| | People QuickFacts | Kelso | Washington |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 11,934 | 6,823,267 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 11,925 | 6,724,543 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.1% | 1.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 11,925 | 6,724,540 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.9% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 26.3% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.7% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.2% | 50.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 85.2% | 77.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 3.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.1% | 1.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.6% | 7.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.6% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 11.3% | 11.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 81.0% | 72.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 73.1% | 82.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.6% | 12.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 9.0% | 17.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 81.6% | 89.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 10.1% | 31.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,221 | 601,507 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 19.0 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 5,139 | 2,885,677 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 47.9% | 64.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 29.5% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $139,200 | $283,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 4,982 | 2,602,568 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.37 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $18,411 | $30,481 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $34,391 | $58,890 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 27.3% | 12.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Kelso | Washington |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 754 | 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 | F | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 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 | S | 3.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 165,891 | 112,053,283 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 34,582 | 76,790,966 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 246,652 | 92,968,519 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,568 | $14,380 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 23,268 | 12,389,422 |