Census Bureau uses the federal Social
Security Administration's official
poverty definition. The poverty thresholds
are revised annually to allow for
changes in the cost of living. All
income and
poverty measures are calculated based
on 1999 income. See How
the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
(external link) for information on poverty
thresholds. See also "race
and
Hispanic ethnicity data" in the
Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S.
Census, Summary File 3, Table P159D) |
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Population Living Below
200% of Poverty Level
Total population
living below 200% of (or two times)
the Federal Poverty Level in 1999.
This indicator is frequently used
to assess eligibility for government
assistance
programs. The Census Bureau uses
the federal Social Security Administration's
official poverty definition. The
poverty
thresholds are revised annually to
allow for changes in the cost of
living. All income and poverty measures
are
calculated based on 1999 income.
See How
the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
(external link) for information on poverty
thresholds.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P88) |
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Median Household Income
in Dollars
Household income includes
the income of the householder and
all other individuals 15 years old
and
over in the household, whether they
are related to the householder or
not. All income measures are calculated
based on 1999 income. See "median" and
"income" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P53) |
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Households With Public
Assistance Income
Households in which
any individual 15 years old or over
receives public assistance income.
Public assistance income includes
general assistance and Temporary
Assistance
to Needy Families (TANF). This does
not include Supplemental Security
Income (SSI). All income measures
are calculated
based on 1999 income. See "income" and "household" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P64) |
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Households Living Below Poverty Level
Households living below
100% of the Federal Poverty Level
in 1999.
The Census Bureau uses the federal
Social Security Administration's
official poverty definition. The
poverty thresholds are revised annually
to allow for changes in the cost
of living. All income and poverty
measures are calculated based on
1999 income. See How
the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
(external link) for information on poverty
thresholds. See also "household" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source: 2000
U.S. Census, Summary File 3, Table
P92). |
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Households With Income of $100,000 or More
Households earning approximately
twice the median household income
for King County in 2000. Household
income includes the income of the
householder and all other individuals
15 years old and over in the household,
whether they are related to the householder
or not. All income measures are calculated
based on 1999 income. See the indicator Median
Household Income in Dollars, and "income" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source: 2000
U.S. Census, Summary File 3, Table
P52). |
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Households With Income Less Than $40,000
Households earning approximately
4/5 (80%) of the median household
income for King County in 2000. Household
income includes the income of the
householder and all other individuals
15 years old and over in the household,
whether they are related to the householder
or not. All income measures are calculated
based on 1999 income. See the indicator Median
Household Income in Dollars,
and "income" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source: 2000
U.S. Census, Summary File 3, Table
P52). |
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Per Capita Income in Dollars
Per capita income is
the mean income computed for every
man, woman, and
child in a particular group. It is
derived by dividing the total income
of a particular group by the total
population in that group. Per capita
income is rounded to the nearest
whole dollar. See "income" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source: 2000 U.S. Census,
Summary File 3, Table P82). |
Disability |
Population Under 21 With a Disability
Civilian
non-institutionalized population
under age 21 with a sensory, physical,
mental or self-care disability.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P42). |
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Population
Age 21 to 64 With a Disability
Civilian non-institutionalized
population age 21 to 64 with a sensory,
physical, mental or self-care disability.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table P42) |
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Population Over 64 With a Disability
Civilian non-institutionalized
population over age 64 with a sensory,
physical,
mental or self-care disability.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table P42). |
Housing |
Total Housing Units
Includes both occupied
and vacant housing units in 2000.
A housing
unit is a house, an apartment, a
mobile
home, a group of rooms, or a single
room that is occupied (or if vacant,
is intended for occupancy) as separate
living quarters. Separate living
quarters are those in which the occupants
live
and eat separately from any other
persons in the building and which
have direct
access from the outside of the building
or through a common hall.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
1, Table
H1) |
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Vacancy Rate
Unoccupied housing units
in 2000. Vacancy status and other
characteristics
of
vacant units were determined by census
enumerators obtaining information
from landlords, owners, neighbors,
rental
agents, and others.
(Source: 2000
U.S. Census, Summary File 1, Table
H3). |
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Owner-Occupied Housing
Units
All occupied housing
units are classified as either owner
occupied
or renter occupied. A housing unit
is owner occupied if the owner or
co-owner lives in the unit even if
it is mortgaged
or not fully paid for.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 1,
Table
H4) |
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Renter-Occupied Housing
Units
All occupied housing
units are classified as either owner
occupied
or renter occupied. All occupied
housing units that are not owner
occupied,
whether they are rented for cash
rent or occupied without payment
of cash
rent, are classified as renter occupied.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
1, Table H4) |
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Average Household Size
of Owner-Occupied Housing Units By
Number of Persons
A housing unit is
owner occupied if the owner or co-owner
lives in the unit even if it is mortgaged
or not fully paid for. See the indicator Average
Household Size By Number of Persons,
and "household" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
1, Table H12) |
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Average Household Size
of Renter-Occupied Housing Units By
Number of Persons
All occupied housing
units that are not owner occupied,
whether they are rented for cash
rent or occupied without payment
of cash
rent, are classified as renter occupied.
See the indicator Average
Household Size By Number of Persons,
and "household" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary
File 1, Table H12) |
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Median Number of
Rooms Per Housing Unit
For each housing unit,
rooms include living rooms, dining
rooms, kitchens,
bedrooms, finished recreation rooms,
enclosed porches suitable for year-round
use, and lodgers' rooms. See "median" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table
H24) |
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Housing Units Lacking
Complete Plumbing Facilities
All housing
units—occupied and vacant—that
did not have complete plumbing facilities
in 2000. A housing unit has complete
plumbing facilities when it has all
of the following: (1) hot and cold
piped water, (2) a flush toilet,
and (3) a bathtub or shower.
(Source:
2000
U.S. Census, Summary File 3, Table
H47) |
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Housing Units Lacking
Complete Kitchen Facilities
All housing
units—occupied and vacant—that
did not have complete kitchen facilities
in 2000. A housing unit has complete
kitchen facilities when it has all
of the following: (1) a sink with
piped water; (2) a range, or cook
top and
oven; and (3) a refrigerator.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table H50) |
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Housing Units With No
Telephone Service
Occupied housing
units that did not have telephone
service in 2000. Households with
telephone
service have a telephone in working
order and are able to make and receive
calls. Households whose service has
been discontinued for nonpayment
or other reasons are not counted
as having
telephone service available.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table H43) |
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Crowded Housing Units
All crowded housing
units in 2000. Although the Census
Bureau has no
official definition of crowded housing,
this
web site defines crowding as housing
units with an average of 1.5 or more
occupants per room. Occupants per
room is obtained by dividing the
number
of people in each occupied housing
unit by the number of rooms in the
unit. For each unit, rooms include
living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens,
bedrooms, finished recreation rooms,
enclosed porches suitable for year-round
use, and lodgers' rooms.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table
H20) |
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Crowded Owner-Occupied
Housing Units
Crowded owner-occupied
housing units in 2000. Although the
Census Bureau has no official definition
of crowded housing, this web site
defines crowding as housing units
with an average
of 1.5 or more occupants per room.
Occupants per room is obtained by
dividing the number of people in
each occupied
housing unit by the number of rooms
in the unit. For each unit, rooms
include living rooms, dining rooms,
kitchens,
bedrooms, finished recreation rooms,
enclosed porches suitable for year-round
use, and lodgers' rooms. See the
indicator Owner-Occupied
Housing Units for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table H20) |
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Crowded Renter-Occupied
Housing Units
Crowded renter-occupied
housing units in 2000. Although the
Census Bureau has no official definition
of crowded housing, this web site
defines crowding as housing units
with an average
of 1.5 or more occupants per room.
Occupants per room is obtained by
dividing the number of people in
each occupied
housing unit by the number of rooms
in the unit. For each unit, rooms
include living rooms, dining rooms,
kitchens,
bedrooms, finished recreation rooms,
enclosed porches suitable for year-round
use, and lodgers' rooms. See the
indicator Renter-Occupied
Housing Units for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table H20) |
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| Renters Paying 30%
or More of Their Income on Housing
The
ratio of monthly housing expenses
to monthly household income
is a measure of the burden of housing
costs on families and individuals.
For renters, housing costs are the
gross rent which includes the contract
rent plus the estimated average monthly
cost of utilities and fuels if these
are paid by the renter (or paid for
the renter by someone else). All
income measures are calculated based
on 1999
income. See "income" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table H73) |
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| Homeowners Paying 30%
or More of Their Income on Housing
The ratio of monthly
housing expenses to monthly household
income
is a measure of the burden of housing
costs on families and individuals.
For home owners, housing costs include
payments for mortgages, deeds of
trust, contracts to purchase, or
similar debts
on the property; real estate taxes;
fire, hazard, and flood insurance
on the property; utilities; and fuels.
It also includes, where appropriate,
the monthly condominium fees or mobile
home costs. All income measures are
calculated based on 1999 income.
See
"income" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table H97) |
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Median Rent in Dollars
Contract rent is the
monthly rent agreed to or contracted
for, regardless
of any furnishings, utilities, fees,
meals, or services that may be included.
See "median" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table H56) |
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| Median Owner-Occupied
Home Value in Dollars
Owner-Occupied
Home Value is the owner's estimate
of how much the property (house and
lot, mobile home and lot, or condominium
unit) would sell for if it were for
sale. See "median" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File 3,
Table H85) |
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| Median Home Sale Price
in Dollars
Home sale price is the
asking price on vacant-for-sale-only
housing units. In geographic areas
where there were no homes for sale
at the time of enumeration the median
home sale price is shown as $0. See "median" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table H88) |
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Median Monthly Owner
Costs (No Mortgage)
Monthly housing
costs for home owners without a mortgage
include payments for real estate
taxes; fire, hazard, and flood insurance
on the property; utilities; and fuels.
It also includes, where appropriate,
the monthly condominium fees or mobile
home costs. "No Mortgage" means the
housing unit is owned free and clear
of debt. See "median" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source: 2000 U.S. Census,
Summary File 3, Table H91). |
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Median Monthly Owner
Costs (With Mortgage)
Monthly housing
costs for home owners with a mortgage
include payments for debts on the
property; real estate taxes; fire,
hazard, and flood insurance on the
property; utilities; and fuels. It
also includes, where appropriate,
the monthly condominium fees or mobile
home costs. "Mortgage" refers to
all forms of debt where the property
is pledged as security for repayment
of the debt, including deeds of trust;
trust deeds; contracts to purchase;
land contracts; junior mortgages;
and home equity loans. See "median" in
the Glossary for more information.
(Source: 2000
U.S. Census, Summary File 3, Table
H91). |
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Single Family Detached Homes
A 1-unit structure detached
from any other house; that is, with
open
space on all four sides. Such structures
are considered detached even if they
have an adjoining shed or garage.
A 1-family house that contains a
business is considered detached as
long as the building has open space
on all four sides. Mobile homes to
which one or more permanent rooms
have been added or built also are
included.
(Source: 2000 U.S. Census,
Summary File 3, Table H30). |
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Mobile Homes
Both occupied and vacant
mobile homes to which no permanent
rooms
have been added. Mobile homes used
only for business purposes or for
extra sleeping space and mobile homes
for sale on a dealer's lot, at the
factory, or in storage are not counted
in the housing inventory.
(Source:
2000 U.S. Census, Summary File
3, Table H30). |
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Housing Units Built Before 1940
Occupied and vacant
housing units first constructed before
1940 that
were still in existence at the time
of enumeration. See the indicator Total
Housing Units for more information.
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