U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Almira, Washington



Back to Almira, WA housing info, Lincoln County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities.

Almira: kids in summer rollerblading Almira: in town Almira: city hall
 

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Almira, WA map

Lincoln County

Population in July 2007: 292. Population change since 2000: -3.0%
 

Males: 140  (48.0%)
Females: 152  (52.0%)
Median resident age:  38.2 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 99103.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,900 (it was $30,208 in 2000)
Almira  $32,900
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $85,900 (it was $55,800 in 2000)
Almira  $85,900
Washington:  $300,800

Almira, WA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Almira:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
  • American Indian (4.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Filipino (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Almira: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Almira, WA forum
Recent posts about Almira, Washington on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users:
Lincoln County  (5 replies)

Latest news from Almira, WA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (30.1%), English (20.5%), Irish (11.9%), Norwegian (7.3%), United States (5.3%), French (5.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1904

Elevation: 1915 feet

Land area: 0.52 square miles.

Population density: 561 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Almira, Washington map

For population 25 years and over in Almira

  • High school or higher: 81.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 16.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Almira town

  • Never married: 17.6%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Washington:  10.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Almira:  0.7% ($411)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
Almira satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (105.3 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (221.6 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (943.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Hartline, WA (11.5 miles) , Grand Coulee, WA (16.4 miles ), Wilbur, WA (16.5 miles ), Electric City, WA (16.6 miles ), Coulee Dam, WA (18.0 miles ), Elmer City, WA (19.9 miles ), Krupp, WA (21.1 miles) , Wilson Creek, WA (23.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 47.71 N, Longitude: 118.94 W


Area code: 509

Almira household income distribution Almira home values distribution

This town's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-2.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
  • Repair and maintenance (14%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
  • Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Social assistance (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
  • Child care workers (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Bus drivers (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)


Almira races chart

Average climate in Almira, Washington

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Almira, Washington average temperatures Almira, Washington average precipitation
 
Almira, Washington humidity
 
Almira, Washington wind speed
 
Almira, Washington snowfall
 
Almira, Washington sunshine
 
Almira, Washington clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Almira topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Almira:
  • COULEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GRAND COULEE, WA)
  • ODESSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; ODESSA, WA)
  • SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Almira, WA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Almira:
  • GRANT CO INTL (about 44 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID: MWH)
  • FAIRCHILD AFB (about 90 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: SKA)
  • PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 90 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; ID: EAT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Almira:
  • J-Z (about 1 miles; ALMIRA, WA; ID: 1W0)
  • WILBUR (about 15 miles; WILBUR, WA; ID: 2S8)
  • GRAND COULEE DAM (about 17 miles; ELECTRIC CITY, WA; ID: 3W7)

Local government website: www.town.almira.wa.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Almira:
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 89 miles; PASCO, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
  • WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 111 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
Public elementary/middle school in Almira:

Almira map

Click to draw/clear town borders

 

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

ALMIRA WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 302, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-31-1998), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1998), St BCA signed (JAN-12-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1998), St BCA signed (JAN-12-1999)

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.3%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  21.0%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Almira compared to Washington state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above 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.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Almira travel time to work


Almira mode of transportation to work chart



Most commonly used house heating fuel:


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
Firefighters 0$0 25$26
Financial Administration 1$1,895$22,7402$143
Water Supply 1$2,263$27,1561$125
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$19
Totals for Government 2$4,158$24,94834$313



Almira government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $30,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $124,000
    General: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $37,000
    Water Utilities: $34,000
    Regular Highways: $28,000
    Sewerage: $23,000
    Solid Waste Management: $18,000
    Central Staff Services: $18,000
    Fire Protection: $12,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Air Transportation: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $103,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $65,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $15,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $94,000
    Other, NEC: $53,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $9,000
    Other, NEC: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $12,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $185,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
    General - Other: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $287,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $62,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $316,000
    All Other: $11,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $29,000
    Total General Sales: $25,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $58,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

8.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,756 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.64%
Washington average:  7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Spokane County, WA  3.14% ($33,770 average AGI)
from King County, WA  0.56% ($80,650)
from Grant County, WA  0.50% ($38,389)


8.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,721 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.84%
Washington average:  7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Spokane County, WA  3.11% ($30,696 average AGI)
to Grant County, WA  0.94% ($26,206)
to King County, WA  0.53% ($31,737)


Strongest AM radio stations in Almira:
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KEYG (1490 AM; 1 kW; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KOMW (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBSN (1470 AM; 5 kW; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: KSEM, INC.)
  • KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KWIQ (1020 AM; 3 kW; MOSES LAKE NORTH, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Almira:
  • KEYG-FM (98.5 FM; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K219DQ (90.5 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
  • KWLN (103.3 FM; WILSON CREEK, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Almira:
  • K12FM (Channel 12; FORT STOCKTON, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF MIDLAND-ODESSA, L.L.C.)




Back to Almira, WA housing info, Lincoln County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.