Editing South Bend, Washington (section)

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,807 people, 702 households, and 471 families living in the city.

The [[population density]] was 999.4 people per square mile (385.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 815 housing units at an average density of 450.7 per square mile (173.9/km<sup>2</sup>).

The racial makeup of the city was 83.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.24% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]], 4.93% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.71% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.17% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]. 3.76% identified themselves as some [[Race (United States Census)|other race]] and 3.82% as two or more races. 17.7% were of [[Germans|German]], 11.6% [[United States|American]], 9.1% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 7.7% [[English people|English]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].

Of the 702 households, 52.3% consisted of [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 32.9% were non-family households, 29.5% contained children under the age of 18, 26.9% were made up of individuals only, 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, and 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,211, and the median income for a family was $35,221. Males had a median income of $35,069 versus $23,906 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,776. About 12.8% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.