Fort Lewis Population and Demographics

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Fort Lewis CDP, Washington Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Fort Lewis Population: 19089 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 11973 62.72% Female 7116 37.28%       Under 5 years 2391 12.53% 5 to 9 years 2035 10.66% 10 to 14 years 1273 6.67% 15 to 19 years 1631 8.54% 20 to 24 years 4154 21.76% 25 to 34 years 5175 27.11% 35 to 44 years 1974 10.34% 45 to 54 years 326 1.71% 55 to 59 years 34 0.18% 60 to 64 years 18 0.09% 65 to 74 years 39 0.2% 75 to 84 years 26 0.14% 85 years and over 13 0.07%       Median age (years) 22.4       18 years and over 12958 67.88% Male 8812 46.16% Female 4146 21.72% 21 years and over 10799 56.57% 62 years and over 89 0.47% 65 years and over 78 0.41% Male 58 0.3% Female 20 0.1%       Race     One race 17859 93.56% White 11537 60.44% Black or African American 3882 20.34% American Indian and Alaska Native 259 1.36% Asian 650 3.41% Asian indian 21 0.11% Chinese 16 0.08% Filipino 297 1.56% Japanese 31 0.16% Korean 175 0.92% Vietnamese 16 0.08% Other Asian 94 0.49% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 342 1.79% Native Hawaiian 30 0.16% Guamanian or Chamorro 101 0.53% Samoan 154 0.81% Other Pacific Islander 57 0.3% Some other race 1189 6.23% Two or more races 1230 6.44%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 19089 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2507 13.13% Mexican 1220 6.39% Puerto Rican 604 3.16% Cuban 18 0.09% Other Hispanic or Latino 665 3.48% Not Hispanic or Latino 16582 86.87% White alone 10685 55.97%       Relationship     Total Population 19089 100.00% In households 13042 68.32% Householder 3476 18.21% Spouse 3104 16.26% Child 6217 32.57% Own child under 18 years 6061 31.75% Other relatives 141 0.74% Under 18 years 53 0.28% Nonrelatives 104 0.54% Unmarried partner 20 0.1% In group quarters 6047 31.68% Institutionalized population 249 1.3% Non-Institutionalized population 5798 30.37%       Households by Type     Total Households 3476 100.0 % Family households (families) 3399 97.78% With own children under 18 years 2983 85.82% Married-couple family 3104 89.3% With own children under 18 years 2697 77.59% Female householder, no husband present 231 6.65% With own children under 18 years 223 6.42% Non Family households 77 2.22% Householder living alone 69 1.99% Householder 65 years and over 1 0.03%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2994 86.13% Households with individuals 65 years and over 22 0.63%       Average Household size 3.75 Average family size 3.78       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 3560 100.00% Occupied housing units 3476 97.64% Vacant housing units 84 2.36% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 0% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 3476 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 51 1.47% Renter-occupied housing units. 3425 98.53%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 3.08 Average household size of renter-occupied units 3.76

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