Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Douglas County

State:

Washington

FIPS Code:

53017

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

2

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

4

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.42

Wenatchee NF

2

% Water:

1.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

67

Topography:

High Relief Table

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

16,787

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

22,144

31.9%

23.0%

9.0%

1990:

26,205

18.3%

9.6%

8.7%

2000:

32,603

24.4%

15.6%

8.8%

2005:

34,977

7.3%

4.3%

3.0%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

25,179

77.2%

0-to-19:

10,557

32.4%

Black:

62

0.2%

20-to-39:

7,991

24.5%

Hispanic:

6,433

19.7%

40-to-59:

8,662

26.6%

American Indian:

275

0.8%

60-plus:

5,393

16.5%

Other:

654

2.0%

Median Age:

35.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

17.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.2%

Median Family Income:

$43,777

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.2%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home