Editing Chehalis, Washington (section)

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 7,057 people, 2,671 households, and 1,696 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,259.0 people per square mile (485.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,871 housing units at an average density of 512.2 per square mile (197.6/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 89.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.46% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.24% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.91% of the population. 18.4% were of [[German Americans|German]], 11.0% [[English Americans|English]], 11.0% [[American ancestry|American]] and 8.4% [[Irish Americans|Irish]] ancestry.

There were 2,671 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,482, and the median income for a family was $41,387. Males had a median income of $32,289 versus $24,414 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,944. About 16.0% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.