Lea Hill is a neighborhood located in the city of Auburn, Washington, United States. The community was annexed by Auburn on January 1, 2008, after Auburn and Lea Hill residents approved the annexation. The population was 10,871 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a

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(CDP). Based on

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, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Lea Hill ranks 67th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. Lea Hill is home to

Green River College Green River College is a public community college in Auburn, Washington, United States. It has a student body of over 13,000 and has satellite campuses in nearby cities of Kent and Enumclaw, Washington. The college primarily awards associates de ...

Geography

Lea Hill is located at (47.325998, -122.187815). According to the

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, the CDP had a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 10,871 people, 3,644 households, and 2,878 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,855.0 people per square mile (716.3/km²). There were 3,754 housing units at an average density of 640.6/sq mi (247.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.16%

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, 2.23%

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, 0.95%

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, 4.47% Asian, 0.17%

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, 1.93% from

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, and 4.09% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.93% of the population. There were 3,644 households, out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were

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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.29. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $65,706, and the median income for a family was $70,691. Males had a median income of $47,848 versus $33,504 for females. The

for the CDP was $26,767. About 3.0% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the

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, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

{{reflist, 30em Neighborhoods in King County, Washington Former census-designated places in Washington (state) Auburn, Washington