DuPont, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

Back to: DuPont, Washington main profile, Washington, Washington smaller cities, Washington small towns, Washington forum, All US cities. Total population: 2,464 (Urban population: 2,383, Rural population: 81 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 977 (936 occupied: 610 owner occupied, 326 renter occupied) % of renters here:   35% State:   35% Housing density: 172 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in DuPont, Washington on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Moving to Fort Lewis...  (17 replies) Relocating from CA to WA  (12 replies) Moving From Ft Hood To Ft Lewis.....Any advice???  (1 reply) Tacoma to Olympia or Olympia to Tacoma...  (7 replies) Help...I know nothing about Tacoma  (7 replies) Good city between Puyallup and olympia?  (4 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $137,500 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $1,075 Median gross rent in DuPont, WA in 2000: $954 Housing units in DuPont with a mortgage: 466 (20 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 94 Household type by relationship Households: 2,458 In family households: 2,136 (570 male householders, 111 female householders) 599 spouses, 792 children (746 natural, 10 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 12 other relatives, 41 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 322 (108 male householders (82 living alone)), 151 female householders (134 living alone)), 63 nonrelatives In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 284 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 160 4-persons, 106 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 216 1-person, 36 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 2 4-persons. 628 married couples with children. 85 single-parent households (15 men, 70 women). 84.8% of residents of DuPont speak English at home. 3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 30% don't speak English at all). 5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 6.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 245 (9.9%) (57.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Here:	4.8
State:	3.9

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in DuPont, WA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 5 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 5 $90,000 to $99,999: 29 $100,000 to $124,999: 29 $125,000 to $149,999: 87 $150,000 to $174,999: 183 $175,000 to $199,999: 115 $200,000 to $249,999: 90 $250,000 to $299,999: 12 $300,000 to $399,999: 5 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in DuPont: Less than $100: 0 $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 3 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 22 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 18 $550 to $599: 22 $600 to $649: 11 $650 to $699: 17 $700 to $749: 27 $750 to $799: 20 $800 to $899: 29 $900 to $999: 44 $1,000 to $1,249: 55 $1,250 to $1,499: 9 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 49

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.6%
Number of people working at home: 68 (5.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 54 5 to 9 minutes: 103 10 to 14 minutes: 222 15 to 19 minutes: 261 20 to 24 minutes: 178 25 to 29 minutes: 102 30 to 34 minutes: 71 35 to 39 minutes: 19 40 to 44 minutes: 22 45 to 59 minutes: 30 60 to 89 minutes: 67 90 or more minutes: 31

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 967 (79%) Carpooled: 142 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 8 (1%) Ferryboat: 7 (1%) Walked: 36 (3%) Worked at home: 68 (6%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 21 $10,000 to $14,999: 15 $15,000 to $19,999: 29 $20,000 to $24,999: 44 $25,000 to $29,999: 35 $30,000 to $34,999: 68 $35,000 to $39,999: 39 $40,000 to $44,999: 49 $45,000 to $49,999: 102 $50,000 to $59,999: 156 $60,000 to $74,999: 135 $75,000 to $99,999: 171 $100,000 to $124,999: 49 $125,000 to $149,999: 13 $150,000 to $199,999: 11 $200,000 or more: 3

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 640
• German: 332
• Irish: 186
• Norwegian: 161
• English: 133
• United States or American: 100
• Italian: 93
• Dutch: 62
• European: 62
• French (except Basque): 60
• Scottish: 55
• Scotch-Irish: 54
• Swedish: 38
• Subsaharan African:: 34
• African: 27
• Polish: 26
• Welsh: 26
• Danish: 20
• French Canadian: 19
• Northern European: 18
• Portuguese: 9
• Czech: 9
• Australian: 9
• Scandinavian: 9
• Finnish: 7
• Austrian: 7
• Cape Verdean: 7
• Croatian: 6
• British: 5
• Hungarian: 5
• Russian: 4
• Canadian: 4
• Greek: 3
• Slovak: 2
• Czechoslovakian: 1

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

• This state: 655
• Northeast: 182
• Midwest: 313
• South: 497
• West: 433

17% of DuPont residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 18
• 7th and 8th grade: 0
• 9th grade: 4
• 10th grade: 0
• 11th grade: 3
• 12th grade, no diploma: 5
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 158
• Less than 1 year of college: 48
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 145
• Associate degree: 49
• Bachelor's degree: 192
• Master's degree: 125
• Professional school degree: 20
• Doctorate degree: 17

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 6
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 6
• 7th and 8th grade: 0
• 9th grade: 0
• 10th grade: 0
• 11th grade: 17
• 12th grade, no diploma: 28
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 97
• Less than 1 year of college: 92
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 162
• Associate degree: 78
• Bachelor's degree: 227
• Master's degree: 76
• Professional school degree: 32
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 38.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 21.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $54,549
• Black householders: $41,250
• Asian householders: $62,000
• Some other race householders: $33,750
• Two or more races householders: $50,179
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $48,250

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $167,500
• Black or African American householders: $161,500
• Asian householders: $170,500
• Two or more races householders: $98,800
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $181,300

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 615
• One, attached: 154
• Two: 12
• 3 or 4: 38
• 5 to 9: 73
• 10 to 19: 35
• 20 to 49: 24
• 50 or more: 26

Here:	4.6%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	9.3%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	17.3%
Washington:	15.7%

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