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Franklin County

Population in 2010: 1,092. Population change since 2000: +12.8%
Males: 573  (52.5%)
Females: 519  (47.5%)

Median resident age:  21.6 years
Washington median age:  46.6 years

Zip codes: 99343.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $31,240 (it was $29,444 in 2000)
Basin City:

$31,240
Washington:

$56,548
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $10,198

Basin City CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $76,152 (it was $65,400 in 2000)
Basin City:

$76,152
Washington:

$287,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $67,157; Detached houses: $102,788; Mobile homes: $41,899

Median gross rent in 2009: $342.

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Basin City races chart
  • Hispanic - 892 (81.7%)
  • White alone - 190 (17.4%)
  • Two or more races - 5 (0.5%)
  • Asian alone - 3 (0.3%)
  • American Indian alone - 2 (0.2%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Basin City: 83.9 (less than average, 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: 341 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 (commute): 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%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $775 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,130 (1.8%)
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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 Basin City home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.8%
Washington:

8.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (80%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (15%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (3%)
  • Wholesale trade (2%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Construction (0%)
  • Manufacturing (0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (63%)
  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Construction (0%)
  • Wholesale trade (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • 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%)
  • 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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Earthquake activity:

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 the 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 Basin 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 the 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 Basin 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 the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Franklin County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Flood: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Basin City:

  • LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; PASCO, WA)
  • OTHELLO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; OTHELLO, WA)
  • KENNEWICK GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; KENNEWICK, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Basin City, WA

Airports located in Basin City:

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

  • Columbia Basin College (about 24 miles; Pasco, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,351)
  • Walla Walla Community College (about 55 miles; Walla Walla, WA; FT enrollment: 2,727)
  • Yakima Valley Community College (about 66 miles; Yakima, WA; FT enrollment: 2,757)
  • Central Washington University (about 72 miles; Ellensburg, WA; FT enrollment: 9,652)
  • Wenatchee Valley College (about 81 miles; Wenatchee, WA; FT enrollment: 2,169)
  • Washington State University (about 95 miles; Pullman, WA; FT enrollment: 21,748)
  • Eastern Washington University (about 97 miles; Cheney, WA; FT enrollment: 9,533)

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Notable location: Franklin County Public Hospital District 1 Ambulance Service (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Franklin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 25.5%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  4.7 people
Washington:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  96.1%
Whole state:  65.6%

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

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 travel time to work - commute
Basin City mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (98%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Washington:
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Religion statistics for Basin City (based on Franklin County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.99%
Here52.0%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents61.1%11.4%6.1%3.1%2.6%
Congregations5.4%16.1%8.9%7.1%5.4%
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other
Adherents2.4%2.2%2.0%1.8%7.2%
Congregations7.1%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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 12
Franklin County:

1.74 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
Franklin County:

1.16 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26
Franklin County:

3.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
Here:

4.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.26 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

6.2%
Washington:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Franklin County:

26.7%
Washington:

25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

18.4%
State:

13.9%

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



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$57,480
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0208.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 1


Basin City on our top lists:

  • #98 on the list of "Top 100 cities with youngest residents"
  • #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
  • #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
Top Patent Applicants
Top Patent Applicants
  • Troy Freeman (1)
  • Robin Freeman (1)

Total of 1 patent application in 2008-2013.

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