| | People QuickFacts | Cowlitz County | Washington |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 101,996 | 6,897,012 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 102,410 | 6,724,543 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.4% | 2.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 102,410 | 6,724,540 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 23.9% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.0% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.5% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 92.2% | 82.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 3.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.8% | 1.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.6% | 7.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 3.3% | 4.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 8.1% | 11.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 85.3% | 72.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 82.2% | 82.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.9% | 12.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 7.5% | 17.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 86.5% | 89.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 15.0% | 31.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 10,804 | 601,507 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 24.2 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 43,607 | 2,907,490 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 67.3% | 64.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 18.6% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $193,800 | $283,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 39,793 | 2,602,568 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.52 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $23,575 | $30,481 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $46,461 | $58,890 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 17.5% | 12.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Cowlitz County | Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 2,149 | 173,5111 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 30,312 | 2,355,1231 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 4.2% | 1.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 4,265 | 405,256 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 6,121 | 551,340 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.0% | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.7% | 3.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.1% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,914,723 | 112,053,283 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,415,763 | 76,790,966 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,219,672 | 92,968,519 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,129 | $14,380 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 124,010 | 12,389,422 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 132 | 28,118 |