Clark County vs. Cowlitz County

Clark County (WA)Cowlitz County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)481,857108,987
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)13.3%6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)425,360102,408
Population, Census, April 1, 2010425,363102,410
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.9%23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.5%18.9%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.5%
White alone, percent86.4%91.1%
Black or African American alone, percent2.3%1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%2.0%
Asian alone, percent4.9%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.9%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent4.3%3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.0%9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.0%83.4%
Veterans, 2014-201833,0359,484
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.4%4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)186,16744,968
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.5%66.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$296,800$197,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,699$1,383
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$535$467
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,180$817
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.0%18.8%
Building permits, 20183,598318
Households, 2014-2018171,52241,397
Persons per household, 2014-20182.692.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.0%80.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.8%6.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.3%88.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.7%79.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.3%88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.8%16.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.4%15.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.0%6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.2%56.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.4%52.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)550,699124,212
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,251,094566,966
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,395,3992,021,433
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,276,4541,188,331
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,757$11,651
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.825.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$71,636$51,752
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,163$27,264
Persons in poverty, percent8.8%12.2%
Total employer establishments, 201711,1142,211
Total employment, 2017138,53532,299
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)6,855,7801,492,013
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.6%5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201732,3064,525
All firms, 201234,4795,848
Men-owned firms, 201216,6502,698
Women-owned firms, 201211,4871,795
Minority-owned firms, 20124,035483
Nonminority-owned firms, 201228,8124,934
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,559682
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201229,4434,554
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.3%3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.4%30.1%
Population per square mile, 2010676.289.8
Land area in square miles, 2010629.001,140.13

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Clark county (WA) and Cowlitz county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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