West Longview, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 2,869, Rural population: 0)

West Longview, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,164 (1,134 occupied: 698 owner occupied, 436 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	35%

Housing density: 735 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: $555 (lower quartile is $429, upper quartile is $703)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $759

Median gross rent in West Longview, WA in 2007: $619

Housing units in West Longview with a mortgage: 375 (36 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 185

West Longview,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $177,358 (it was $125,000 in 2000)

West Longview:	$177,358
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,328 - $238,632

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,869

In family households: 2,414 (519 male householders, 248 female householders)
564 spouses, 966 children (928 natural, 30 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 56 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 455 (175 male householders (112 living alone)), 181 female householders (165 living alone)), 99 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 345 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 156 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 277 1-person, 70 2-persons, 9 4-persons.

526 married couples with children.
223 single-parent households (59 men, 164 women).

94.5% of residents of West Longview speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
4.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% speak English very well, 57% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 83 (2.9%)
(45.8% 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:	4.3
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Longview, Washington:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 73 5 rooms: 151 6 rooms: 181 7 rooms: 115 8 rooms: 80 9 or more rooms: 91

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Longview, Washington:
	1 room: 26 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 173 5 rooms: 116 6 rooms: 70 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 101
1990 to 1994: 60
1980 to 1989: 72
1970 to 1979: 387
1960 to 1969: 223
1950 to 1959: 110
1940 to 1949: 121
1939 or earlier: 75

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Longview:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 161 3 bedrooms: 322 4 bedrooms: 176 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Longview:
	no bedroom: 35 1 bedroom: 68 2 bedrooms: 190 3 bedrooms: 134 4 bedrooms: 9 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 West Longview in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 35 1 vehicle: 193 2 vehicles: 299 3 vehicles: 138 4 vehicles: 27 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in West Longview in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 33 1 vehicle: 196 2 vehicles: 119 3 vehicles: 76 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in West Longview, 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: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 28
$70,000 to $79,999: 53
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 25
$100,000 to $124,999: 119
$125,000 to $149,999: 142
$150,000 to $174,999: 83
$175,000 to $199,999: 46
$200,000 to $249,999: 47
$250,000 to $299,999: 8
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

West Longview rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Longview:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 15
$300 to $349: 2
$350 to $399: 35
$400 to $449: 44
$450 to $499: 35
$500 to $549: 64
$550 to $599: 39
$600 to $649: 45
$650 to $699: 37
$700 to $749: 24
$750 to $799: 19
$800 to $899: 33
$900 to $999: 17
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 17

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 50 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 25

West Longview, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.3%
Number of people working at home: 53 (4.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 34
5 to 9 minutes: 95
10 to 14 minutes: 352
15 to 19 minutes: 242
20 to 24 minutes: 131
25 to 29 minutes: 48
30 to 34 minutes: 80
35 to 39 minutes: 16
40 to 44 minutes: 17
45 to 59 minutes: 51
60 to 89 minutes: 47
90 or more minutes: 7

West Longview mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 946 (81%)
Carpooled: 131 (11%)
Bicycle: 18 (2%)
Walked: 17 (1%)
Other means: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 53 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 118
$10,000 to $14,999: 79
$15,000 to $19,999: 115
$20,000 to $24,999: 74
$25,000 to $29,999: 112
$30,000 to $34,999: 73
$35,000 to $39,999: 85
$40,000 to $44,999: 56
$45,000 to $49,999: 108
$50,000 to $59,999: 67
$60,000 to $74,999: 149
$75,000 to $99,999: 59
$100,000 to $124,999: 21
$125,000 to $149,999: 7
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 490

German: 438

United States or American: 335

English: 268

Norwegian: 170

Irish: 160

French (except Basque): 67

Swedish: 66

Italian: 59

Polish: 52

Scottish: 41

Scotch-Irish: 25

Scandinavian: 21

German Russian: 17

Greek: 14

Hungarian: 14

European: 12

Portuguese: 11

Welsh: 9

Danish: 8

Swiss: 8

Basque: 7

Canadian: 7

Finnish: 6

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

Cambodia (45%)
Canada (30%)
Vietnam (16%)
Germany (10%)

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

This state: 1488
Northeast: 79
Midwest: 243
South: 216
West: 752

42% of West Longview residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 32
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 40
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 53
High school graduate (or equivalency): 264
Less than 1 year of college: 76
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 159
Associate degree: 98
Bachelor's degree: 65
Master's degree: 25
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 16
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 254
Less than 1 year of college: 133
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 196
Associate degree: 99
Bachelor's degree: 69
Master's degree: 29
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 24.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,334
Black householders: $11,965
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $47,593
Asian householders: $26,138
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $5,954

West Longview household income for White non-Hispanic householders

West Longview marital status for males

West Longview marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $187,290
Asian householders: $319,244

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 729
One, attached: 30
Two: 58
3 or 4: 25
5 to 9: 25
10 to 19: 76
20 to 49: 39
50 or more: 44
Mobile homes: 138

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,585

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Longview:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (90%) Wood (4%) Utility gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (98%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35

Here:	9.2%
Washington:	9.2%

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

Here:	7.8%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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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