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Renting an Apartment in West Slope
What You Should Know
West Slope is an unincorporated suburb of Portland, Oregon and a
census-designated place. It is in Washington County, to the west of Portland's
West Hills neighborhood, to the northeast of Raleigh Hills and south of Highway
26.
As of the 2000 census, the suburb population was 6,442. In a plan agreed to by
the county and Beaverton, West Slope is scheduled for annexation to Beaverton by
2010. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,442 people, 2,873 households, and
1,643 families residing in the neighborhood. The population density was
1,437.7/km (3,727.1/mi). There were 3,057 housing units at an average density of
682.3/km (1,768.7/mi). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 88.70% White,
4.30% Asian, 1.44% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.16% Pacific
Islander, 2.22% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.77% of the population.
There were 2,873 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 42.8% were non-families. 32.1% of all
households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average
family size was 2.85.
In the neighborhood the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of
18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100
females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were
95.8 males.
The median income for a household in the neighborhood was $50,984, and the
median income for a family was $66,974. Males had a median income of $46,232
versus $35,890 for females. The per capita income for the neighborhood was
$32,514. About 6.8% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 0.6% of those age 65 or
over.