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Population (year 2000): 2,460. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,692 (+9.4% change)
 

Males: 1,275  (51.8%)
Females: 1,185  (48.2%)

King County

Median resident age:  34.3 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98001.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $55,800 (it was $50,833 in 2000)
Algona  $55,800
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $198,200 (it was $136,000 in 2000)
Algona  $198,200
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Algona:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.8%)
  • Hispanic (6.0%)
  • Two or more races (3.3%)
  • American Indian (3.2%)
  • Filipino (2.8%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Other Asian (2.2%)
  • Black (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (17.4%), Irish (8.3%), English (8.2%), Norwegian (5.8%), United States (4.8%), French (3.7%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1955

Elevation: 70 feet

Land area: 1.35 square miles.

Population density: 1972 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Algona

  • High school or higher: 88.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Algona city

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 2.9%
  • Divorced: 13.5%

297 residents are foreign born (6.0% Asia, 2.8% Latin America, 2.5% Europe).

This city:  12.1%
Washington:  10.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Algona, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Algona to the number of sex offenders is 2654 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Algona:  1.1% ($1,455)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
Algona satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Federal Way, WA (6.2 miles , pop. 83,259).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (23.9 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (950.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Pacific, WA (1.4 miles ), Lakeland South, WA (2.1 miles ), Auburn, WA (3.0 miles ), Lakeland North, WA (3.8 miles ), Edgewood, WA (4.1 miles ), Milton, WA (4.9 miles ), Sumner, WA (5.4 miles ), Lea Hill, WA (5.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $95,800
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $104,600
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $97,300
  • 1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 2000: 17 buildings, average cost: $112,400
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $129,400
  • 2002: 42 buildings, average cost: $133,400
  • 2003: 28 buildings, average cost: $138,000
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $155,700
  • 2005: 15 buildings, average cost: $160,100
  • 2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $149,000
  • 2007: 16 buildings, average cost: $142,500

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Latitude: 47.28 N, Longitude: 122.25 W


4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 253

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Population change in the 1990s: +363 (+17.3%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


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Crime in Algona by Year
Type 2003 2005 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 102
    per 100,000 39.60.074.4
Robberies 112
    per 100,000 39.637.574.4
Assaults 7114
    per 100,000 276.937.5520.6
Burglaries 15188
    per 100,000 593.4674.4297.5
Thefts 281810
    per 100,000 1107.6674.4371.9
Auto thefts 15116
    per 100,000 593.4412.1223.1
Arson 002
    per 100,000 0.00.074.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 118.0) 232.2125.9239.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.26
US city average:  3.00

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Algona topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Algona:
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL & REHAB CENTER (about 7 miles; PUYALLUP, WA)
  • ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; TACOMA, WA)
  • SCHICK-SHADEL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SEATTLE, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Algona, WA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Algona:
  • SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 11 miles; SEATTLE, WA; ID: SEA)
  • BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL (about 17 miles; SEATTLE, WA; ID: BFI)
  • MCCHORD AFB (about 18 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TCM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Algona:
  • AUBURN MUNI (about 4 miles; AUBURN, WA; ID: S50)
  • CREST AIRPARK (about 12 miles; KENT, WA; ID: S36)
  • PIERCE COUNTY - THUN FIELD (about 13 miles; PUYALLUP, WA; ID: 1S0)

Amtrak station near Algona:
  • 12 miles: TACOMA (1001 PUYALLUP AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Algona:
  • GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; AUBURN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,568)
  • BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 15 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 16 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)
  • RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; RENTON, WA; FT enrollment: 2,623)
  • PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
  • SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 19 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,013)
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)

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Hotel: Four Seasons Produce & Fresh Herbs (100 10th Avenue North).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Algona and their reported violations in the past:

ALGONA WATER DEPT (Population served: 2590, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-23-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-23-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)

Average household size:
This city:  2.9 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  76.2%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Algona compared to Washington state average:

Algona, Washington environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 6$19,942$39,8840$0
Financial Administration 2$7,904$47,4240$0
Other Government Administration 1$2,792$33,5046$2,050
Police - Other 2$4,400$26,4000$0
Other and Unallocable 5$16,620$39,8880$0
Totals for Government 16$51,658$38,7446$2,050


Algona government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $448,000
    All Other: $181,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $566,000
    Water Utilities: $277,000
    Regular Highways: $139,000
    Sewerage: $114,000
    General - Other: $95,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $89,000
    Central Staff Services: $84,000
    Financial Administration: $83,000
    Housing & Community Development: $28,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $298,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $99,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $4,200,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,700,000
    Other, NEC: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $500,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $413,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $72,000
    Special Assessments: $21,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $98,000
    Police Protection: $90,000
    Sewerage: $38,000
    General - Other: $38,000
    Regular Highways: $35,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,435,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $384,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,700,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $73,000
    General Support: $21,000
    All Other: $15,000
    Housing & Community Development: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $479,000
    Public Utilities: $434,000
    Total General Sales: $264,000
    NEC: $195,000
    Other Selective Sales: $115,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $708,000

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.07%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,154 average AGI)
King County:  0.27%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Snohomish County, WA  0.95% ($45,723 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA  0.78% ($40,128)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.20% ($65,600)


6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.45%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,377 average AGI)
King County:  0.16%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Snohomish County, WA  1.31% ($49,721 average AGI)
to Pierce County, WA  0.97% ($46,071)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.15% ($51,775)


Strongest AM radio stations in Algona:
  • KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, 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)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KZIZ (1560 AM; 5 kW; SUMNER, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KRIZ (1420 AM; 10 kW; RENTON, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYIZ (1620 AM; 10 kW; RENTON, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Algona:
  • KGRG (89.9 FM; AUBURN, WA; Owner: GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
  • KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KBTC-FM (91.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KJR-FM (95.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KUBE (93.3 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KPLZ-FM (101.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KNHC (89.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)

TV broadcast stations around Algona:
  • KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
  • KCTS-TV (Channel 9; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KCTS TELEVISION)
  • KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • KIRO-TV (Channel 7; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KWDK (Channel 56; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • K57HB (Channel 57; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KONG-TV (Channel 16; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KONG-TV, INC.)
  • KCPQ (Channel 13; TACOMA, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)
  • K68DL (Channel 68; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K54GS (Channel 54; PUYALLUP, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KWOG (Channel 51; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: AFRICAN-AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO.OF BELLEVUE, INC.)

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