Cascade-Fairwood, Washington
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Cascade-Fairwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 34,580 at the 2000 census.
In February 2005, the Fairwood Task Force filled a motion of incorparation with King County, Washington, to establish a new city under the name of Fairwood.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Cascade-Fairwood ranks 77th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
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[edit] Geography
Cascade-Fairwood is located at (47.448873, -122.169361)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 23.0 km² (8.9 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 34,580 people, 13,065 households, and 9,197 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,505.2/km² (3,898.6/mi²). There were 13,456 housing units at an average density of 585.7/km² (1,517.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.95% White, 6.09% African American, 0.60% Native American, 13.50% Asian, 0.46% Pacific Islander, 1.88% from other races, and 4.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.11% of the population.
There were 13,065 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,996, and the median income for a family was $66,811. Males had a median income of $47,094 versus $33,886 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,752. About 4.6% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Politics
On the national level, Cascade-Fairwood is a stronghold for the Democratic Party. Democrat John Kerry received about 56 percent of the vote in 2004 to Republican George W. Bush's 43 percent. Despite this, there are a number of pockets where the Republican Party often wins marginal majorities.
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