Vancouver, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 143,226 (Urban population: 142,821, Rural population: 405 (5 farm, 400 nonfarm))

Vancouver, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 60,054 (56,640 occupied: 30,098 owner occupied, 26,542 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	47%
State:	35%

Housing density: 1403 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $194,200 (lower quartile is $155,500, upper quartile is $254,800)

Median contract rent in 2005: $648 (lower quartile is $549, upper quartile is $778)

Housing units in Vancouver with a mortgage: 21,359 (2,877 second mortgage, 2,255 home equity loan, 117 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,572

Median year house/condo built: 1979

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship

Households: 141,150

In family households: 115,306 (26,920 male householders, 9,690 female householders)
27,106 spouses, 42,499 children (38,890 natural, 1,111 adopted, 2,498 stepchildren), 1,481 grandchildren, 1,234 brothers or sisters, 916 parents, 1,710 other relatives, 3,750 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 25,844 (9,440 male householders (6,895 living alone)), 10,555 female householders (8,729 living alone)), 5,849 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,076 (1,274 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 15,256 2-persons, 8,558 3-persons, 7,520 4-persons, 3,253 5-persons, 1,365 6-persons, 658 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,624 1-person, 3,566 2-persons, 553 3-persons, 166 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

24,965 married couples with children.
10,256 single-parent households (2,437 men, 7,819 women).

84.2% of residents of Vancouver speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 17,506 (12.2%)
(30.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

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

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Vancouver, Washington:

1 room: 35
2 rooms: 239
3 rooms: 1,115
4 rooms: 2,454
5 rooms: 6,134
6 rooms: 7,610
7 rooms: 5,500
8 rooms: 3,736
9 or more rooms: 3,275

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vancouver, Washington:

1 room: 1,383
2 rooms: 2,766
3 rooms: 4,211
4 rooms: 8,171
5 rooms: 5,959
6 rooms: 2,453
7 rooms: 896
8 rooms: 432
9 or more rooms: 271

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2,195
1995 to 1998: 8,422
1990 to 1994: 7,650
1980 to 1989: 9,468
1970 to 1979: 14,037
1960 to 1969: 6,160
1950 to 1959: 4,944
1940 to 1949: 3,531
1939 or earlier: 3,647

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Vancouver:

no bedroom: 131
1 bedroom: 699
2 bedrooms: 5,902
3 bedrooms: 17,137
4 bedrooms: 5,449
5 or more bedrooms: 780

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Vancouver:

no bedroom: 1,718
1 bedroom: 6,078
2 bedrooms: 12,413
3 bedrooms: 5,557
4 bedrooms: 598
5 or more bedrooms: 178

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

no vehicle: 1,021
1 vehicle: 8,388
2 vehicles: 14,174
3 vehicles: 4,871
4 vehicles: 1,144
5 or more vehicles: 500

Cars and other vehicles available in Vancouver in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 3,713
1 vehicle: 12,905
2 vehicles: 7,688
3 vehicles: 1,751
4 vehicles: 394
5 or more vehicles: 91

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Vancouver, WA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 14
$15,000 to $19,999: 46
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 34
$30,000 to $34,999: 24
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 34
$50,000 to $59,999: 54
$60,000 to $69,999: 163
$70,000 to $79,999: 293
$80,000 to $89,999: 796
$90,000 to $99,999: 1406
$100,000 to $124,999: 5459
$125,000 to $149,999: 7130
$150,000 to $174,999: 4337
$175,000 to $199,999: 2897
$200,000 to $249,999: 1913
$250,000 to $299,999: 858
$300,000 to $399,999: 753
$400,000 to $499,999: 401
$500,000 to $749,999: 139
$750,000 to $999,999: 99
$1,000,000 or more: 46

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Vancouver:

Less than $100: 323
$100 to $149: 511
$150 to $199: 246
$200 to $249: 247
$250 to $299: 287
$300 to $349: 452
$350 to $399: 383
$400 to $449: 1454
$450 to $499: 2218
$500 to $549: 3098
$550 to $599: 3970
$600 to $649: 2981
$650 to $699: 2045
$700 to $749: 2022
$750 to $799: 1758
$800 to $899: 2298
$900 to $999: 759
$1,000 to $1,249: 468
$1,250 to $1,499: 117
$1,500 to $1,999: 305
$2,000 or more: 101
No cash rent: 470

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 6,533
1990 to 1994: 4,067
1985 to 1989: 2,050
1980 to 1984: 1,447
1975 to 1979: 1,115
1970 to 1974: 393
1970 to 1974: 485
1965 to 1969: 1,416

Vancouver, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.0%
Number of people working at home: 2,416 (3.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1506
5 to 9 minutes: 6719
10 to 14 minutes: 10980
15 to 19 minutes: 12704
20 to 24 minutes: 11212
25 to 29 minutes: 4021
30 to 34 minutes: 8027
35 to 39 minutes: 1256
40 to 44 minutes: 1596
45 to 59 minutes: 3538
60 to 89 minutes: 1696
90 or more minutes: 1344

Vancouver mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 51,565 (77%)
Carpooled: 8,450 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2,341 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 65 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 50 (0%)
Railroad: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 75 (0%)
Bicycle: 317 (0%)
Walked: 1,225 (2%)
Other means: 496 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,416 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4504
$10,000 to $14,999: 3510
$15,000 to $19,999: 3400
$20,000 to $24,999: 3707
$25,000 to $29,999: 3998
$30,000 to $34,999: 3852
$35,000 to $39,999: 3853
$40,000 to $44,999: 3793
$45,000 to $49,999: 3386
$50,000 to $59,999: 5461
$60,000 to $74,999: 6673
$75,000 to $99,999: 5714
$100,000 to $124,999: 2521
$125,000 to $149,999: 869
$150,000 to $199,999: 735
$200,000 or more: 629

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 25468
German: 18642
English: 10432
Irish: 9598
United States or American: 8934
Norwegian: 5484
Italian: 3361
Russian: 3143
French (except Basque): 3094
Ukrainian: 2804
Swedish: 2695
Scottish: 2555
Scotch-Irish: 1816
European: 1766
Dutch: 1563
Polish: 1451
French Canadian: 1113
Danish: 1012
Finnish: 958
Welsh: 674
British: 628
Romanian: 607
Scandinavian: 511
Swiss: 463
Subsaharan African:: 437
Canadian: 399
Yugoslavian: 372
Northern European: 359
Arab:: 311
Hungarian: 307
Portuguese: 304
Iranian: 302
Greek: 296
Czech: 271
Austrian: 244
African: 244
Czechoslovakian: 121
Celtic: 119
Brazilian: 111
Belgian: 110
Lebanese: 107
Slovak: 106
Armenian: 97
Croatian: 96
Latvian: 77
Pennsylvania German: 71
Arab/Arabic: 63
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 60
Palestinian: 59
Lithuanian: 55
Icelander: 53
Nigerian: 52
Ethiopian: 45
Slovene: 44
Australian: 43
Slavic: 42
Egyptian: 37
Other Arab: 37
Turkish: 36
South African: 35
Basque: 35
Bulgarian: 34
Ugandan: 29
Estonian: 27
Eastern European: 20
New Zealander: 20
Jamaican: 20
Other Subsaharan African: 18
Alsatian: 18
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 17
Kenyan: 14
Acadian/Cajun: 9
Moroccan: 8
British West Indian: 8
Haitian: 8
Serbian: 7
Maltese: 7
Bahamian: 7
Israeli: 7
Luxemburger: 6

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

Mexico (18%)
Ukraine (15%)
Russia (10%)
Vietnam (7%)
Canada (4%)
Philippines (4%)
Korea (3%)

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

This state: 41341
Northeast: 4445
Midwest: 15217
South: 8703
West: 54441

40% of Vancouver residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 385
Nursery to 4th grade: 148
5th and 6th grade: 436
7th and 8th grade: 662
9th grade: 681
10th grade: 1,081
11th grade: 1,054
12th grade, no diploma: 1,589
High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,182
Less than 1 year of college: 3,703
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,726
Associate degree: 3,374
Bachelor's degree: 7,192
Master's degree: 2,631
Professional school degree: 824
Doctorate degree: 290

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 382
Nursery to 4th grade: 191
5th and 6th grade: 469
7th and 8th grade: 922
9th grade: 754
10th grade: 1,351
11th grade: 1,127
12th grade, no diploma: 1,550
High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,873
Less than 1 year of college: 5,822
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,212
Associate degree: 3,592
Bachelor's degree: 5,821
Master's degree: 2,336
Professional school degree: 485
Doctorate degree: 168

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 17.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 14.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.1%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,035
Black householders: $37,321
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,935
Asian householders: $47,524
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $42,171
Some other race householders: $36,535
Two or more races householders: $35,365
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $36,297

Vancouver household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Vancouver household income for Black or African American householders

Vancouver household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Vancouver household income for Asian householders

Vancouver household income for some other race householders

Vancouver household income for two or more races householders

Vancouver household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Vancouver marital status for males

Vancouver marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $142,700
Black or African American householders: $154,600
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $148,300
Asian householders: $147,800
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $159,400
Some other race householders: $128,900
Two or more races householders: $141,500
Hispanic or Latino householders: $130,500

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 33,381
One, attached: 2,896
Two: 3,663
3 or 4: 3,600
5 to 9: 4,555
10 to 19: 3,128
20 to 49: 2,147
50 or more: 5,101
Mobile homes: 1,546
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 37

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Vancouver:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (56%)
Utility gas (36%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (87%)
Utility gas (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,169

Here:	6.9%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 481

Here:	6.8%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 718

Here:	11.5%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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