Cowlitz County, Washington (WA)

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County population in 2005: 97,325 (67% urban, 33% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 24,252
Renter-occupied apartments: 11,598

% of renters here:	32%
State:	35%

Land area: 1139 sq. mi.
Water area: 27.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 85 people per square mile

(average).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 14.8%

Cowlitz County:	14.8%
Washington:	11.9%

Median age of residents in 2005: 38 years ols
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39 years old, American Indian residents: 27 years old, Asian residents: 26 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 18 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.0%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	4.6%

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Cowlitz County, Washington business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cowlitz County, Washington:

White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
Hispanic (4.6%)
American Indian (3.0%)
Two or more races (2.6%)
Other race (2.1%)
Black (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 46,050	(49.5%)
Females: 46,898	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $32,465
County population in 2003: 95,149
Jobs in 2003: 38,952

Cowlitz County,WA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 43,705
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.5%

Average household size:

Cowlitz County:	2.5 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Median household income in 2005: $41,647
2005 median house value: $153,500
Median contract rent in 2005: $503
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $708
Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,828 ($39,797 in 2000)

This county	$42,828
Washington:	$49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $186,261

Cowlitz County	$186,261
Washington:	$227,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $518
Institutionalized population: 952
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cowlitz County in 2000: $996

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 17
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 35
Burglaries: 399
Thefts: 565
Auto thefts: 113

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 10
Robberies: 7
Assaults: 80
Burglaries: 315
Thefts: 537
Auto thefts: 116

Cowlitz County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,627 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,388 (1.0%)

Area name: Longview, WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cowlitz County is $506 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $588 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $857 a month.

Cities in this county include: Longview, Kelso, Woodland, Longview Heights, West Longview, Castle Rock, Kalama, Rose Valley, Olequa.

Neighboring counties: Columbia County, Oregon , Clark County , Lewis County , Skamania County , Wahkiakum County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Cowlitz County: Alder Bluff (A), Alder Creek Rearing Pond (B), Meridian Lookout (C), Incline Lookout (D), Merrill Lake Campground (E), Merwin (F), North Fork Ranger Station (G), Nineteen Mile Camp (H), Yale Park (I), Beaver Bay Campground (J), Beaver Bay Park (K), Vader Junction (L), Tucker (M), Tower (N), Camp Baker (O), Camp Cowlitz (P), Camp Kalama (Q), Caples (R), Castle Rock Fairgrounds (S), Cleaveland Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bunker Hill Cemetery (1), Abernathy Cemetery (2), Jackson Cemetery (3), Rosin Cemetery (4), Rose Valley Cemetery (5), Longview Memorial Park Cemetery (6), Oak Point Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Coldwater Lake (A), Big Bull Lake (B), Coweeman Lake (C), Lakeview Peak Lake (D), Blue Lake (E), Log Pond (F), Silver Lake (G), Merrill Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Husky Creek (A), Devils Creek (B), Sucker Creek (C), Olequa Creek (D), Skipper Creek (E), Houghton Creek (F), Studebaker Creek (G), Ordway Creek (H), Schmidt Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cowlitz County include: Speelyai Picnic Area (1), Goat Marsh Research Natural Area (2), Barnes State Park (3), Kid Valley Park (4), Hoffstadt Creek Park (5), Al Raught Park (6), Seaquest State Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.3%
Washington:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 3,602
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,452 (43% naturalized citizens)

Cowlitz County:	3.7%
Whole state:	10.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 913
1990 to 1994: 561
1985 to 1989: 346
1980 to 1984: 348
1975 to 1979: 295
1970 to 1974: 169
1970 to 1974: 139
1965 to 1969: 681

Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.6%

Cowlitz County marital status for males

Cowlitz County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 25,587
One, attached: 900
Two: 1,254
3 or 4: 1,157
5 to 9: 1,245
10 to 19: 1,473
20 or more: 2,090
Mobile homes: 4,768
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 150

Housing units in Cowlitz County with a mortgage: 13,025 (1,604 second mortgage, 1,451 home equity loan, 85 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,542

Agriculture in Cowlitz County
Average size of farms: 74 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $57443
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1270.85
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.74%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.50%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $49872
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.57%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 35.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37772
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.91%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.49
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 15.27%
Vegetables: 1249 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 46 acres

Cowlitz County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Washington state average. It is 8.8 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Paper (14%)
Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Wood products (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (32%)
Canada (15%)
Cambodia (7%)
Vietnam (7%)
Germany (5%)
Philippines (3%)
United Kingdom (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cowlitz County:

German (19%)
United States or American (11%)
English (10%)
Irish (9%)
Norwegian (7%)
Swedish (3%)
Finnish (3%)

Cowlitz County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 32,104 (82%)
Carpooled: 4,563 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 104 (0%)
Railroad: 9 (0%)
Ferryboat: 15 (0%)
Taxi: 26 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 231 (1%)
Walked: 885 (2%)
Other means: 267 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,123 (3%)

People in group quarters in Cowlitz County, Washington

594 people in nursing homes
274 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
225 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
66 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
64 people in halfway houses
59 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
53 people in other group homes
34 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
16 people in homes for the mentally ill
10 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
10 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,860.

8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,614 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.09%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($183 average AGI)
Cowlitz County: 0.06%
Washington average: 0.26%

4.24% relocated from other counties in Washington ($23,196 average AGI)
3.79% relocated from other states ($19,236 average AGI)
Cowlitz County: 3.79%
Washington average: 3.90%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Clark County, WA	2.34% ($49,107 average AGI)
from Lewis County, WA	0.41% ($31,667)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.36% ($48,427)
from Columbia County, OR	0.36% ($44,664)
from King County, WA	0.33% ($51,081)
from Washington County, OR	0.19% ($42,391)
from Pierce County, WA	0.18% ($40,317)

6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,471 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.15%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($229 average AGI)
Cowlitz County: 0.08%
Washington average: 0.16%

3.32% relocated to other counties in Washington ($19,203 average AGI)
2.75% relocated to other states ($20,039 average AGI)
Cowlitz County: 2.75%
Washington average: 3.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Clark County, WA	1.43% ($39,585 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.32% ($33,898)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.27% ($40,674)
to Lewis County, WA	0.26% ($34,494)
to Pierce County, WA	0.19% ($31,141)
to Thurston County, WA	0.19% ($42,349)
to Columbia County, OR	0.16% ($35,673)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Births per 1000 population in Cowlitz County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Cowlitz County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cowlitz County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 15,448 (12,810 aged, 2,638 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 91,529

In family households: 78,360 (19,950 male householders, 5,295 female householders)
20,247 spouses, 27,406 children (24,247 natural, 843 adopted, 2,316 stepchildren), 1,367 grandchildren, 502 brothers or sisters, 301 parents, 990 other relatives, 2,302 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,169 (5,218 male householders (3,905 living alone)), 5,420 female householders (4,808 living alone)), 2,531 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,419 (978 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,134 2-persons, 5,518 3-persons, 5,085 4-persons, 2,230 5-persons, 753 6-persons, 525 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,713 1-person, 1,561 2-persons, 233 3-persons, 103 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

15,948 married couples with children.
6,518 single-parent households (1,760 men, 4,758 women).

94.0% of residents of Cowlitz County speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $501,632,000 ($5215 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $21,403,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $257,562,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $103,485,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $444,000
Federal grants: $104,922,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,362,000 ($2,945,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $21,856,000 ($7,738,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $964,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $66,361,000
Federal Government insurance: $265,880,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,248

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,931

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +765

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +2,468

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Cowlitz County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.64 millions of gallons per day (25% from ground, 75% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 973
1995 to 1998: 3,393
1990 to 1994: 2,751
1980 to 1989: 2,928
1970 to 1979: 7,900
1960 to 1969: 5,800
1950 to 1959: 4,699
1940 to 1949: 4,146
1939 or earlier: 6,034

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cowlitz County, Washington:

1 room: 75
2 rooms: 279
3 rooms: 832
4 rooms: 2,037
5 rooms: 4,818
6 rooms: 6,046
7 rooms: 4,309
8 rooms: 2,952
9 or more rooms: 2,904

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cowlitz County, Washington:

1 room: 387
2 rooms: 1,345
3 rooms: 1,928
4 rooms: 3,539
5 rooms: 2,275
6 rooms: 1,248
7 rooms: 508
8 rooms: 239
9 or more rooms: 129

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cowlitz County:

no bedroom: 90
1 bedroom: 961
2 bedrooms: 5,060
3 bedrooms: 13,208
4 bedrooms: 3,994
5 or more bedrooms: 939

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cowlitz County:

no bedroom: 570
1 bedroom: 3,051
2 bedrooms: 5,069
3 bedrooms: 2,380
4 bedrooms: 445
5 or more bedrooms: 83

Cars and other vehicles available in Cowlitz County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 789
1 vehicle: 5,440
2 vehicles: 10,433
3 vehicles: 5,317
4 vehicles: 1,574
5 or more vehicles: 699

Cars and other vehicles available in Cowlitz County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,897
1 vehicle: 5,071
2 vehicles: 3,348
3 vehicles: 944
4 vehicles: 209
5 or more vehicles: 129

53% of Cowlitz County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Washington.

Cowlitz County:	53.1%
State average:	50.2%

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

This state: 50139
Northeast: 1559
Midwest: 9464
South: 4856
West: 22948

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (85%)
Wood (7%)
Utility gas (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (94%)
Wood (2%)
Utility gas (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 698

Here:	6.1%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 237

Here:	4.2%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 302

Here:	9.0%
Washington:	15.7%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Cowlitz County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,895,000
Charges - Sewerage: $5,801,000
All Other: $5,363,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,846,000

Parks & Recreation: $277,000

Housing & Community Development: $37,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $1,475,000
General: $1,467,000

Financial Administration: $1,228,000

Sewerage: $997,000

Parks & Recreation: $103,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $10,345,000
Corrections - Other: $8,658,000

Regular Highways: $6,294,000

Police Protection: $5,504,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $5,274,000

Sewerage: $3,471,000

Financial Administration: $3,407,000

General - Other: $2,659,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,982,000

General Public Buildings: $1,397,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,275,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,050,000

Central Staff Services: $447,000

Natural Resources - Other: $117,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $27,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $808,000
General Support: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,612,000
Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $3,692,000
All Other: $2,691,000

Highways: $193,000

Education: $31,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $60,965,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $7,425,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $21,450,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $43,236,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,704,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,201,000
Property Sale Other: $967,000

Interest Earnings: $951,000

Rents: $339,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $3,919,000
Regular Highways: $2,249,000

General - Other: $51,000

Solid Waste Management: $44,000

Police Protection: $13,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $53,565,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $5,149,000
All Other: $3,607,000

Highways: $3,361,000

Housing & Community Development: $225,000

General Support: $198,000

Education: $13,000
Tax - Property: $20,815,000
Total General Sales: $4,758,000

NEC: $2,480,000

Other Selective Sales: $780,000

Motor Vehicle License: $555,000

Public Utilities: $22,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $25,204,000

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