Bonney Lake, Washington

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Bonney Lake is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,687 at the 2000 census.

According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management[1], Bonney Lake ranked 7th of 279 eligible incorporated communities in population growth between 2000 and 2005.

[edit] Geography

Bonney Lake is located at 47°11′13″N, 122°10′12″W (47.187019, -122.170035)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.3 km² (5.5 mi²). 14.1 km² (5.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.27%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,687 people, 3,266 households, and 2,583 families residing in the city. The population density was 687.5/km² (1,780.9/mi²). There were 3,404 housing units at an average density of 241.6/km² (625.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.08% White, 0.60% African American, 1.02% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.08% of the population.

There were 3,266 households out of which 47.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,282, and the median income for a family was $62,644. Males had a median income of $46,813 versus $31,837 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,371. About 3.0% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.