Carbonado, Washington

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Carbonado is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 621 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Carbonado was officially incorporated on September 13, 1948.

[edit] Geography

Carbonado is located at 47°4′47″N, 122°3′5″W (47.079724, -122.051433)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 621 people, 200 households, and 158 families residing in the town. The population density was 584.8/km² (1,527.9/mi²). There were 210 housing units at an average density of 197.8/km² (516.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.46% White, 0.48% Native American, 0.64% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population.

There were 200 households out of which 48.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.56.

In the town the population was spread out with 34.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 110.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,250, and the median income for a family was $55,909. Males had a median income of $38,583 versus $24,821 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,135. About 1.4% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.