Lake Forest Park, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 12,438 (All urban)

Lake Forest Park, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,243 (5,080 occupied: 4,089 owner occupied, 991 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	35%

Housing density: 1483 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: $901 (lower quartile is $746, upper quartile is $1,222)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,132

Median gross rent in Lake Forest Park, WA in 2007: $1,028

Housing units in Lake Forest Park with a mortgage: 2,707 (336 second mortgage, 362 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,049

Lake Forest Park,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $501,817 (it was $262,200 in 2000)

Lake Forest Park:	$501,817
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $384,504 - $637,640

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $550,098
Here: $550,098
State: $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $346,119
Here: $346,119
State: $335,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $366,838
Here: $366,838
State: $300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $291,244
Here: $291,244
State: $299,543

Mobile homes: $161,806
Here: $161,806
State: $80,529

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,131

In family households: 11,488 (2,979 male householders, 823 female householders)
3,350 spouses, 3,584 children (3,296 natural, 145 adopted, 143 stepchildren), 173 grandchildren, 83 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 164 other relatives, 216 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,643 (645 male householders (460 living alone)), 644 female householders (536 living alone)), 354 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 312 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,599 2-persons, 935 3-persons, 906 4-persons, 296 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 996 1-person, 244 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

2,398 married couples with children.
362 single-parent households (89 men, 273 women).

88.1% of residents of Lake Forest Park speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,586 (11.8%)
(61.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake Forest Park, Washington:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 58 4 rooms: 169 5 rooms: 313 6 rooms: 602 7 rooms: 876 8 rooms: 856 9 or more rooms: 1,200

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Forest Park, Washington:
	1 room: 60 2 rooms: 122 3 rooms: 193 4 rooms: 250 5 rooms: 153 6 rooms: 64 7 rooms: 51 8 rooms: 67 9 or more rooms: 31

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 49
1995 to 1998: 162
1990 to 1994: 170
1980 to 1989: 562
1970 to 1979: 1,120
1960 to 1969: 1,167
1950 to 1959: 1,115
1940 to 1949: 455
1939 or earlier: 443

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lake Forest Park:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 27 2 bedrooms: 463 3 bedrooms: 1,764 4 bedrooms: 1,429 5 or more bedrooms: 399

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Forest Park:
	no bedroom: 81 1 bedroom: 304 2 bedrooms: 407 3 bedrooms: 125 4 bedrooms: 55 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Forest Park in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 751 2 vehicles: 2,266 3 vehicles: 792 4 vehicles: 202 5 or more vehicles: 65

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Forest Park in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 40 1 vehicle: 561 2 vehicles: 337 3 vehicles: 35 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 12

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lake Forest Park, 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: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 14
$60,000 to $69,999: 10
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 to $249,999: 68
$250,000 to $299,999: 189
$300,000 to $399,999: 628
$400,000 to $499,999: 983
$500,000 to $749,999: 1363
$750,000 to $999,999: 383
$1,000,000 or more: 206

Lake Forest Park rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lake Forest Park:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 21
$550 to $599: 32
$600 to $649: 36
$650 to $699: 31
$700 to $749: 68
$750 to $799: 89
$800 to $899: 129
$900 to $999: 95
$1,000 to $1,249: 186
$1,250 to $1,499: 59
$1,500 to $1,999: 58
$2,000 or more: 37
No cash rent: 78

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 222 1990 to 1994: 197 1985 to 1989: 170 1980 to 1984: 255 1975 to 1979: 153 1970 to 1974: 166 1970 to 1974: 97 1965 to 1969: 326

Lake Forest Park, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.5%
Number of people working at home: 446 (6.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 89
5 to 9 minutes: 398
10 to 14 minutes: 615
15 to 19 minutes: 818
20 to 24 minutes: 1028
25 to 29 minutes: 576
30 to 34 minutes: 1368
35 to 39 minutes: 347
40 to 44 minutes: 437
45 to 59 minutes: 585
60 to 89 minutes: 212
90 or more minutes: 63

Lake Forest Park mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,977 (71%)
Carpooled: 793 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 576 (8%)
Bicycle: 93 (1%)
Walked: 92 (1%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 446 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 121
$10,000 to $14,999: 111
$15,000 to $19,999: 86
$20,000 to $24,999: 174
$25,000 to $29,999: 160
$30,000 to $34,999: 349
$35,000 to $39,999: 164
$40,000 to $44,999: 228
$45,000 to $49,999: 228
$50,000 to $59,999: 434
$60,000 to $74,999: 515
$75,000 to $99,999: 1029
$100,000 to $124,999: 579
$125,000 to $149,999: 375
$150,000 to $199,999: 305
$200,000 or more: 233

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1888

German: 1447

English: 1424

Irish: 993

Norwegian: 869

United States or American: 588

Swedish: 543

Scottish: 418

Italian: 348

Scotch-Irish: 327

European: 320

Dutch: 299

French (except Basque): 160

Polish: 159

Russian: 157

Welsh: 96

British: 93

Canadian: 85

Swiss: 79

Finnish: 76

Danish: 74

Scandinavian: 70

Icelander: 63

French Canadian: 60

Ukrainian: 58

Yugoslavian: 47

Subsaharan African:: 46

Austrian: 45

Czech: 43

Northern European: 34

Lebanese: 32

Arab:: 32

Somalian: 28

Greek: 28

Iranian: 26

Turkish: 22

Czechoslovakian: 20

Lithuanian: 20

Latvian: 18

Hungarian: 17

Portuguese: 17

Romanian: 17

Belgian: 15

Slovak: 15

Eastern European: 13

Slavic: 10

Other Subsaharan African: 10

African: 8

Alsatian: 7

Celtic: 6

Australian: 6

Basque: 5

Croatian: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

Haitian: 5

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

Vietnam (12%)
Canada (10%)
Philippines (9%)
Korea (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
United Kingdom (5%)
India (5%)

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

This state: 6652
Northeast: 717
Midwest: 1568
South: 625
West: 2031

63% of Lake Forest Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 105
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 13
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 40
11th grade: 58
12th grade, no diploma: 116
High school graduate (or equivalency): 633
Less than 1 year of college: 158
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 684
Associate degree: 250
Bachelor's degree: 1,432
Master's degree: 632
Professional school degree: 278
Doctorate degree: 233

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 80
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 35
9th grade: 28
10th grade: 30
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 115
High school graduate (or equivalency): 786
Less than 1 year of college: 423
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 825
Associate degree: 314
Bachelor's degree: 1,478
Master's degree: 614
Professional school degree: 154
Doctorate degree: 130

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 24.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 28.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 38.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 1.4%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.3%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $98,245
Black householders: $37,797
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $98,481
Asian householders: $107,087
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $84,475
Some other race householders: $52,908
Two or more races householders: $51,274
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,461

Lake Forest Park household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lake Forest Park household income for Black householders

Lake Forest Park household income for Asian householders

Lake Forest Park household income for Some other race householders

Lake Forest Park household income for Two or more races householders

Lake Forest Park household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lake Forest Park marital status for males

Lake Forest Park marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $506,601
Black or African American householders: $417,032
Asian householders: $469,472
Some other race householders: $380,859
Two or more races householders: $592,151
Hispanic or Latino householders: $358,850

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,383
One, attached: 42
Two: 55
3 or 4: 41
5 to 9: 66
10 to 19: 111
20 to 49: 376
50 or more: 139
Mobile homes: 30

Median worth of mobile homes: $163,040

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lake Forest Park:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (57%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Electricity (20%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (75%) Utility gas (19%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 192

Here:	12.8%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 65

Here:	8.3%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 38

Here:	8.6%
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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