East Renton Highlands is a

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(CDP) in King County,

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, United States, located between

Issaquah Issaquah ( ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 40,051 at the 2020 census. Located in a valley and bisected by Interstate 90, the city is bordered by the Sammamish Plateau to the north and the " Issaquah Al ...

and Renton. The population was 11,937 at the 2020 census.

History

In 1996, the city of Renton proposed an annexation of the Maplewood Heights area, part of the plateau's western edge, but it was rejected by voters. A competing proposal to create a new city named Briarwood was also rejected by voters in a March 1998 election. East Renton Highlands is part of the potential annexation area (PAA) of Renton, but in February 2007 voters defeated a annexation proposal 3 to 1. In January 2008, the Renton City Council accepted a petition, using the 60% Direct Method, for the proposed Liberty Annexation: located in the vicinity of 156th Avenue SE, SE 144th Street, and SE 134th Street.City of Renton
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Geography

East Renton Highlands is located at (47.481022, -122.118605). It is bordered to the west by the city of Renton, to the east by the Mirrormont CDP, and to the southeast by the Hobart CDP. To the south is the Cedar River. East Renton Highlands is southeast of downtown

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.57%, are water.

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 13,264 people, 4,668 households, and 3,743 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,055.1 people per square mile (407.4/km²). There were 4,760 housing units at an average density of 378.6/sq mi (146.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.76%

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, 1.46%

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, 0.86% Native American, 3.10%

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, 0.11%

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, 1.01% from

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, and 2.71% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.43% of the population. There were 4,668 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.12. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $65,268, and the median income for a family was $65,855. Males had a median income of $50,149 versus $33,917 for females. The

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for the CDP was $27,089. About 3.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the

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, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Most of the community is in the

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. A portion is in the

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, and another portion is in the

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References

{{King County, Washington Census-designated places in King County, Washington