West Longview, Washington
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Males: 1,511 | (48.5%) |
Females: 1,604 | (51.5%) |
Median resident age: | 34.6 years |
Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip codes: 98632.
West Longview: | $62,321 |
WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,353 (it was $15,082 in 2000)
West Longview CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $413,169 (it was $125,000 in 2000)
West Longview: | $413,169 |
WA: | $569,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $424,989; detached houses: $454,075; townhouses or other attached units: $669,770; in 2-unit structures: $404,275; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $324,981; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $362,590; mobile homes: $204,767; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $34,908
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Longview, WA
- 2,54588.3%White alone
- 1204.2%Hispanic
- 772.7%Two or more races
- 722.5%Asian alone
- 471.6%American Indian alone
- 120.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 90.3%Black alone
Races in West Longview detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (22.9%), United States (11.6%), English (11.2%), Norwegian (8.3%), Irish (7.6%), Swedish (3.5%).
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 1.58 square miles.
Population density: 1,967 people per square mile (low).
83 residents are foreign born (1.7% Asia, 0.9% North America).
This place: | 2.9% |
Washington: | 10.4% |
West Longview CDP: | 1.0% ($1,263) |
Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vancouver, WA (41.4 miles , pop. 143,560).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (47.7 miles , pop. 529,121).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (870.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 46.17 N, Longitude: 122.99 W
Here: | 5.6% |
Washington: | 4.6% |
- Construction (11.3%)
- Educational services (10.1%)
- Health care (8.7%)
- Paper (7.9%)
- Public administration (5.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.0%)
- Finance & insurance (4.0%)
- Construction (19.7%)
- Paper (13.3%)
- Educational services (7.7%)
- Metal & metal products (4.7%)
- Chemicals (4.5%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.2%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.2%)
- Health care (14.6%)
- Educational services (12.8%)
- Finance & insurance (7.0%)
- Public administration (6.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.1%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (4.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.0%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.4%)
- Construction laborers (4.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.1%)
- Child care workers (5.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (4.2%)
Average climate in West Longview, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 53.9. This is better than average.
City: | 53.9 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 5.45. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 5.45 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
West Longview-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1457% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 78.4 miles away from West Longview center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 66.7 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi) earthquake occurred 69.0 miles away from West Longview center
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 85.4 miles away from West Longview center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 399.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/17/1991 at 22:17:14, a magnitude 7.1 (6.2 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.1 MW, 6.8 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi) earthquake occurred 331.9 miles away from West Longview center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Cowlitz County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 7, Landslides: 5, Mudslides: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Heavy Rains: 2, Winds: 2, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near West Longview:
- FMC LONGVIEW (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; LONGVIEW, WA)
- PSA HEALTHCARE CERTIFIED (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; LONGVIEW, WA)
- KINDRED TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHAB CTR - BEACON HI (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; LONGVIEW, WA)
- NORTHWEST CONTINUUM CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; LONGVIEW, WA)
- COWLITZ CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; LONGVIEW, WA)
- COWLITZ CONVALESCENT CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; LONGVIEW, WA)
- PEACHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 4 miles away; LONGVIEW, WA)
Amtrak station near West Longview:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Longview:
- Lower Columbia College (about 4 miles; Longview, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,595)
- Centralia College (about 38 miles; Centralia, WA; FT enrollment: 2,354)
- Clark College (about 41 miles; Vancouver, WA; FT enrollment: 9,330)
- University of Portland (about 44 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 4,030)
- Concordia University-Portland (about 45 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 3,996)
- Pacific University (about 46 miles; Forest Grove, OR; FT enrollment: 2,967)
- Portland State University (about 48 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 21,450)
Points of interest:
Churches in West Longview include: Longview Bible Baptist Church (A), Longview Church of Christ (B), Robert Gray Baptist Church (C), United Pentecostal Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Clark Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This place: | 2.6 people |
Washington: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 68.9% |
Whole state: | 66.5% |
This place: | 8.0% |
Whole state: | 6.1% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
This place: | 20.2% |
Whole state: | 10.6% |
This place: | 11.7% |
Whole state: | 4.6% |
For population 15 years and over in West Longview:
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 53.1%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 17.9%
For population 25 years and over in West Longview:
- High school or higher: 84.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes
Here: | 9.1 |
Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for West Longview, WA (based on Cowlitz County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 18,100 | 79 |
Catholic | 9,294 | 5 |
Other | 4,806 | 16 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,460 | 17 |
Orthodox | 20 | 1 |
None | 66,730 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Cowlitz County: | 1.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Cowlitz County: | 1.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.39 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 6.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.7% |
Washington: | 7.7% |
Cowlitz County: | 34.7% |
Washington: | 25.7% |
Here: | 12.0% |
Washington: | 13.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in West Longview:
- KBAM (1270 AM; 5 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KEDO (1400 AM; 1 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
- KLOG (1490 AM; 1 kW; KELSO, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Longview:
- KLYK (94.5 FM; KELSO, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
- KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
- K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KRVO (105.9 FM; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KINK (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KKCW (103.3 FM; BEAVERTON, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KPDQ-FM (93.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OREGON, INC.)
- KOPB-FM (91.5 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
- KKRZ (100.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMHD (89.1 FM; GRESHAM, OR; Owner: MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
- KVMX (107.5 FM; BANKS, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
TV broadcast stations around West Longview:
- K68DZ (Channel 68; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- K36DG (Channel 36; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
West Longview fatal accident list:
Dec 24, 2009 05:16 PM, Sr-4, 48th Ave, Lat: 46.166094, Lon: -123.004878, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 partial tracts) | ||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 9 | $176,461 | 8 | $123,221 | 57 | $147,823 | 3 | $89,350 | 3 | $132,247 | 5 | $70,946 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 6 | $110,028 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $57,420 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 2 | $126,985 | 3 | $104,243 | 21 | $176,828 | 3 | $65,717 | 3 | $146,813 | 3 | $85,710 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $199,820 | 1 | $85,470 | 17 | $171,374 | 1 | $180,160 | 1 | $122,370 | 1 | $163,650 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $68,470 | 2 | $133,420 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0007.01
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 partial tracts) | ||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $160,490 | 1 | $176,270 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $214,150 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0007.01
- 90.3%Electricity
- 3.9%Wood
- 3.3%Utility gas
- 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 97.9%Electricity
- 2.1%Wood
West Longview compared to Washington state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.