Cowlitz County, Washington Demographics

Cowlitz County is 11th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Female residents

Cowlitz County is 11th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Cowlitz County is 12th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Current population (2012)

Cowlitz County is 12th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Households

Cowlitz County is 12th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Housing units

Cowlitz County is 12th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Cowlitz County is 12th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Cowlitz County is 12th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Cowlitz County is 12th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Retail sales

Cowlitz County is 13th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Cowlitz County	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	101,996	12th	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,140.1	28th	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	89.8	12th	101.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Cowlitz County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	14th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.4%	11th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.9%	20th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Cowlitz County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.5%	28th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.0%	35th	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Cowlitz County	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	92.1%	16th	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.8%	24th	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.9%	16th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.7%	18th	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.3%	14th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.3%	16th	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	22nd	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	85.3%	12th	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Cowlitz County	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	50.4%	11th	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.9%	27th	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Cowlitz County	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	43,607	12th	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.6%	14th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	39,793	12th	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.3%	26th	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$193,800	21st	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	15th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	132	20th	28,118	829,658

Income Demographics
	Cowlitz County	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$23,575	22nd	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$46,461	22nd	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.5%	13th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Cowlitz County	Rank	Washington	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,149	13th	173,511	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	30,312	12th	2,355,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	6,121	15th	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,219,672	12th	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,129	13th	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$124,010	13th	$12,389,422	$613,795,732