CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Parkwood

Washington · 6,853 residents · 2.61 sq mi

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With 6,853 people, Parkwood is a city in Washington. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 29 minutes. The typical home is worth $74,400. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 10.1%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,853

−5%vs 2000

vs 7,213 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.61 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(571)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(617)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(547)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(520)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(472)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(1,129)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.1%(1,309)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(660)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.3%(434)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(379)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(195)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,862

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,869 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,780

−28%vs 2000

vs $17,643 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.1%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,400

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $124,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$468

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $595 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.6%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.2% in 2000

43.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82%(5,918)

Black2.5%(178)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(312)

Asian4.3%(311)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.7%(6,215)

Black1.8%(121)

Hispanic / Latino5%(343)

Asian5.7%(389)

Other1.9%(128)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican5.9%(407)

Mexican5.6%(384)

Central American0.7%(48)

Guatemalan0.7%(48)

South American0.3%(21)

Asian origin

Filipino1.8%(121)

Asian Indian0.6%(41)

Japanese0.3%(19)

Korean0.3%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian3%(203)

Chamorro1.9%(133)

Samoan0.8%(56)

Ancestry

German17.8%(1,225)

English15.7%(1,078)

Irish13%(896)

American6.2%(426)

Norwegian4%(275)

Swedish3.5%(238)

French3%(209)

Dutch2.5%(171)

Scottish2%(137)

Italian1.7%(116)

Subsaharan African1.7%(114)

Arab1.4%(99)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese1.4%(99)

Nigerian1.2%(81)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(78)

Swiss0.9%(61)

Polish0.9%(60)

Hungarian0.7%(49)

Portuguese0.7%(48)

Croatian0.6%(41)

Welsh0.6%(41)

Canadian0.2%(17)

Danish0.2%(15)

British0.1%(8)

Russian0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(5)

West Indian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(3)

Ethiopian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.8%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.6 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 21.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.6%(999)

Married52.7%(1,523)

Widowed4.1%(117)

Divorced8.6%(249)

Women 15+

Never married28.7%(817)

Married50.8%(1,444)

Widowed4.8%(136)

Divorced15.7%(447)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.3%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.4%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.7%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.2%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 76.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.5%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)41.1%(258)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38.4%(241)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.6%(217)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 628 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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