West Side Highway, WA

Census Place

2019 Population

6,089

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2019 Median Age

32.6

6.05% 1-year decrease

2019 Poverty Rate

12.7%

16.4% 1-year decrease

2019 Median Household Income

$69,805

2.12% 1-year growth

2019 Median Property Value

$198,300

Population & Diversity

West Side Highway, WA is home to a population of 6.09k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2019, 2.43% of West Side Highway, WA residents were born outside of the country (148 people).

In 2019, there were 13.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.11k people) in West Side Highway, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 390 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 183 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2019 Citizenship

99.7%

2018 Citizenship

As of 2019, 99.5% of West Side Highway, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2018, the percentage of US citizens in West Side Highway, WA was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in West Side Highway, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in West Side Highway, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.11k ± 492
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
390 ± 139
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
183 ± 148

8.84%

Hispanic Population

538 people

8.84% of the people in West Side Highway, WA are hispanic (538 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in West Side Highway, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
247,954 ± 12,030 people
India
116,227 ± 8,308 people
China
94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

Foreign-Born Population

2.43%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

148 people

4.19%

2018 Foreign-Born Population

246 people

As of 2019, 2.43% of West Side Highway, WA residents (148 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2018, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in West Side Highway, WA was 4.19%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in West Side Highway, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
178 ± 89
Gulf War (1990s)
64 ± 47
Gulf War (2001-)
48 ± 45

West Side Highway, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.78 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in West Side Highway, WA.

Economy

The economy of West Side Highway, WA employs 2.65k people. In 2019, the largest industries in West Side Highway, WA were Retail Trade (639 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (347 people), and Manufacturing (292 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($85,060), Public Administration ($72,250), and Construction ($62,723).

Employment

Occupations

2.65k

2019 Value

± 414

1.57%

1 Year growth

± 22.2%

From 2018 to 2019, employment in West Side Highway, WA grew at a rate of 1.57%, from 2.61k employees to 2.65k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Side Highway, WA, are Sales & Related Occupations (379 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (316 people), and Material Moving Occupations (275 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West Side Highway, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.65k

2019 Value

± 414

1.57%

1 Year growth

± 22.2%

From 2018 to 2019, employment in West Side Highway, WA grew at a rate of 1.57%, from 2.61k employees to 2.65k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Side Highway, WA, are Retail Trade (639 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (347 people), and Manufacturing (292 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Side Highway, WA, though some of these residents may live in West Side Highway, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,743

Median earning men ± $9,122

$30,123

Median earning women ± $3,588

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2019 are Public Administration ($88,611), Manufacturing ($85,655), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($80,182).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2019 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,104), Other Services Except Public Administration ($31,382), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($24,432).

Housing & Living

The median property value in West Side Highway, WA was $198,300 in 2019, which is 0.596 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $192,700 to $198,300, a 2.91% increase. The homeownership rate in West Side Highway, WA is 74.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in West Side Highway, WA have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West Side Highway, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$198,300

Median Property Value 2019

±$11,069

$1,572

Median Property Taxes

±$284

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In West Side Highway, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in West Side Highway, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.3%

Homeownership

2019

56.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2019

In 2019, 74.3% of the housing units in West Side Highway, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in West Side Highway, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$69,805

Median Household Income

± $10,506

2.12k

Number of Households

± 347

In 2019, the median household income of the 2.12k households in West Side Highway, WA grew to $69,805 from the previous year's value of $68,358.

The following chart displays the households in West Side Highway, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for West Side Highway, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2019

Drove Alone (95.6%)
Carpooled (3.63%)
Worked At Home (0.764%)

In 2019, 95.6% of workers in West Side Highway, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (3.63%) and those who worked at home (0.764%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in West Side Highway, WA have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.89% of the workforce in West Side Highway, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in West Side Highway, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in West Side Highway, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in West Side Highway, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Side Highway, WA (762 out of 5.99k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in West Side Highway, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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