Editing Hoquiam, Washington (section)

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 9,097 people, 3,640 households, and 2,245 families residing in the city.  The [[population density]] was 992 people per square mile (383/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 4,023 housing units, with an average density of 438.7 per square mile (169.4/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial distribution of the city was 89.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.75% [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]], 3.86% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African-American]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.18% from two or more races. The white population breaks down as 14.6% [[United States|American]], 13.8% [[Germans|German]], 9.6% [[Irish people|Irish]], 6.8% [[English people|English]] and 5.7% [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] ancestry.

There were 3,640 households, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.7% had a female head of house with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 persons and the average family size was 3.09 members.

The population was aligned with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years.  For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median household income was $29,658 and the median family income was $34,859. The median male income was $33,417 versus $23,558 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,089, with 19.0% of the population and 16.1% of families living below the [[poverty line]].  Of the total population, 26.5% of those under the age of 18 and 8.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.