Whitworth's Living Circumstances

Mead School District Overview

Whitworth University located in Mead School District area. A total of 20,984 households are located in Mead School District area. Among them, 7,534 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.10 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 17,429 and 17,160 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.97% (1,108) of residents are non-citizens and 6.64% (3,734) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Mead School District, Washington
Household	20,984
Population	56,233
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,534 (35.90%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,429
Total Students	17,160
Pre-Kindergarten	1,005
Kindergarten	820
Grade 1-8	6,791
Grade 9-12	3,735
College/Graduate School	4,809
Veterans	42,889
Non-citizen	1,108
Non-English Home Language	3,734
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

45,119 residents are over the age of 16 and 27,281 people are in labor force. Among them, 27,146 people are in civilian labor force and 135 are in armed labor force. 25,656 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Mead School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,155	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	18,788	74.69%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,090	8.31%
Public transportation	496	1.97%
Walked	907	3.61%
Other method	480	1.91%
Worked from home	2,394	9.52%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,656	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,998	42.87%
Service	5,000	19.49%
Sales and office	5,744	22.39%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,496	5.83%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,418	9.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,656	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	326	1.27%
Construction	1,221	4.76%
Manufacturing	1,315	5.13%
Wholesale trade	818	3.19%
Retail trade	3,293	12.84%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,459	5.69%
Information	467	1.82%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,846	7.20%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,406	9.38%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,508	29.26%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,664	10.38%
Other services, except public administration	1,049	4.09%
Public administration	1,284	5.00%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,656	-
Private wage and salary workers	19,466	75.87%
Government workers	4,235	16.51%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,931	7.53%
Unpaid family workers	24	0.09%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $94,131 for the 20,984 households in Mead School District area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $33,594. 55,218 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.85%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	20,984	-
Less than $10,000	869	4.14%
$10,000 - $14,999	595	2.84%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,492	7.11%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,087	9.95%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,407	11.47%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,510	16.73%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,832	13.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,624	17.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,133	10.16%
More than $200,000	1,435	6.84%
Median Household Income	$71,677	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$94,131	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	15,297	-
Less than $10,000	376	2.46%
$10,000 - $14,999	274	1.79%
$15,000 - $24,999	749	4.90%
$25,000 - $34,999	817	5.34%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,126	7.36%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,812	18.38%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,436	15.92%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,346	21.87%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,018	13.19%
More than $200,000	1,343	8.78%

Median Family Income	$89,241	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$111,546	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,594	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$69,223	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$69,223	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	57,606	-
With health insurance coverage	55,218	95.85%
Public coverage	20,356	35.34%
Private health insurance	42,146	73.16%
Without health insurance coverage	2,388	4.15%

Housing

There are 21,709 housing units in Mead School District area, Washington with 20,984 units (96.66%) occupied. 15,073 houses (71.83%) are occupied by owner and 5,911 houses (28.17%) are rented. The average housing value is $295,400 and the average rental cost is $911. 1,021 houses (4.70%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,135 houses (5.23%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,709	-
Occupied	20,984	96.66%
Owner Occupied	15,073	71.83%
Renter Occupied	5,911	28.17%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	15,330	70.62%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	648	2.98%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,709	21.69%
Mobile Homes	1,011	4.66%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	11	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,709	-
Built 2014 or later	1,021	4.70%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,157	5.33%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,157	19.15%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,632	21.34%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,417	11.13%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,905	22.59%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,368	6.30%
Built 1950 - 1959	917	4.22%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,135	5.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,709	-
1 room	271	1.25%
2 rooms	529	2.44%
3 rooms	1,569	7.23%
4 rooms	2,204	10.15%
5 rooms	2,195	10.11%
6 rooms	2,508	11.55%
7 rooms	2,577	11.87%
8 rooms	2,736	12.60%
9 rooms or more	7,120	32.80%
Median Number of Rooms	7.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,709	-
no bedroom	291	1.34%
1 bedroom	1,542	7.10%
2 bedrooms	4,027	18.55%
3 bedrooms	6,195	28.54%
4 bedrooms	6,335	29.18%
5 bedrooms or more	3,319	15.29%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,073	-
Less than $50,000	498	3.30%
$50,000 - $99,999	326	2.16%
$100,000 - $149,999	582	3.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,292	8.57%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,091	33.78%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,669	37.61%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,463	9.71%
$1,000,000 or more	152	1.01%
Median House Value	$295,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,779	-
Less than $500	266	4.60%
$500 - $999	3,053	52.83%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,482	25.64%
$1,500 - $1,999	665	11.51%
$2,000 - $2,499	257	4.45%
$2,500 - $2,999	45	0.78%
$3,000 or more	11	0.19%
Median Rental Costs	$911	-

Demographic

A total of 57,987 people lives in Mead School District area, Washington with 28,697 male and 29,290 female. The males to female ratio is 49.49 to 50.51. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	57,987	-
Male	28,697	49.49%
Female	29,290	50.51%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	57,987	-
Under 5 years	3,398	5.86%
5 - 9 years	3,734	6.44%
10 - 14 years	4,748	8.19%
15 - 19 years	5,341	9.21%
20 - 24 years	4,205	7.25%
25 - 34 years	5,210	8.98%
35 - 44 years	7,259	12.52%
45 - 54 years	6,994	12.06%
55 - 59 years	4,009	6.91%
60 - 64 years	3,883	6.70%
65 - 74 years	5,652	9.75%
75 - 84 years	2,613	4.51%
85 years and older	941	1.62%
Median Age	38.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	57,987	-
One Race	55,964	96.51%
White	52,736	90.94%
Black or African American	811	1.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native	484	0.83%
Asian	1,233	2.13%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	120	0.21%
Other	580	1.00%

Two or more races	2,023	3.49%
White and Black or African American	173	0.30%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	535	0.92%
White and Asian	450	0.78%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	26	0.04%