Big Lake, Washington

Back to Big Lake, WA housing info, Skagit County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Big Lake, WA Skagit County Population in July 2007: 1,296. Males: 662   (51.1%) Females: 634   (48.9%) Median resident age:   41.4 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 98274. Estimated median household income in 2007: $69,945 (it was $57,500 in 2000) Big Lake:   $69,945 Washington:   $55,591 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,331 Big Lake:   $26,331 Washington:   $29,027 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $423,704 (it was $224,400 in 2000) Big Lake:   $423,704 Washington:   $300,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $455,221; Detached houses: $473,955; Townhouses or other attached units: $716,035; Mobile homes: $100,714 Big Lake, 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 Profiles of local businesses: JR2 Marketing Races in Big Lake: White Non-Hispanic (93.6%) Hispanic (2.8%) Two or more races (2.3%) American Indian (1.5%) Other race (1.3%) 2008 cost of living index in Big Lake: 100.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Big Lake, Washington on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Big Lake is mentioned 16 times on our forum: Where is the greenest/most beautiful area?  (44 replies) access to water  (8 replies) Opininions from road trip/Housing  (2 replies) Ancestries: Irish (21.5%), German (17.0%), Norwegian (16.4%), Swedish (15.0%), English (12.7%), Italian (8.2%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Land area: 3.95 square miles. Population density: 328 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Big Lake, Washington

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Big Lake-area historical earthquake activity is near Washington state average. It is 151% 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 80.0 miles away from Big Lake 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, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 74.6 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 44.8 miles away from Big Lake center
On 4/14/1990 at 05:33:26, a magnitude 5.2 (4.4 MB, 4.1 MS, 5.2 ML, Depth: 7.8 mi) earthquake occurred 31.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/29/1995 at 03:11:22, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MW, 5.0 MD, Depth: 10.7 mi) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from Big Lake center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable location: Mountain View (A). Display/hide its location on the map Lake: Big Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Lake Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	71.0%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.9% of all households

This place:	7.8%
Whole state:	10.6%

This place:	6.1%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Lake, WA

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8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,767 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.09%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($936 average AGI)

Skagit County:	0.20%
Washington average:	0.26%

from Snohomish County, WA	1.32% ($42,390 average AGI)
from Whatcom County, WA	1.06% ($40,460)
from King County, WA	0.84% ($59,633)

6.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,564 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.76%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($540 average AGI)

Skagit County:	0.12%
Washington average:	0.16%

to Snohomish County, WA	1.23% ($42,823 average AGI)
to Whatcom County, WA	0.85% ($31,050)
to King County, WA	0.74% ($32,387)

• Lat: 48.400361 Lon: -122.265694, Call Sign: WQBY677
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.265 MHz, 154.430 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/06/2005, Expiration Date: 01/06/2015, Certifier: Rob Miner
  Registrant: Radio Licensing Services, 4700 Se International Way, Milwaukie, OR 97269-2161, Phone: (503) 794-3787, Fax: (503) 794-3759, Email:
• W. Big Lake Blvd., Type: Pole, Structure height: 4 m, Call Sign: WQHP621
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.547 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/27/2007, Expiration Date: 09/27/2017, Certifier: Kelly T Wynn
  Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
• Walking M Lane, Type: Pole, Structure height: 4 m, Call Sign: WQHP623
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.547 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/27/2007, Expiration Date: 09/27/2017, Certifier: Kelly T Wynn
  Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:

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