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People QuickFacts | Cowlitz County | Washington
Population, 2013 estimate | 101,860 | 6,971,406
Population, 2012 estimate | 101,827 | 6,895,318
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 102,410 | 6,724,543
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | -0.5% | 3.7%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.6% | 2.5%
Population, 2010 | 102,410 | 6,724,540
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 6.2% | 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 23.4% | 23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 16.9% | 13.2%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 50.4% | 50.1%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 92.1% | 81.6%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.8% | 3.9%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.9% | 1.8%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.7% | 7.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.3% | 0.7%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 3.3% | 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 8.0% | 11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 85.3% | 71.6%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 82.3% | 82.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 4.8% | 13.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 7.4% | 18.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 86.7% | 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 15.4% | 31.6%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 10,653 | 594,914
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 23.8 | 25.5
Housing units, 2012 | 43,419 | 2,914,607
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 66.2% | 63.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 19.3% | 25.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $189,900 | $272,900
Households, 2008-2012 | 39,683 | 2,619,995
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.54 | 2.52
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $23,572 | $30,661
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $46,568 | $59,374
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 17.9% | 12.9%
Business QuickFacts | Cowlitz County | Washington
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 2,149 | 173,511
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 30,312 | 2,355,123
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 4.2% | 1.2%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 4,251 | 409,989
Total number of firms, 2007 | 6,121 | 551,340
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.0% | 6.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.7% | 3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.1% | 28.7%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,914,723 | 112,053,283
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,415,763 | 76,790,966
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,219,672 | 92,968,519
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,129 | $14,380
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 124,010 | 12,389,422
Building permits, 2012 | 132 | 28,118
Geography QuickFacts | Cowlitz County | Washington
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 1,140.13 | 66,455.52
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 89.8 | 101.2
FIPS Code | 15 | 53
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Longview, WA Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts