Basin City, Washington

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Population in July 2007: 1,357.

Males: 713	(52.6%)
Females: 644	(47.4%)

Median resident age:	20.4 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 99343.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,592 (it was $29,444 in 2000)

Basin City:	$36,592
Washington:	$55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $10,282

Basin City:	$10,282
Washington:	$29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,726 (it was $65,400 in 2000)

Basin City:	$96,726
Washington:	$300,800

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Races in Basin City:

Hispanic (76.1%)
Two or more races (22.6%)
White Non-Hispanic (22.5%)
Other race (20.8%)
American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Basin City: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (6.8%), German (5.0%), United States (1.2%), Norwegian (1.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 730 feet

Land area: 3.21 square miles.

Population density: 423 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Basin City

High school or higher: 36.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
Unemployed: 18.9%
Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Basin City CDP

Never married: 33.8%
Now married: 61.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 1.0%

371 residents are foreign born (38.3% Latin America).

This place:	38.3%
Washington:	10.4%

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

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

Basin City:	1.4% ($939)
Washington:	1.2% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (26.8 miles , pop. 54,693).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (158.7 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (865.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Mesa, WA (2.7 miles ), Connell, WA (3.8 miles ), Othello, WA (4.0 miles ), Federal Reservation, WA (4.4 miles) , Hatton, WA (4.5 miles) , Richland, WA (4.7 miles ), West Richland, WA (4.8 miles ), West Pasco, WA (4.8 miles ).

Latitude: 46.59 N, Longitude: 119.15 W

Area code: 509

Basin City household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (67%)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Food (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
Food (19%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
Private households (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (54%)
Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Religious workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)

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Basin City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 16% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.6 miles away from Basin City center
On 7/14/1992 at 20:01:51, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 ML, 4.1 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 57.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/7/1992 at 17:23:17, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 ML, 3.9 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/9/1998 at 16:43:08, a magnitude 4.0 (3.7 MB, 4.0 MD, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 79.1 miles away from Basin City center
On 5/18/2008 at 22:19:55, a magnitude 3.7 (3.3 MW, 3.7 MD, Depth: 12.5 mi) earthquake occurred 35.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/18/1997 at 01:53:06, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MD, 3.8 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 70.3 miles away from Basin City center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Basin City:

LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; PASCO, WA)
OTHELLO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; OTHELLO, WA)
KENNEWICK GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; KENNEWICK, WA)

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Airports located in Basin City:

Green Acres Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Basin City:

COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 17 miles; PASCO, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)

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

BASIN CITY MOBILE HOME COURT (Population served: 430, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (JAN-18-2005)

MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-2004), St BCA signed (2 times from OCT-08-2004 to JAN-18-2005)

MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (2 times from OCT-08-2004 to JAN-18-2005)

MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-2004), St BCA signed (2 times from OCT-08-2004 to JAN-18-2005)

MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (2 times from OCT-08-2004 to JAN-18-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and SEP-13-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-2005)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2005)

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)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between OCT-01-1997 and JUL-01-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

104 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	4.4 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	93.6%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	18.0%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Basin City, WA

Basin City compared to Washington state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Basin City mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (98%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Basin City

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	61.1%	11.4%	6.1%	3.1%	2.6%
Congregations	5.4%	16.1%	8.9%	7.1%	5.4%

Name	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	2.4%	2.2%	2.0%	1.8%	7.2%
Congregations	7.1%	1.8%	7.1%	3.6%	37.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

12.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,461 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.14%
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 Benton County, WA	6.53% ($37,829 average AGI)
from Walla Walla County, WA	0.51% ($32,092)
from Yakima County, WA	0.39% ($30,213)

9.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,551 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.59%
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 Benton County, WA	4.93% ($34,415 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.32% ($37,085)
to Yakima County, WA	0.29% ($25,796)

Strongest AM radio stations in Basin City:

KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KONA (610 AM; 5 kW; KENNEWICK-RICHLAND-P, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KALE (960 AM; 5 kW; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KZTS (1210 AM; 10 kW; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KRSC (1400 AM; 1 kW; OTHELLO, WA; Owner: RAFAEL C. GUERRERO)
KBSN (1470 AM; 5 kW; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: KSEM, INC.)
KYAK (930 AM; 10 kW; YAKIMA, WA)
KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KZXR (1310 AM; 5 kW; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Basin City:

KZLN-FM (97.5 FM; OTHELLO, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC)
KRCW (96.3 FM; ROYAL CITY, WA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
KXRX (97.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
K204DH (88.7 FM; HANFORD, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KIOK (94.9 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KONA-FM (105.3 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KEYW (98.3 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFAE-FM (89.1 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
K261CG (100.1 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: NORTHWEST CHICANO RADIO NETWORK)
KORD-FM (102.7 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KEGX (106.5 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KGDN (101.3 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: WEST PASCO FINE ARTS RADIO)
KARY-FM (100.9 FM; GRANDVIEW, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KOLU (90.1 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: RIVERVIEW BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
KBLD (91.7 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
KGSG (93.7 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: GOSPEL MUSIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
KMLW (88.3 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
K204CZ (88.7 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KHSS (100.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: TWO HEARTS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KMNA (101.7 FM; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB7GMX, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/10/1989, Expiration Date: 01/10/1999, Cancelation Date: 01/11/2001
Registrant: Susan R Hawkins, 641 Buffalo Rd, Basin City, WA 99343
Call Sign: KB7GPE, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/17/1989, Expiration Date: 01/17/1999, Cancelation Date: 01/18/2001
Registrant: Barton W Hawkins, 641 Buffalo Rd, Basin City, WA 99343
Call Sign: KC7DYI, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/13/1995, Expiration Date: 07/14/2004, Cancelation Date: 07/15/2006
Registrant: Jody D Cruse, 11331 Rd 170, Basin City, WA 99343

	C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$57,480
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0208.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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