Clark County, Washington (WA)

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• • 371,599107.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 45,81513.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 23,1536.7%Asian alone
  • 20,2655.9%Two or more races
  • 7,8192.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,2640.9%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1,5740.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1,1540.3%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $371,676

Here:	$371,676
State:	$447,152

Townhouses or other attached units: $281,154

Here:	$281,154
State:	$391,417

In 2-unit structures: $228,992

Here:	$228,992
State:	$295,878

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $186,679

Here:	$186,679
State:	$323,576

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $266,724

Here:	$266,724
State:	$382,353

Mobile homes: $143,767

Here:	$143,767
State:	$131,988

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $59,000

Here:	$59,000
State:	$87,922

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 86
• Robberies: 69
• Assaults: 149
• Burglaries: 1219
• Thefts: 3313
• Auto thefts: 658

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 57
• Robberies: 54
• Assaults: 158
• Burglaries: 1131
• Thefts: 3505
• Auto thefts: 694

Health of residents in Clark County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $3,114 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $3,220 (1.0%)

Area name: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clark County is $625 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $723 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1053 a month.

Cities in this county include: Vancouver, Hazel Dell, Orchards, Salmon Creek, Camas, Five Corners, Battle Ground, Hazel Dell North, Washougal, Minnehaha.

2018 air pollution in Clark County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.0 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Benton County, Minnesota , Penobscot County, Maine , Franklin County , Hood River County, Oregon , Multnomah County, Oregon , Latah County, Idaho , Marshall County, South Dakota , Pope County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 15,495
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 49,216 (61.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7,1202010 or later
• 14,8212000 to 2009
• 15,5451990 to 1999
• 5,8021980 to 1989
• 2,9541970 to 1979
• 3,872Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 126,549
• One, attached: 8,348
• Two: 5,608
• 3 or 4: 7,029
• 5 to 9: 7,692
• 10 to 19: 6,496
• 20 to 49: 4,214
• 50 or more: 8,306
• Mobile homes: 8,026
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 221

Housing units in Clark County with a mortgage: 85,474 (2,016 second mortgage, 8,074 home equity loan, 362 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31,281

Religion statistics for Clark County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Clark County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Washington Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides, and a Tornado, Incident Period: December 01, 2015 to December 14, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4253: February 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 4253, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Washington Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow, Incident Period: December 12, 2008 to January 05, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1825: March 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1825, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
• Washington Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 14, 2006 to December 15, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1682: February 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1682, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide
• Washington Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: November 02, 2006 to November 11, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1671: December 12, 2006, FEMA Id: 1671, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Washington Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3227: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3227, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Washington Earthquake, Incident Period: February 28, 2001 to March 16, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1361: March 01, 2001, FEMA Id: 1361, Natural disaster type: Earthquake
• Washington Severe Winter Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 1996 to February 10, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1159: January 17, 1997, FEMA Id: 1159, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Washington Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 1996 to February 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1100: February 09, 1996, FEMA Id: 1100, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Washington Storms/High Winds/Floods, Incident Period: November 07, 1995 to December 18, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1079: January 03, 1996, FEMA Id: 1079, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Washington VOLCANIC ERUPTION, MT. ST. HELENS, Incident Period: May 21, 1980, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-623: May 21, 1980, FEMA Id: 623, Natural disaster type: Volcanic Eruption
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.54% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($66,560 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($335 average AGI)

Clark County:	0.04%
Washington average:	0.11%

1.39% relocated from other counties in Washington ($11,699 average AGI)
6.12% relocated from other states ($54,527 average AGI)

Clark County:	6.12%
Washington average:	3.93%

from Multnomah County, OR	1.49% ($54,829 average AGI)
from Washington County, OR	0.62% ($63,341)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.48% ($69,292)
from Cowlitz County, WA	0.32% ($59,210)
from King County, WA	0.24% ($74,905)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.13% ($138,982)
from Pierce County, WA	0.12% ($55,145)

5.83% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($59,066 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($511 average AGI)

Clark County:	0.06%
Washington average:	0.13%

1.65% relocated to other counties in Washington ($17,950 average AGI)
4.12% relocated to other states ($40,605 average AGI)

Clark County:	4.12%
Washington average:	2.89%

to Multnomah County, OR	0.95% ($51,661 average AGI)
to Cowlitz County, WA	0.54% ($47,300)
to Washington County, OR	0.39% ($55,448)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.32% ($56,534)
to King County, WA	0.26% ($114,259)
to Pierce County, WA	0.14% ($61,053)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.11% ($63,522)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 6.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2013: 4.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Clark County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 394,518 (63,789 male householders, 55,611 female householders)

  93,777 spouses, 137,238 children (126,865 natural, 2,786 adopted, 7,587 stepchildren), 9,400 grandchildren, 4,681 brothers or sisters, 5,609 parents, 7,747 other relatives, 16,666 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 75,913 (24,708 male householders (16,765 living alone)), 29,471 female householders (23,350 living alone)), 21,734 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,212

Size of family households: 47,985 2-persons, 29,059 3-persons, 25,412 4-persons, 9,366 5-persons, 4,428 6-persons, 3,150 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 40,115 1-person, 9,863 2-persons, 2,775 3-persons, 1,242 4-persons, 97 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

74,894 married couples with children.
26,230 single-parent households (8,423 men, 17,807 women).

85.1% of residents of Clark speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,576,147,000 ($4,017 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $90,107,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $786,118,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $245,347,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,090,000
Federal grants: $255,024,000
Federal procurement contracts: $54,270,000 ($14,213,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $227,297,000 ($19,745,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,482,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $491,932,000
Federal Government insurance: $161,094,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 39.57 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% from surface)

• Year house built in Clark County, Washington
• 8,5532014 or later
• 6,1902010 to 2013
• 34,4182000 to 2009
• 44,1901990 to 1999
• 23,3351980 to 1989
• 30,0441970 to 1979
• 11,9361960 to 1969
• 9,6481950 to 1959
• 7,1531940 to 1949
• 7,0221939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Clark County, Washington

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clark County, Washington
• 1311 room
• 3312 rooms
• 1,3933 rooms
• 8,4354 rooms
• 20,8045 rooms
• 24,5956 rooms
• 22,5947 rooms
• 16,6008 rooms
• 21,8729+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clark County, Washington
• 1,9831 room
• 3,6342 rooms
• 9,6323 rooms
• 15,8984 rooms
• 12,3315 rooms
• 6,9926 rooms
• 2,7847 rooms
• 2,2458 rooms
• 1,3259+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Clark County, Washington

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Clark County, Washington
• 131no bedroom
• 1,3291 bedroom
• 10,9592 bedrooms
• 62,6153 bedrooms
• 32,6204 bedrooms
• 9,1015+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clark County, Washington
• 2,140no bedroom
• 9,7671 bedroom
• 23,7482 bedrooms
• 16,8523 bedrooms
• 3,7634 bedrooms
• 5545+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Clark County, Washington in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Clark County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,661no vehicle
• 23,2871 vehicle
• 49,9162 vehicles
• 26,2983 vehicles
• 10,7524 vehicles
• 4,8415+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Clark County in renter-occupied apartments
• 6,725no vehicle
• 21,8021 vehicle
• 19,0472 vehicles
• 6,0523 vehicles
• 2,6354 vehicles
• 5635+ vehicles

82.5% of Clark County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Washington.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 166,541
• Other state: 253,293
• Northeast: 13,931
• Midwest: 39,083
• South: 26,224
• West: 174,055

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 6,666
• Number of aged recipients: 944
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,722
• Number of recipients under 18: 985
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,007
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,674
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,667
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 3,201

Clark County on our top lists:

• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"