White Center, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 20,848, Rural population: 0)

White Center, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,746 (7,520 occupied: 4,291 owner occupied, 3,229 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	35%

Housing density: 2288 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: $685 (lower quartile is $425, upper quartile is $894)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $693

Median gross rent in White Center, WA in 2007: $772

Housing units in White Center with a mortgage: 2,872 (439 second mortgage, 299 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 961

White Center,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $288,037 (it was $150,500 in 2000)

White Center:	$288,037
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $231,463 - $351,717

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $303,523
Here: $303,523
State: $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $293,126
Here: $293,126
State: $335,498

In 2-unit structures: $346,421
Here: $346,421
State: $357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $314,510
Here: $314,510
State: $300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $140,179
Here: $140,179
State: $299,543

Mobile homes: $81,259
Here: $81,259
State: $80,529

Household type by relationship

Households: 20,840

In family households: 17,640 (3,518 male householders, 1,645 female householders)
3,643 spouses, 6,662 children (6,276 natural, 140 adopted, 246 stepchildren), 307 grandchildren, 330 brothers or sisters, 282 parents, 585 other relatives, 668 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,200 (1,359 male householders (973 living alone)), 1,054 female householders (845 living alone)), 787 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,741 2-persons, 1,319 3-persons, 1,049 4-persons, 572 5-persons, 300 6-persons, 182 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,818 1-person, 487 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 21 5-persons.

3,231 married couples with children.
1,724 single-parent households (387 men, 1,337 women).

64.4% of residents of White Center speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
20.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 5,652 (27.1%)
(33.8% 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 White Center, Washington:
	1 room: 33 2 rooms: 165 3 rooms: 341 4 rooms: 501 5 rooms: 851 6 rooms: 871 7 rooms: 651 8 rooms: 525 9 or more rooms: 353

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in White Center, Washington:
	1 room: 176 2 rooms: 580 3 rooms: 757 4 rooms: 769 5 rooms: 478 6 rooms: 254 7 rooms: 99 8 rooms: 78 9 or more rooms: 38

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 59
1995 to 1998: 154
1990 to 1994: 302
1980 to 1989: 703
1970 to 1979: 966
1960 to 1969: 1,373
1950 to 1959: 1,977
1940 to 1949: 1,458
1939 or earlier: 754

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in White Center:
	no bedroom: 33 1 bedroom: 464 2 bedrooms: 1,047 3 bedrooms: 1,837 4 bedrooms: 755 5 or more bedrooms: 155

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in White Center:
	no bedroom: 183 1 bedroom: 1,339 2 bedrooms: 1,111 3 bedrooms: 431 4 bedrooms: 93 5 or more bedrooms: 72

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in White Center in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 145 1 vehicle: 1,171 2 vehicles: 1,675 3 vehicles: 883 4 vehicles: 238 5 or more vehicles: 179

Cars and other vehicles available in White Center in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 755 1 vehicle: 1,352 2 vehicles: 846 3 vehicles: 175 4 vehicles: 61 5 or more vehicles: 40

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

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 25
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 4
$80,000 to $89,999: 11
$90,000 to $99,999: 12
$100,000 to $124,999: 30
$125,000 to $149,999: 70
$150,000 to $174,999: 168
$175,000 to $199,999: 281
$200,000 to $249,999: 720
$250,000 to $299,999: 1002
$300,000 to $399,999: 1228
$400,000 to $499,999: 455
$500,000 to $749,999: 218
$750,000 to $999,999: 13
$1,000,000 or more: 15

White Center rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in White Center:

Less than $100: 107 people
$100 to $149: 127
$150 to $199: 158
$200 to $249: 114
$250 to $299: 94
$300 to $349: 86
$350 to $399: 72
$400 to $449: 67
$450 to $499: 86
$500 to $549: 125
$550 to $599: 136
$600 to $649: 256
$650 to $699: 223
$700 to $749: 277
$750 to $799: 311
$800 to $899: 418
$900 to $999: 226
$1,000 to $1,249: 190
$1,250 to $1,499: 58
$1,500 to $1,999: 27
$2,000 or more: 34
No cash rent: 37

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,614 1990 to 1994: 1,800 1985 to 1989: 708 1980 to 1984: 684 1975 to 1979: 404 1970 to 1974: 100 1970 to 1974: 50 1965 to 1969: 292

White Center, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.5%
Number of people working at home: 234 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 214
5 to 9 minutes: 715
10 to 14 minutes: 1404
15 to 19 minutes: 1249
20 to 24 minutes: 1609
25 to 29 minutes: 755
30 to 34 minutes: 1374
35 to 39 minutes: 243
40 to 44 minutes: 287
45 to 59 minutes: 675
60 to 89 minutes: 350
90 or more minutes: 215

White Center mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,229 (67%)
Carpooled: 1,550 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 960 (10%)
Ferryboat: 18 (0%)
Motorcycle: 20 (0%)
Bicycle: 23 (0%)
Walked: 237 (3%)
Other means: 53 (1%)
Worked at home: 234 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 807
$10,000 to $14,999: 427
$15,000 to $19,999: 499
$20,000 to $24,999: 515
$25,000 to $29,999: 470
$30,000 to $34,999: 457
$35,000 to $39,999: 554
$40,000 to $44,999: 529
$45,000 to $49,999: 472
$50,000 to $59,999: 840
$60,000 to $74,999: 804
$75,000 to $99,999: 719
$100,000 to $124,999: 288
$125,000 to $149,999: 90
$150,000 to $199,999: 61
$200,000 or more: 44

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 8658

German: 1332

English: 969

Irish: 915

United States or American: 876

Norwegian: 706

Italian: 549

Subsaharan African:: 457

French (except Basque): 339

Scotch-Irish: 286

European: 282

Polish: 250

Scottish: 242

Swedish: 237

Dutch: 191

Ethiopian: 190

Somalian: 185

Ukrainian: 140

Yugoslavian: 101

Iranian: 96

Danish: 91

French Canadian: 86

African: 82

Czech: 70

Arab:: 67

Welsh: 65

Russian: 59

British: 53

Hungarian: 49

Arab/Arabic: 47

Austrian: 44

Greek: 38

Canadian: 37

Scandinavian: 37

Australian: 37

Portuguese: 30

Swiss: 28

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 27

Jamaican: 27

Serbian: 26

Latvian: 25

Croatian: 22

Acadian/Cajun: 20

Finnish: 16

Eastern European: 14

Lithuanian: 12

Czechoslovakian: 11

Belgian: 10

Guyanese: 8

Slavic: 8

Other Arab: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Palestinian: 7

Iraqi: 6

Romanian: 5

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

Vietnam (31%)
Mexico (17%)
Cambodia (12%)
Philippines (7%)
Other Eastern Africa (3%)
Thailand (2%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)

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

This state: 9614
Northeast: 326
Midwest: 1731
South: 790
West: 2469

54% of White Center residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 235
Nursery to 4th grade: 51
5th and 6th grade: 107
7th and 8th grade: 206
9th grade: 125
10th grade: 231
11th grade: 220
12th grade, no diploma: 416
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,141
Less than 1 year of college: 527
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 930
Associate degree: 535
Bachelor's degree: 665
Master's degree: 150
Professional school degree: 51
Doctorate degree: 22

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 415
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 201
7th and 8th grade: 303
9th grade: 213
10th grade: 202
11th grade: 260
12th grade, no diploma: 354
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,944
Less than 1 year of college: 636
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 806
Associate degree: 418
Bachelor's degree: 636
Master's degree: 167
Professional school degree: 65
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 15.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 20.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 16.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,216
Black householders: $28,911
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $27,424
Asian householders: $48,844
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $43,977
Some other race householders: $51,701
Two or more races householders: $53,515
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $49,727

White Center household income for White non-Hispanic householders

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White Center household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

White Center household income for Asian householders

White Center household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $285,549
Black or African American householders: $280,190
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $318,276
Asian householders: $332,821
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $311,003
Some other race householders: $296,649
Two or more races householders: $323,061
Hispanic or Latino householders: $281,530

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,037
One, attached: 529
Two: 391
3 or 4: 333
5 to 9: 252
10 to 19: 308
20 to 49: 412
50 or more: 340
Mobile homes: 144

Median worth of mobile homes: $97,617

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in White Center:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (43%) Electricity (32%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (85%) Utility gas (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 171

Here:	6.6%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 117

Here:	8.7%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 139

Here:	17.0%
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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