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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Washington

Social Statistics

Lakewood, Washington

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school13,943100.0
Nursery school, preschool9206.6
Kindergarten6624.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,25744.9
High school (grades 9-12)3,20323.0
College or graduate school2,90120.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over37,587100.0
Less than 9th grade1,6344.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,84710.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)10,72628.5
Some college, no degree9,97326.5
Associate degree3,1978.5
Bachelor's degree5,06613.5
Graduate or professional degree3,1448.4
Percent high school graduate or higher85.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher21.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over46,437100.0
Never married11,17624.1
Now married, except separated23,84151.3
Separated1,5093.2
Widowed2,8686.2
Female
2,3605.1
Divorced7,04315.2
Female
4,0608.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,066100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren46543.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over42,075100.0
Civilian veterans10,51325.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years12,479100.0
With a disability1,43111.5
Population 21 to 64 years30,677100.0
With a disability7,56224.7
Percent employed
52.7(X)
No disability23,11575.3
Percent employed
72.3(X)
Population 65 years and over7,514100.0
With a disability2,82537.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over54,044100.0
Same house in 199522,87442.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199528,63053.0
Same county
16,66830.8
Different county
11,96222.1
Same state
3,6436.7
Different state
8,31915.4
Elsewhere in 19952,5404.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population58,317100.0
Native50,92087.3
Born in United States
48,35782.9
State of residence
21,03436.1
Different state
27,32346.9
Born outside United States
2,5634.4
Foreign born7,39712.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,2843.9
Naturalized citizen
4,1197.1
Not a citizen
3,2785.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)7,397100.0
Europe1,60121.6
Asia3,84652.0
Africa610.8
Oceania1431.9
Latin America1,49120.2
Northern America2553.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over54,044100.0
English only43,68180.8
Language other than English10,36319.2
Speak English less than 'very well
4,3688.1
Spanish
3,4286.3
Speak English less than "very well"
1,4382.7
Other Indo-European languages
1,9583.6
Speak English less than "very well"
3790.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4,8729.0
Speak English less than "very well"
2,5374.7
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population58,317100.0

Total ancestries reported

60,429103.6
Arab430.1
Czech13830.7
Danish4550.8
Dutch9361.6
English4,6528.0
French (except Basque)11,5872.7
French Canadian14510.8
German9,02015.5
Greek1420.2
Hungarian1130.2
Irish15,1908.9
Italian1,9183.3
Lithuanian840.1
Norwegian2,2633.9
Polish9931.7
Portuguese2470.4
Russian2310.4
Scotch-Irish1,0731.8
Scottish1,0671.8
Slovak650.1
Subsaharan African3020.5
Swedish9871.7
Swiss2680.5
Ukrainian1070.2
United States or American2,6124.5
Welsh5601.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2250.4
Other ancestries24,45541.9
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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