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Total population: 8,114 (Urban population: 8,025, Rural population: 89 (all nonfarm))

Fife, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,244 (2,120 occupied: 517 owner occupied, 1,603 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	76%
State:	35%

Housing density: 403 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $343,016.

Median contract rent in 2008: $757 (lower quartile is $666, upper quartile is $898)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $762

Median gross rent in Fife, WA in 2008: $836

Housing units in Fife with a mortgage: 223 (28 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 148

Fife,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $264,043 (it was $134,300 in 2000)

Fife:	$264,043
Washington:	$308,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $202,933 - $367,426

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $333,969
Here: $333,969
State: $394,769

Townhouses or other attached units: $316,015
Here: $316,015
State: $323,427

In 2-unit structures: $49,604
Here: $49,604
State: $371,071

Mobile homes: $43,918
Here: $43,918
State: $80,529

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,712

In family households: 3,502 (720 male householders, 396 female householders)
657 spouses, 1,326 children (1,202 natural, 55 adopted, 69 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 77 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 109 other relatives, 136 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,210 (608 male householders (483 living alone)), 379 female householders (313 living alone)), 223 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 48 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 460 2-persons, 305 3-persons, 206 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 796 1-person, 174 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 2 6-persons.

637 married couples with children.
455 single-parent households (125 men, 330 women).

81.7% of residents of Fife speak English at home.
11.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 608 (12.8%)
(37.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
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 Fife, Washington:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 106 5 rooms: 117 6 rooms: 108 7 rooms: 87 8 rooms: 34 9 or more rooms: 40

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fife, Washington:
	1 room: 94 2 rooms: 201 3 rooms: 424 4 rooms: 565 5 rooms: 231 6 rooms: 42 7 rooms: 18 8 rooms: 25 9 or more rooms: 3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 24
1995 to 1998: 74
1990 to 1994: 153
1980 to 1989: 841
1970 to 1979: 509
1960 to 1969: 197
1950 to 1959: 186
1940 to 1949: 102
1939 or earlier: 158

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fife:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 30 2 bedrooms: 178 3 bedrooms: 222 4 bedrooms: 66 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fife:
	no bedroom: 94 1 bedroom: 710 2 bedrooms: 664 3 bedrooms: 102 4 bedrooms: 25 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fife in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 149 2 vehicles: 184 3 vehicles: 118 4 vehicles: 34 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Fife in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 164 1 vehicle: 890 2 vehicles: 458 3 vehicles: 75 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Fife, WA:

Less than $10,000: 25
$10,000 to $14,999: 13
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 21
$25,000 to $29,999: 20
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 2
$60,000 to $69,999: 16
$70,000 to $79,999: 4
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 11
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $174,999: 54
$175,000 to $199,999: 51
$200,000 to $249,999: 100
$250,000 to $299,999: 140
$300,000 to $399,999: 180
$400,000 to $499,999: 64
$500,000 to $749,999: 66
$750,000 to $999,999: 15
$1,000,000 or more: 13

Fife rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fife:

Less than $100: 8 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 16
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 10
$300 to $349: 19
$350 to $399: 24
$400 to $449: 28
$450 to $499: 29
$500 to $549: 6
$550 to $599: 74
$600 to $649: 191
$650 to $699: 430
$700 to $749: 425
$750 to $799: 367
$800 to $899: 585
$900 to $999: 285
$1,000 to $1,249: 140
$1,250 to $1,499: 4
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 26

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 185 1990 to 1994: 135 1985 to 1989: 96 1980 to 1984: 61 1975 to 1979: 27 1970 to 1974: 18 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 69

Fife, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.0%
Number of people working at home: 72 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 90
5 to 9 minutes: 278
10 to 14 minutes: 383
15 to 19 minutes: 372
20 to 24 minutes: 285
25 to 29 minutes: 113
30 to 34 minutes: 307
35 to 39 minutes: 44
40 to 44 minutes: 46
45 to 59 minutes: 147
60 to 89 minutes: 138
90 or more minutes: 82

Fife mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,731 (73%)
Carpooled: 328 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 76 (3%)
Subway or elevated: 1 (0%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 118 (5%)
Other means: 19 (1%)
Worked at home: 72 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 198
$10,000 to $14,999: 129
$15,000 to $19,999: 206
$20,000 to $24,999: 194
$25,000 to $29,999: 240
$30,000 to $34,999: 183
$35,000 to $39,999: 194
$40,000 to $44,999: 147
$45,000 to $49,999: 117
$50,000 to $59,999: 168
$60,000 to $74,999: 147
$75,000 to $99,999: 109
$100,000 to $124,999: 46
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1523

German: 495

Irish: 263

English: 249

Norwegian: 203

Italian: 165

United States or American: 159

Polish: 98

European: 88

French (except Basque): 85

Scottish: 62

Swedish: 60

Dutch: 46

Scotch-Irish: 41

Swiss: 32

Subsaharan African:: 24

African: 21

Danish: 17

French Canadian: 17

Welsh: 16

Finnish: 15

Scandinavian: 13

Austrian: 12

Greek: 11

Canadian: 10

British: 9

Russian: 7

Czech: 7

Czechoslovakian: 4

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4

Jamaican: 4

Northern European: 3

Nigerian: 3

Belgian: 2

Basque: 2

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 2

Lithuanian: 2

Hungarian: 2

Turkish: 2

Yugoslavian: 2

Portuguese: 1

Slovak: 1

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

Mexico (53%)
Korea (10%)
India (5%)
El Salvador (4%)
Canada (4%)
Cambodia (3%)
Vietnam (3%)

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

This state: 2469
Northeast: 153
Midwest: 373
South: 335
West: 748

34% of Fife residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 37
7th and 8th grade: 32
9th grade: 54
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 48
12th grade, no diploma: 53
High school graduate (or equivalency): 514
Less than 1 year of college: 151
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 263
Associate degree: 112
Bachelor's degree: 122
Master's degree: 28
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 34
10th grade: 48
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 52
High school graduate (or equivalency): 414
Less than 1 year of college: 160
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 247
Associate degree: 99
Bachelor's degree: 123
Master's degree: 30
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 15.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 1.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,941
Black householders: $27,506
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,130
Asian householders: $53,379
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $36,739
Some other race householders: $51,952
Two or more races householders: $35,119
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,141

Fife household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fife household income for Black householders

Fife household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Fife household income for Asian householders

Fife household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

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Fife household income for Two or more races householders

Fife household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fife marital status for males

Fife marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $290,584
Black or African American householders: $442,364
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $181,861
Asian householders: $324,400
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $167,115
Some other race householders: $233,568
Two or more races householders: $280,164
Hispanic or Latino householders: $221,182

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 614
One, attached: 63
Two: 37
3 or 4: 219
5 to 9: 376
10 to 19: 380
20 to 49: 194
50 or more: 214
Mobile homes: 147

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,397

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fife:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (63%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Utility gas (5%) Wood (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (95%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Utility gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16

Here:	3.2%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	2.1%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43

Here:	22.5%
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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