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Ellensburg Apartments for Rent

Total population: 17,141 (Urban population: 16,961 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 180 (all nonfarm))

Ellensburg, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,763 (6,268 occupied: 2,179 owner occupied, 4,089 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	65%
State:	35%

Housing density: 1026 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $344,370.

Median contract rent in 2007: $560 (lower quartile is $402, upper quartile is $703)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $538

Median gross rent in Ellensburg, WA in 2007: $601

Housing units in Ellensburg with a mortgage: 1,216 (116 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 671

Ellensburg,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $211,594 (it was $110,700 in 2000)

Ellensburg:	$211,594
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $148,182 - $275,218

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $222,873
Here: $222,873
State: $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,047
Here: $210,047
State: $335,498

In 2-unit structures: $181,088
Here: $181,088
State: $357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $205,615
Here: $205,615
State: $300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $469,961
Here: $469,961
State: $299,543

Mobile homes: $60,217
Here: $60,217
State: $80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $62,453

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,234

In family households: 7,924 (1,924 male householders, 779 female householders)
2,034 spouses, 2,557 children (2,376 natural, 64 adopted, 117 stepchildren), 75 grandchildren, 153 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 87 other relatives, 297 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,310 (1,617 male householders (926 living alone)), 1,933 female householders (1,290 living alone)), 1,760 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,135 (188 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,291 2-persons, 657 3-persons, 457 4-persons, 205 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,216 1-person, 995 2-persons, 273 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

1,551 married couples with children.
711 single-parent households (124 men, 587 women).

90.6% of residents of Ellensburg speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,015 (6.6%)
(29.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellensburg, Washington:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 51 3 rooms: 71 4 rooms: 363 5 rooms: 453 6 rooms: 525 7 rooms: 343 8 rooms: 204 9 or more rooms: 157

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellensburg, Washington:
	1 room: 279 2 rooms: 613 3 rooms: 1,048 4 rooms: 1,315 5 rooms: 505 6 rooms: 202 7 rooms: 71 8 rooms: 29 9 or more rooms: 27

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 113
1995 to 1998: 1,072
1990 to 1994: 548
1980 to 1989: 491
1970 to 1979: 1,103
1960 to 1969: 1,202
1950 to 1959: 627
1940 to 1949: 600
1939 or earlier: 1,007

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ellensburg:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 118 2 bedrooms: 620 3 bedrooms: 1,059 4 bedrooms: 304 5 or more bedrooms: 63

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellensburg:
	no bedroom: 351 1 bedroom: 1,318 2 bedrooms: 1,733 3 bedrooms: 613 4 bedrooms: 74 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Ellensburg in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 92 1 vehicle: 670 2 vehicles: 964 3 vehicles: 350 4 vehicles: 80 5 or more vehicles: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Ellensburg in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 571 1 vehicle: 1,907 2 vehicles: 1,231 3 vehicles: 305 4 vehicles: 50 5 or more vehicles: 25

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Ellensburg, WA:

Less than $10,000: 28
$10,000 to $14,999: 14
$15,000 to $19,999: 16
$20,000 to $24,999: 24
$25,000 to $29,999: 22
$30,000 to $34,999: 18
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $49,999: 17
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 13
$70,000 to $79,999: 5
$80,000 to $89,999: 12
$90,000 to $99,999: 17
$100,000 to $124,999: 67
$125,000 to $149,999: 106
$150,000 to $174,999: 360
$175,000 to $199,999: 354
$200,000 to $249,999: 543
$250,000 to $299,999: 346
$300,000 to $399,999: 332
$400,000 to $499,999: 64
$500,000 to $749,999: 37
$750,000 to $999,999: 1
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Ellensburg rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Ellensburg:

Less than $100: 76 people
$100 to $149: 95
$150 to $199: 151
$200 to $249: 175
$250 to $299: 174
$300 to $349: 213
$350 to $399: 226
$400 to $449: 290
$450 to $499: 356
$500 to $549: 369
$550 to $599: 445
$600 to $649: 431
$650 to $699: 414
$700 to $749: 306
$750 to $799: 148
$800 to $899: 190
$900 to $999: 144
$1,000 to $1,249: 110
$1,250 to $1,499: 57
$1,500 to $1,999: 4
$2,000 or more: 69
No cash rent: 80

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 441 1990 to 1994: 174 1985 to 1989: 86 1980 to 1984: 93 1975 to 1979: 75 1970 to 1974: 49 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 97

Ellensburg, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.0%
Number of people working at home: 346 (5.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 799
5 to 9 minutes: 2448
10 to 14 minutes: 1454
15 to 19 minutes: 562
20 to 24 minutes: 248
25 to 29 minutes: 95
30 to 34 minutes: 153
35 to 39 minutes: 59
40 to 44 minutes: 104
45 to 59 minutes: 271
60 to 89 minutes: 107
90 or more minutes: 169

Ellensburg mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,045 (59%)
Carpooled: 950 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 38 (1%)
Railroad: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 346 (5%)
Walked: 1,039 (15%)
Other means: 31 (0%)
Worked at home: 346 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1592
$10,000 to $14,999: 1006
$15,000 to $19,999: 525
$20,000 to $24,999: 446
$25,000 to $29,999: 332
$30,000 to $34,999: 461
$35,000 to $39,999: 322
$40,000 to $44,999: 160
$45,000 to $49,999: 239
$50,000 to $59,999: 324
$60,000 to $74,999: 403
$75,000 to $99,999: 287
$100,000 to $124,999: 46
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $199,999: 38
$200,000 or more: 54

First ancestries reported:

German: 2305

Other groups: 2059

English: 1237

Irish: 1107

Norwegian: 877

United States or American: 745

Italian: 560

Swedish: 339

European: 288

Dutch: 282

French (except Basque): 282

Scottish: 274

Scotch-Irish: 273

Polish: 187

French Canadian: 140

Finnish: 96

Scandinavian: 95

Danish: 90

British: 89

Russian: 65

Welsh: 61

Canadian: 56

Czech: 43

Czechoslovakian: 41

Subsaharan African:: 34

Swiss: 32

Croatian: 28

Greek: 28

Yugoslavian: 26

Austrian: 24

Other Subsaharan African: 19

Australian: 17

Slovak: 15

Armenian: 15

Basque: 14

Ukrainian: 13

Luxemburger: 9

Lithuanian: 9

Kenyan: 9

Slovene: 9

Arab:: 8

Lebanese: 8

Northern European: 8

Iranian: 8

Celtic: 7

Icelander: 6

Latvian: 6

African: 6

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

Mexico (33%)
Japan (20%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Korea (6%)
Canada (5%)
Taiwan (5%)
India (4%)

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

This state: 9075
Northeast: 399
Midwest: 1359
South: 703
West: 2634

29% of Ellensburg residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 83
7th and 8th grade: 135
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 135
11th grade: 53
12th grade, no diploma: 98
High school graduate (or equivalency): 721
Less than 1 year of college: 174
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 532
Associate degree: 271
Bachelor's degree: 654
Master's degree: 221
Professional school degree: 61
Doctorate degree: 176

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 40
7th and 8th grade: 80
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 64
11th grade: 59
12th grade, no diploma: 99
High school graduate (or equivalency): 950
Less than 1 year of college: 214
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 620
Associate degree: 271
Bachelor's degree: 703
Master's degree: 303
Professional school degree: 50
Doctorate degree: 66

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 12.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 19.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 33.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 38.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 45.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 26.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 24.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 18.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 15.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 25.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $24,849
Black householders: $14,081
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,796
Asian householders: $3,229
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $53,650
Some other race householders: $26,158
Two or more races householders: $26,800
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,881

Ellensburg household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Ellensburg household income for Black householders

Ellensburg household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Ellensburg household income for Asian householders

Ellensburg household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Ellensburg household income for Some other race householders

Ellensburg household income for Two or more races householders

Ellensburg household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Ellensburg marital status for males

Ellensburg marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $214,992
Black or African American householders: $307,808
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $260,453
Asian householders: $213,098
Some other race householders: $194,156
Two or more races householders: $206,279
Hispanic or Latino householders: $183,548

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,773
One, attached: 264
Two: 658
3 or 4: 683
5 to 9: 351
10 to 19: 558
20 to 49: 765
50 or more: 431
Mobile homes: 264
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,649

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ellensburg:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (26%) Wood (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (82%) Utility gas (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23

Here:	2.5%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	3.3%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 93

Here:	1.6%
Washington:	15.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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