Editing Fort Lewis (Washington) (section)

==Demographics==
The [[census-designated place]] (CDP) '''Fort Lewis''' is located within the installation's area.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTSearchMapFramesetServlet Map of Fort Lewis CDP vs. Fort Lewis Military Reservation] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200211183639/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTSearchMapFramesetServlet |date=11 February 2020 }} U.S. Census Bureau</ref> As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], the CDP, which includes the most densely populated part of the base, had a total population of 19,089.
{{US Census population
|1980= 23761
|1990= 22224
|2000= 19089
|estimate= 19000
|estyear= 2008
}}
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 19,089 people, 3,476 households, and 3,399 families residing on the base. The population density was 1,248.5 people per square mile (482.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 3,560 housing units at an average density of 232.8 per square mile (89.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the base was 60.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 20.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.8% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 6.4% from two or more races. 13.1% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 3,476 households, out of which 85.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.3% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.2% were non-families. Of all households, 2.0% were made up of individuals, and 0.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.75, and the average family size was 3.78.

The age distribution was 32.1% under the age of 18, 28.0% from 18 to 24, 37.5% from 25 to 44, 2.0% from 45 to 64, and 0.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 168.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 212.5 males. All these statistics were typical for military bases.

The median income for a household on the base was $32,384, and the median income for a family was $32,251. Males had a median income of $20,878 versus $20,086 for females. The per capita income for the base was $12,865. 8.2% of the population and 7.1% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 10.7% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.