Kelso city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 12,661 ( 736 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.1 square miles
Population density: 1556.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,476	74.84%	1.9%
Black:	191	1.51%	144.9%
Indian:	23	0.18%	88.3%
Asian:	139	1.10%	31.2%
2+ races:	783	6.18%	80.8%
Hispanic:	2,040	16.11%	51.6%

Total non-White:	3,185	25.16%	40.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-188	-1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	924	9.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
11,925
9,664	81.04%
78	0.65%
196	1.64%
202	1.69%
433	3.63%
1,346	11.29%
2,261	18.96%

2000
12,034
10,554	87.70%
59	0.49%
178	1.48%
154	1.28%
278	2.31%
811	6.74%
1,480	12.30%

1990
11,820
10,984	92.93%
41	0.35%
266	2.25%
141	1.19%
n/a
388	3.28%
836	7.07%

1980
11,129
10,638	95.59%
17	0.15%
177	1.59%
123	1.11%
n/a
164	1.47%
491	4.41%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-890	-7.4
781	6.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-430	-3.6
644	5.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

346	3.1
345	3.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Kelso city, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.3
2,758	21.8%
9,903	78.2%
1,839	14.5%

5,280
2.39

3,414	64.7%
2,113	61.9%
421	12.3%
1,866	35.3%

2010
Number	Percent
34.6
3,138	26.3%
8,787	73.7%
1,390	11.7%

4,720
2.52

2,949	62.5%
1,788	60.6%
535	18.1%
1,771	37.5%

2000
Number	Percent
33.0
3,474	28.9%
8,560	71.1%
1,530	12.7%

4,627
2.54

3,004	64.9%
2,105	70.1%
447	14.9%
1,623	35.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
3,307	28.0%
8,513	72.0%
1,459	12.3%

4,679
2.47

3,128	66.9%
2,299	73.5%
504	16.1%
1,551	33.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
3,261	29.3%
7,868	70.7%
1,269	11.4%

4,376
2.51

3,011	68.8%
2,415	80.2%
385	12.8%
1,365	31.2%

2022 Housing Data for Kelso city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	357	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	119	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	234	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	234	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	220	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	344	6.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	339	6.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	186	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	204	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	433	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	895	17.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	871	16.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	298	5.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	172	3.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	207	3.9%
$200,000 or more	167	3.2%

Median Household Income	59,405
Per Capita Income	27,832

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	555	10.5%
Public Assistance	283	5.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,506	28.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,446	63.3%
Unemployed	332	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,778	68.0%
Not in Labor Force	2,245	32.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,063	1,935	51.6%
Non-Profit	226	278	44.8%
Self-Employed	298	196	60.3%

Local Government	77	155	33.2%
State Government	107	93	53.5%
Federal Government	119	63	65.4%

Total Private + Self	2,361	2,131	52.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	529	589	47.3%
Total	2,890	2,720	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	10.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	688	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,193	21.3%
Professional, Technical	582	10.4%
Service Occupations	1,470	26.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.2%
All others	1,677	29.9%

White Collar		43.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	986	17.6%
Retail trade	811	14.5%
Health care and social assistance	768	13.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	488	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	396	7.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	359	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	341	6.1%
Construction	311	5.5%
Other services	262	4.7%
Educational services	249	4.4%
Public administration	158	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	148	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	101	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	89	1.6%
Finance and insurance	56	1.0%
Wholesale trade	45	0.8%
Information	42	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,733	13.69%
Puerto Rican	7	0.06%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	265	2.09%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	209	1.65%
Honduran	21	0.17%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	17	0.13%
Salvadoran	18	0.14%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	11	0.09%
Argentinean	11	0.09%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	24	0.19%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	56	0.44%
Chinese	41	0.32%
Indian	3	0.02%
Vietnamese	2	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	10,730	90.5%
Spanish	1,000	8.4%
Other Asian	72	0.6%
Chinese	14	0.1%
Other Indo-European	12	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	11	0.1%
German, other Germanic	7	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.1%
Korean	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,141	16.9%
Irish	1,761	13.9%
English	1,391	11.0%
Norwegian	541	4.3%
Italian	458	3.6%
Scottish	456	3.6%
American	439	3.5%
French	360	2.8%
Danish	274	2.2%
Swedish	255	2.0%
Dutch	246	1.9%
Polish	219	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	197	1.6%
European	169	1.3%
Scandinavian	149	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	11,987	94.7%
Not a citizen	674	5.3%

Native	11,890	93.9%
Foreign-born	771	6.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
462	5.3%	749	8.5%	2,777	31.6%	3,807	43.3%	811	9.2%	190	2.2%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	462	5.3%
9-12 Years	749	8.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,777	31.6%
Some College	3,807	43.3%
Bach. Degree	811	9.2%
Grad Degree	190	2.2%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,380	R +317	R + 5.0%
D +1,063
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,820	51.7%	Joe Biden (D)	2,440	44.7%	199	3.6%	5,459	13	5	0.13%
2016	33%	Donald Trump (R)	1,440	46.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,377	44.3%	291	9.4%	3,108	9	0	0.09%

2020 President, Kelso city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,440

44.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,820

51.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

137

2.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

5,459

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Kelso city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,377

44.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,440

46.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

188

6.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

3,108

Turnout: 33%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kelso city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	55%	Loren Culp (R)	3,105	57.4%	Jay Inslee* (D)	2,289	42.3%	17 [+]	0.3%	5,411	14	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 17 (0.3%);
2018	S1	31%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	1,572	53.7%	Susan Hutchison (R)	1,358	46.3%	0	0.0%	2,930	5	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	33%	Patty Murray* (D)	1,788	57.1%	Chris Vance (R)	1,341	42.9%	0	0.0%	3,129	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	33%	Jay Inslee* (D)	1,572	50.6%	Bill Bryant (R)	1,536	49.4%	0	0.0%	3,108	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,501
Median Value	$260,000

Occupied	5,280	96.0%
Vacant	221	4.0%

Owned	3,010	57.0%
Rented	2,270	43.0%
Median Rent	$1,080

Single-Family Units	3,842	69.8%
Detached	3,651	66.4%
Attached	191	3.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	682	12.4%
Mobile Homes	305	5.5%

Kelso city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kelso city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Kelso city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kelso city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kelso city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kelso city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Kelso city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kelso city, WA