Mount Vista, Washington
Mount Vista, Washington | |
|---|---|
 Location of Mount Vista, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′1″N 122°38′30″W / 45.73361°N 122.64167°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Clark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.3 sq mi (13.6 km2) |
| • Land | 5.3 sq mi (13.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 10,051 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (740/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| FIPS code | 53-47630[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1852952[3] |
Mount Vista is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States. It includes the Vancouver campus of Washington State University. The population of Mount Vista was 10,051 at the 2020 census.[4]
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Mount Vista ranks 66th of 614 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
Geography
[edit]Mount Vista is located in southwestern Clark County. The area is bordered to the west by Interstate 5, to the southwest by the community of Salmon Creek, and to the southeast by Barberton. It is 9 miles (14 km) north of downtown Vancouver.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Mount Vista CDP has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.6 km2), all of it land.[5]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,770 | — | |
| 2010 | 7,850 | 36.0% | |
| 2020 | 10,051 | 28.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6][7] | |||
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 5,770 people, 2,215 households, and 1,705 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,103.8 people per square mile (426.0/km2). There were 2,347 housing units at an average density of 449.0/sq mi (173.3/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.08% White, 0.99% African American, 0.43% Native American, 2.82% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population. 21.9% were of German, 11.7% English, 9.4% American, 7.0% Norwegian and 5.5% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 2,215 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,406, and the median income for a family was $68,539. Males had a median income of $48,264 versus $34,972 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,594. About 2.8% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Mount Vista, Washington". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mount Vista CDP, Washington". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved September 3, 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Washington, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| Town | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |