Mercer Island City, Washington Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Mercer Island Population: 22036 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 10598 48.09% Female 11438 51.91%       Under 5 years 997 4.52% 5 to 9 years 1644 7.46% 10 to 14 years 1930 8.76% 15 to 19 years 1530 6.94% 20 to 24 years 550 2.5% 25 to 34 years 1366 6.2% 35 to 44 years 3306 15% 45 to 54 years 4014 18.22% 55 to 59 years 1465 6.65% 60 to 64 years 1120 5.08% 65 to 74 years 1962 8.9% 75 to 84 years 1577 7.16% 85 years and over 575 2.61%       Median age (years) 44.3       18 years and over 16312 74.02% Male 7651 34.72% Female 8661 39.3% 21 years and over 15811 71.75% 62 years and over 4765 21.62% 65 years and over 4114 18.67% Male 1795 8.15% Female 2319 10.52%       Race     One race % White 18530 84.09% Black or African American 251 1.14% American Indian and Alaska Native 35 0.16% Asian 2615 11.87% Asian indian 187 0.85% Chinese 1249 5.67% Filipino 93 0.42% Japanese 582 2.64% Korean 320 1.45% Vietnamese 44 0.2% Other Asian 140 0.64% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 16 0.07% Native Hawaiian 7 0.03% Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01% Samoan 2 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 5 0.02% Some other race 114 0.52% Two or more races 475 2.16%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 22036 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 410 1.86% Mexican 172 0.78% Puerto Rican 22 0.1% Cuban 12 0.05% Other Hispanic or Latino 204 0.93% Not Hispanic or Latino 21626 98.14% White alone 18249 82.81%       Relationship     Total Population 22036 100.00% In households 21757 98.73% Householder 8437 38.29% Spouse 5538 25.13% Child 6721 30.5% Own child under 18 years 5578 25.31% Other relatives 446 2.02% Under 18 years 107 0.49% Nonrelatives 615 2.79% Unmarried partner 181 0.82% In group quarters 279 1.27% Institutionalized population 139 0.63% Non-Institutionalized population 140 0.64%       Households by Type     Total Households 8437 100.0 % Family households (families) 6273 74.35% With own children under 18 years 2994 35.49% Married-couple family 5538 65.64% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 564 6.68% With own children under 18 years 345 4.09% Non Family households 2164 25.65% Householder living alone 1861 22.06% Householder 65 years and over 943 11.18%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3077 36.47% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2676 31.72%       Average Household size 2.58 Average family size 3.03       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 8806 100.00% Occupied housing units 8437 95.81% Vacant housing units 369 4.19% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 56 0.64% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 8437 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 6790 80.48% Renter-occupied housing units. 1647 19.52%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.72 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2

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