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98660

Vancouver, WA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
13,212
Median household income
$67,344
People below poverty
16.9%
Median home value
$469,600

Income

The median income of households in 98660 was $67,344. An estimated 4.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 98660 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.8
$10,000 to $14,999 6.8
$15,000 to $24,999 7.9
$25,000 to $34,999 5.8
$35,000 to $49,999 12.7
$50,000 to $74,999 15.8
$75,000 to $99,999 8.6
$100,000 to $149,999 16.5
$150,000 to $199,999 7.2
$200,000 or more 13.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 98660 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 80778
Female 67000

An estimated 72.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,512. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 98660 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.4
Social Security 31.3
Retirement income 19.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.5
Cash public assistance income 3.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 22.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 98660 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 22.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.7

In 2020-2024, 16.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 23.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 58.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 22.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 98660 in 2020-2024, 93.9% had health insurance coverage and 6.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.2% and public coverage was 41.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.2%.


In 2020-2024, 98660 had a total population of 13,212 - 6,593 (49.9%) females and 6,619 (50.1%) males. The median age was 41.1 years. An estimated 14.5% of the population was under 18 years, 41.3% was 19 to 44 years, 22.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 98660 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 277 268
5 to 9 163 184
10 to 14 353 251
15 to 19 222 327
20 to 24 269 288
25 to 29 515 815
30 to 34 863 658
35 to 39 642 360
40 to 44 572 478
45 to 49 380 265
50 to 54 544 386
55 to 59 315 287
60 to 64 385 460
65 to 69 458 454
70 to 74 313 563
75 to 79 186 249
80 to 84 74 173
85 and over 88 127

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 76.9% were White; 4.1% were Black or African American; 8.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3% were Asian; 1.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.3% of the people in 98660 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 73.9% of the people in 98660 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,853 households in 98660. The average household size was 1.85 people.

Married-couple households made up 27.1% of the households in 98660 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.4% of all households, while 31% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 24.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 28% were female householders living alone, for a total of 52.6% of all households.

In 98660, 15.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 98660 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 27.1
Cohabiting Couples 7.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
31
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 34.4% of males and 32.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.9 36.2
Now married, except separated 34.4 32.9
Separated 1.9 2.8
Widowed 2.2 4.9
Divorced 17.7 23.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 98660, 110 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 43.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.5% of the people living in 98660 were U.S. natives. 30.5% of the 98660 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.5% of 98660 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 37.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 77.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 98660 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 98660.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 98660 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.4
Asia 30.7
Europe 22.5
Africa 0
Northern America 6.5
Oceania 2.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 98660 in 2020-2024, 11.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.6% of people at least five years old; 4.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 98660 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.6
Other Indo-European languages 2.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.1
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 78.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 98660 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 98660 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 78.4
Different house, same county 11.5
Different county, same state 3.7
Different state 6.3
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 42.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 98660 was 1,845 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 119 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,354. College or graduate school enrollment was 372.

Educational Attainment of People in 98660 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.8
High school diploma or equivalency 20
Some college, no degree 21.7
Associate's degree 8.4
Bachelor's degree 25.4
Graduate or professional degree 16.8

Disability

In 98660, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 14% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 98660, 59.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,732 83.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 737 10.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 365 5.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 98660 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 98660 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 7.9
Manufacturing 10
Wholesale trade 2.2
Retail trade 13.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.5
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.3
Other Services, except public administration 2.5
Public administration 4.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 98660 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,332 48.7
Service occupations 781 11.4
Sales and office occupations 1,495 21.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 336 4.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 900 13.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 58.3% of 98660 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 98660 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 58.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.1
Walked 4.9
Other means 2.6
Worked from home 25

In 2020-2024, 98660 had a total of 7,270 housing units. Of these housing units, 43.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 55.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 98660 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 43.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 55.7
Mobile homes 0.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

21.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 21.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 98660 was 4 rooms, and of these housing units 30.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 98660 had 6,853 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 417 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 38.2% while renters occupied 61.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.31 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.57.

9.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 18.6% and another 10.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 98660:

House Heating Fuel Used in 98660 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 32.7
Electricity 64.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.4
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 1.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 98660 was $469,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 68.5 % had a mortgage. 31.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,062 and for owners without a mortgage it was $716.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 98660 was $1,545. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.