Clark County, Washington (WA)

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• • 378,081109.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 49,75614.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 21,7546.3%Asian alone
  • 21,5086.2%Two or more races
  • 9,9492.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,3401.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 2,5050.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3480.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $417,993

Here:	$417,993
State:	$510,505

Townhouses or other attached units: $326,937

Here:	$326,937
State:	$453,343

In 2-unit structures: $290,979

Here:	$290,979
State:	$399,900

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $231,468

Here:	$231,468
State:	$365,625

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $296,788

Here:	$296,788
State:	$449,948

Mobile homes: $151,880

Here:	$151,880
State:	$172,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $179,930

Here:	$179,930
State:	$171,326

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 2013 to 2019:

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,422 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,389 (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: 93.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 54,064 (53.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 14,2912010 or later
• 14,2192000 to 2009
• 14,0891990 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: 125,486
• One, attached: 10,800
• Two: 6,396
• 3 or 4: 6,184
• 5 to 9: 8,844
• 10 to 19: 7,102
• 20 to 49: 4,756
• 50 or more: 11,085
• Mobile homes: 8,435
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 488

Housing units in Clark County with a mortgage: 84,047 (2,194 second mortgage, 9,376 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34,609

Religion statistics for Clark County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Clark County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Washington Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4481-WA: March 22, 2020, FEMA Id: 4481, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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
• 3 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 2019: 12.5

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 2019: 7.1

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 2018: 4.5

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:

• Male householders: 90,796 (16,869 living alone), Female householders: 90,066 (23,127 living alone)

• 97,311 spouses (96,277 opposite-sex spouses), 15,323 unmarried partners, (14,753 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 145,468 children (135,012 natural, 3,309 adopted, 7,147 stepchildren), 7,645 grandchildren, 4,512 brothers or sisters, 6,817 parents, 436 foster children, 8,086 other relatives, 17,637 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4,144

Size of family households: 55,681 2-persons, 25,693 3-persons, 23,745 4-persons, 12,182 5-persons, 5,062 6-persons, 3,002 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 39,996 1-person, 11,521 2-persons, 3,218 3-persons, 429 4-persons, 306 5-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

82,277 married couples with children.
22,432 single-parent households (6,507 men, 15,925 women).

84.6% of residents of Clark speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 4% 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
• 16,8272014 or later
• 6,4782010 to 2013
• 32,2132000 to 2009
• 44,0581990 to 1999
• 21,8611980 to 1989
• 31,9711970 to 1979
• 13,3481960 to 1969
• 8,8861950 to 1959
• 6,4211940 to 1949
• 7,5131939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Clark County, Washington

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clark County, Washington
• 1041 room
• 3562 rooms
• 2,9423 rooms
• 11,0674 rooms
• 21,7415 rooms
• 23,6936 rooms
• 21,0747 rooms
• 16,3068 rooms
• 21,3739+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clark County, Washington
• 2,7801 room
• 4,6152 rooms
• 9,2173 rooms
• 18,7634 rooms
• 13,3485 rooms
• 6,2496 rooms
• 3,2967 rooms
• 2,3068 rooms
• 1,6329+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Clark County, Washington

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Clark County, Washington
• 104no bedroom
• 2,0721 bedroom
• 14,1072 bedrooms
• 62,4123 bedrooms
• 32,7924 bedrooms
• 7,1695+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clark County, Washington
• 3,127no bedroom
• 10,6121 bedroom
• 27,3932 bedrooms
• 16,2253 bedrooms
• 4,1624 bedrooms
• 6875+ 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
• 1,792no vehicle
• 23,2101 vehicle
• 48,8532 vehicles
• 27,8043 vehicles
• 11,4414 vehicles
• 5,5565+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Clark County in renter-occupied apartments
• 7,580no vehicle
• 23,6941 vehicle
• 20,7662 vehicles
• 7,3713 vehicles
• 2,1694 vehicles
• 6265+ vehicles

82.9% of Clark County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Washington.

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

• This state: 170,577
• Other state: 255,354
• Northeast: 14,122
• Midwest: 39,081
• South: 25,101
• West: 177,050

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)"