90.0% of residents of Kelso speak English at home.
7.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 51% speak English less than very well).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
95.1% of residents of Kelso speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English less than very well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Foreign born:
21.9% of residents of Kelso speak English at home.
50.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English less than very well).
27.2% of residents speak other language at home (12% speak English very well, 88% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.5% (9,226)
Foreign born:
28.5% (145)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.5% (239)
Foreign born:
71.5% (364)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (87)
Foreign born:
100.0% (24)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
35.7% (15)
Foreign born:
24.0% (40)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
64.3% (27)
Foreign born:
76.0% (127)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
87.8% (101)
Foreign born:
100.0% (253)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.3% (9,038)
Foreign born:
52.3% (145)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.7% (159)
Foreign born:
47.7% (132)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
58.6% (273)
Foreign born:
2.2% (11)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
41.4% (193)
Foreign born:
97.8% (485)
501 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 1.2% Asia).
This city:
4.2%
Washington:
10.4%
Median age by place of birth - Kelso
Place of birth - Kelso White
Place of birth - Kelso Black or African American
Place of birth - Kelso American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Kelso Asian
Place of birth - Kelso Other race
Place of birth - Kelso Two or more races
Place of birth - Kelso White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Kelso Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Kelso
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Kelso
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Kelso
Place of birth by age - Kelso
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 36.2%
Now married: 41.2%
Separated: 4.5%
Widowed: 2.5%
Divorced: 15.6%
Females:
Never married: 27.8%
Now married: 41.3%
Separated: 5.4%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 18.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
27.3% (36)
Unmarried:
72.7% (96)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.4% (1,042)
Unmarried:
58.6% (1,473)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 58.2%
Now married: 41.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
25.0% (13)
Unmarried:
75.0% (39)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 78.4%
Now married: 21.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 60.6%
Now married: 18.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 21.2%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
18.2% (6)
Unmarried:
81.8% (27)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 37.9%
Now married: 62.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 34.0%
Now married: 46.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 19.8%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
21.7% (10)
Unmarried:
78.3% (36)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 36.9%
Now married: 51.8%
Separated: 11.3%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 27.3%
Now married: 72.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (15)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
83.0% (88)
Unmarried:
17.0% (18)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 27.0%
Now married: 37.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 28.4%
Divorced: 7.4%
Females:
Never married: 66.1%
Now married: 29.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 4.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (6)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
20.4% (31)
Unmarried:
79.6% (121)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 35.4%
Now married: 42.1%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 2.7%
Divorced: 16.4%
Females:
Never married: 27.3%
Now married: 41.0%
Separated: 5.5%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 18.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
27.3% (36)
Unmarried:
72.7% (96)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
42.2% (1,042)
Unmarried:
57.8% (1,425)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 46.7%
Now married: 36.9%
Separated: 13.9%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 2.5%
Females:
Never married: 38.7%
Now married: 61.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (15)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.0% (94)
Unmarried:
45.0% (77)
Ancestries in Kelso (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 2,837 (23.9%)
German - 2,132 (17.9%)
Irish - 1,524 (12.8%)
English - 1,246 (10.5%)
Norwegian - 697 (5.9%)
United States - 652 (5.5%)
French - 492 (4.1%)
Swedish - 367 (3.1%)
Scottish - 299 (2.5%)
Italian - 285 (2.4%)
Dutch - 229 (1.9%)
Scotch-Irish - 178 (1.5%)
French Canadian - 164 (1.4%)
Danish - 117 (1.0%)
Polish - 112 (0.9%)
Welsh - 101 (0.8%)
Russian - 91 (0.8%)
Czech - 64 (0.5%)
Greek - 57 (0.5%)
Swiss - 48 (0.4%)
Hungarian - 9 (0.08%)
Ukrainian - 9 (0.08%)
Portuguese - 7 (0.06%)
Subsaharan African - 7 (0.06%)
Arab - 5 (0.04%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 7,815 (73.9%)
Black or African American: 83 (74.8%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 54 (59.3%)
Asian: 151 (72.2%)
Other race: 185 (44.7%)
Two or more races: 414 (77.1%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 7,344 (73.5%)
Hispanic or Latino: 756 (67.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 2,056 (19.4%)
Black or African American: 28 (25.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 19 (20.9%)
Other race: 117 (28.3%)
Two or more races: 115 (21.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,967 (19.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 225 (20.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 194 (1.8%)
Other race: 98 (23.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 194 (1.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 98 (8.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
4.2%
10.4%