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Kennewick Demographics and Statistics

The demographic data of the metropolitan statistical area of Kennewick present some truly exciting facts.This region is populated significantly by residents of a number of cultures, heritages, and lifestyles. The United States Census Bureau provides insight into a number of interesting findings. This rise in the overall population of the area is due to a combination of the following factors: domestic migration, international migration and natural changes i.e. ratio of births and deaths occurring in the city.

Kennewick, WA

People QuickFacts Kennewick Washington
Population, 2006 estimate 62,276 6,395,798
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 10.7% 8.5%
Population, 2000 54,693 5,894,121
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.4% 6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 29.6% 25.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.2% 11.2%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.4% 50.2%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 82.9% 81.8%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.1% 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 1.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.1% 5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.4%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.4% 3.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 15.5% 7.5%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 46.9% 48.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 9.6% 10.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 16.4% 14.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.3% 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 22.1% 27.7%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 22.1 25.5
 
Housing units, 2000 22,043 2,451,075
Homeownership rate, 2000 59.7% 64.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $113,500 $168,300
 
Households, 2000 20,786 2,271,398
Persons per household, 2000 2.60 2.53
Median household income, 1999 $41,213 $45,776
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,152 $22,973
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 12.9% 10.6%
Business QuickFacts Kennewick Washington
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 246,183 84,634,499
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,093,818 65,262,333
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $18,704 $10,758
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 110,518 8,642,681
Total number of firms, 2002 4,034 467,290
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 5.8%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 8.1% 2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 30.4% 29.4%
 
Geography QuickFacts Kennewick Washington
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 22 66,544
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,385.2 88.6
FIPS Code 35275 53
Counties Benton County