Key Data and Demographics

This section of the Community Assessment provides information about the population of King County, Washington, its subregions and other key data that provides context for human services planning across impact areas.

All data and demographics for this section have been compiled using secondary sources. The 2006 population estimates and five-year projections are compiled using the 2006 Claritas data set. Other sources including the 2000 Decennial Census, 2005 American Community Survey, and Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (Washington) are used to add context and expand upon the core data set.

Contents

Population

• King County growth from 1990-2011 estimates
• Subregional Boundaries with Link to file
• Subregional population trends

Ethnicity and Race

• The numbers of people in each of the Census Bureau racial categories and the number people of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity
• For each race and ethnicity, it also includes population trends, the number of native and foreign born individuals
• For some groups, specific geographic ancestry is provided

Languages

• Language groups spoken at home by age group and English speaking ability
• Linguistic isolation by language group
• Primary languages spoken by students in Limited English Proficiency programs in public schools by subregion

Age Distribution

• Age Distribution Over Time
• Age Distribution by Race and Ethnicity
• Age distribution by subregion
• Age distribution by race
• Gender and Age distribution
• Age Dependency Ratios

Education

• Private and public school enrollment by grade level and subregion
• On-Time High School graduation rates by Public School District
• Education Attainment Level of Adults over Age 25

Poverty and Income

• Definition of several measures of income and poverty
• Poverty rates by age and race
• Income levels by subregion
• Household income levels by subregion
• Components of Household Income

Housing

• Housing Occupancy
• Number of People in a Household
• Median Home Value
• Housing Units
• Residential Building Permits

2-1-1 Information and Referral

• 2-1-1 System - National, State and Local
• 2-1-1 call volumes and summary codes
• Crisis Line call volumes and summary codes

Resources

U.S. Census Bureau  www.census.gov

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction http://www.k12.wa.us/

Claritas  www.claritas.com/claritas/demographics.jsp

DataPlace http://www.dataplace.org

Language

OSPI 2004-2005 publication: Annual Report of the State Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program: Educating English Language Learners in Washington State