White Center

  1. White Center Legal Resources
  2. White Center Statistics
  3. White Center Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. White Center Employment Information
  5. White Center Family Information
  6. White Center Education Information
  7. White Center Public Benefits Information
  8. White Center Immigration & Civil Rights Information


White Center Legal Resources Back to top

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White Center Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 20,975
  • Land Area (2000): 8.769 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.037 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 7,775
White Center Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


White Center Employment Information Back to top
White Center Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 582 11.21%
2. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 399 7.68%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 372 7.16%
4. Other Transportation 323 6.22%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 322 6.20%
6. Repair and Maintenance 264 5.08%
7. Health Care 169 3.25%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 164 3.16%
9. Metal Manufactuing 147 2.83%
10. Public Administration 143 2.75%
11. Truck Transportation 121 2.33%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 111 2.14%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 111 2.14%
14. Educational Services 106 2.04%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 101 1.94%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 83 1.60%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 81 1.56%
18. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 80 1.54%
19. Food and Beverage Stores 79 1.52%
20. Finance and Insurance 69 1.33%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 568 13.13%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 411 9.50%
3. Finance and Insurance 269 6.22%
4. Educational Services 234 5.41%
5. Public Administration 203 4.69%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 187 4.32%
7. Social Assistance 161 3.72%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 145 3.35%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 133 3.07%
10. Department and Other General Stores 125 2.89%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 118 2.73%
12. Other Transportation 100 2.31%
13. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 100 2.31%
14. Private Household Services 93 2.15%
15. Food Manufacturing 88 2.03%
16. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 86 1.99%
17. Apparel Manufacturing 80 1.85%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 66 1.53%
19. Food and Beverage Stores 65 1.50%
20. Construction 64 1.48%

White Center Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 321 6.18%
2. Vehicle Mechanics 320 6.16%
3. Other Production Occupations 267 5.14%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 257 4.95%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 245 4.72%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 222 4.27%
7. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 178 3.43%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 174 3.35%
9. Other Management Occupations 173 3.33%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 171 3.29%
11. Construction Laborers 154 2.97%
12. Other Installation / Maintenance 150 2.89%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 140 2.70%
14. Computer Specialists 136 2.62%
15. Other Material Moving Workers 136 2.62%
16. Assemblers and Fabricators 124 2.39%
17. Other Construction Trades 109 2.10%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 105 2.02%
19. Carpenters 90 1.73%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 89 1.71%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 252 5.82%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 226 5.22%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 210 4.85%
4. Secretaries and Admins 189 4.37%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 177 4.09%
6. Other Management Occupations 162 3.74%
7. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 155 3.58%
8. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 149 3.44%
9. Customer Service Representatives 149 3.44%
10. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 126 2.91%
11. Cashiers 122 2.82%
12. Waiters and Waitresses 114 2.63%
13. Other Production Occupations 113 2.61%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 112 2.59%
15. Personal Appearance Workers 111 2.57%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 105 2.43%
17. Accountants and Auditors 101 2.33%
18. Other Sales and Related Occupations 99 2.29%
19. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 96 2.22%
20. Child Care Workers 91 2.10%

White Center Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 9,018 57.15%
15-35 hours 1,738 11.01%
1-14 hours 500 3.17%
No regular hours 4,523 28.66%

White Center Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 566 6.23%
5 AM-5:29 AM 418 4.60%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 548 6.03%
6 AM-6:29 AM 850 9.35%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,076 11.84%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,248 13.73%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 914 10.06%
8 AM-8:29 AM 739 8.13%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 323 3.55%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 418 4.60%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 392 4.31%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 167 1.84%
Noon-3:59 PM 873 9.60%
4 PM-11:59 PM 558 6.14%

White Center Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 214 2.35%
5-9 715 7.87%
10-14 1,404 15.45%
15-19 1,249 13.74%
20-24 1,609 17.70%
25-29 755 8.31%
30-34 1,374 15.12%
35-39 243 2.67%
40-44 287 3.16%
45-59 675 7.43%
60-89 350 3.85%
At least 90 215 2.37%

White Center Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 184 2.02% 5,762 63.39%
30-44 340 3.74% 1,564 17.21%
45-59 209 2.30% 466 5.13%
At least 60 245 2.70% 320 3.52%

White Center Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 23 0.25%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,550 16.62%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,229 66.81%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 20 0.21%
Color 4 Box Other 53 0.57%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 978 10.49%
Color 6 Box Walked 237 2.54%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 234 2.51%

White Center Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


White Center Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,576 (20,840 people)
Families (2000): 5,163 (16,972 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,774
People at same address in 1995: 9,702
White Center Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 807 10.65%
$10,000-$14,999 427 5.64%
$15,000-$19,999 499 6.59%
$20,000-$24,999 515 6.80%
$25,000-$29,999 470 6.20%
$30,000-$34,999 457 6.03%
$35,000-$39,999 554 7.31%
$40,000-$44,999 529 6.98%
$45,000-$49,999 472 6.23%
$50,000-$59,999 840 11.09%
$60,000-$74,999 804 10.61%
$75,000-$99,999 719 9.49%
$100,000-$124,999 288 3.80%
$125,000-$149,999 90 1.19%
$150,000-$199,999 61 0.81%
$200,000 or more 44 0.58%

White Center Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,767 23.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,808 23.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 484 6.42%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,260 16.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 90 1.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,040 13.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 32 0.42%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 546 7.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 15 0.20%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 256 3.39%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 236 3.13%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 6 0.08%

White Center Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,265 30.97%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,208 10.92%
Public Assistance 584 2.89%
Retirement 1,089 5.38%
Self Employment 762 3.77%
Social Security 1,494 7.39%
Supplemental Security 594 2.94%
Wage / Salary 6,146 30.39%
Other 1,084 5.36%

White Center Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,678 46.91%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,899 53.09%

White Center Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 904 11.34%
Color 1 Box Married 4,112 51.60%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,768 34.73%
Color 3 Box Widowed 185 2.32%

White Center Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,091 13.33%
Color 1 Box Married 4,183 51.11%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,142 26.17%
Color 3 Box Widowed 768 9.38%

White Center Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


White Center Education Information Back to top
White Center Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,646 10.86%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,605 17.19%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,722 31.15%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,377 22.28%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,007 6.64%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,330 8.77%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 471 3.11%

White Center Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 177 0.84% 127 0.61% 304 1.45%
Kindergarten 422 2.01% 13 0.06% 435 2.07%
Grades 1-4 1,243 5.93% 61 0.29% 1,304 6.22%
Grades 5-8 1,175 5.60% 110 0.52% 1,285 6.13%
Grades 9-12 1,231 5.87% 117 0.56% 1,348 6.43%
Undergrad college 677 3.23% 139 0.66% 816 3.89%
Graduate or professional school 61 0.29% 31 0.15% 92 0.44%
Total 4,986 23.77% 598 2.85% 5,584 26.62%

White Center Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


White Center Public Benefits Information Back to top
White Center Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 17,682 85.27%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 3,054 14.73%

White Center Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


White Center Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
White Center Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,172 15.12%
10-19 Years 3,135 14.95%
20-29 Years 3,027 14.43%
30-39 Years 3,358 16.01%
40-49 Years 3,362 16.03%
50-59 Years 2,292 10.93%
60-69 Years 1,335 6.36%
70-79 Years 885 4.22%
80-89 Years 367 1.75%
90+ Years 42 0.20%

White Center Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 10,543 50.26%
Color 1 Box Female 10,432 49.74%

White Center Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 10,785 51.42%
Color 2 Box Asian 4,399 20.97%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,513 11.98%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,304 6.22%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 1,025 4.89%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 532 2.54%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 367 1.75%
Color 6 Box Other Race 50 0.24%

White Center Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,142 16.61%
2. English 1,691 13.11%
3. Irish 1,458 11.30%
4. Norwegian 973 7.54%
5. United States Or American 876 6.79%
6. French Non-Basque 764 5.92%
7. Italian 660 5.12%
8. Scottish 412 3.19%
9. Swedish 411 3.19%
10. Dutch 379 2.94%

White Center Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,450 64.43%
2. Vietnamese 1,774 9.18%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,720 8.90%
4. Mon Khmer / Cambodian 1,133 5.86%
5. Tagalog 342 1.77%
6. African 331 1.71%
7. Other Pacific Island 256 1.32%
8. Chinese 225 1.16%
9. Persian 120 0.62%
10. Other Slavic 117 0.61%

White Center Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 15,196 72.89%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,909 9.16%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3,743 17.95%

White Center Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
White Center Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.