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Population in July 2008: 599. Population change since 2000: -3.5%
 

Males: 314  (52.5%)
Females: 285  (47.5%)

Median resident age:  30.1 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98323.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $61,945 (it was $50,250 in 2000)
Carbonado:  $61,945
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,003
Carbonado:  $21,003
Washington:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $213,430 (it was $108,100 in 2000)
Carbonado:  $213,430
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $226,588; Detached houses: $229,480; Townhouses or other attached units: $276,087; Mobile homes: $103,696; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,500

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Races in Carbonado:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Carbonado: 105.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.8%), Irish (24.2%), United States (14.3%), English (12.7%), Scottish (11.0%), Norwegian (6.4%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1948

Elevation: 1180 feet

Land area: 0.41 square miles.

Population density: 1474 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Carbonado

  • High school or higher: 80.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carbonado town

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 64.6%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

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:

Carbonado:  0.9% ($1,000)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Graham-Thrift, WA (11.5 miles , pop. 56,970).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (37.5 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (919.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Wilkeson, WA (1.4 miles ), South Prairie, WA (2.1 miles ), Buckley, WA (2.4 miles ), Prairie Ridge, WA (2.5 miles ), Orting, WA (2.7 miles ), Enumclaw, WA (3.0 miles ), Bonney Lake, WA (3.0 miles ), Graham, WA (3.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $159,200
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $159,200
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,600
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $124,800
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $240,800

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 47.08 N, Longitude: 122.05 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 360

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Population change in the 1990s: +122 (+24.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (32%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)



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Carbonado-area historical earthquake activity is above Washington state average. It is 411% 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 24.2 miles away from Carbonado 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 24.9 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 21.1 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 55.7 miles away from Carbonado center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 43.2 miles away from the city center
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) earthquake occurred 54.2 miles away from Carbonado center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Carbonado:
  • MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; TACOMA, WA)
  • PUGET SOUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 4 miles; TACOMA, WA)
  • TACOMA GENERAL ALLENMORE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; TACOMA, WA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carbonado:
  • PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,265)
  • GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; AUBURN, WA; FT enrollment: 4,568)
  • CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
  • BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 24 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)
  • PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 25 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Carbonado and their reported violations in the past:

CARBONADO WATER DEPT (Population served: 630, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-2000
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-1999
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-1998
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-1998
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-1998
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-1998
  • 17 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-1997
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-1997
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-1997
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-1997
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-1997
  • 7 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  3.1 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  79.0%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.5%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.0%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Carbonado, WA



Carbonado compared to Washington state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Wood (35%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Other fuel (4%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Carbonado

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents29.7%9.7%8.9%7.4%4.8%
Congregations6.3%11.1%5.7%6.6%5.7%
NameSouthern Baptist Convention Charismatic Churches IndependentLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents4.2%3.7%3.6%3.3%24.7%
Congregations6.1%1.1%2.5%6.3%48.6%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,848
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$77
Solid Waste Management 1$3,458$41,4960$0
Water Supply 0$0 1$1,405
Totals for Government 1$3,458$41,4967$3,330



Carbonado government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $51,000
    Solid Waste Management: $40,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $62,000
    Financial Administration: $50,000
    Regular Highways: $36,000
    Sewerage: $34,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,000
    Police Protection: $34,000
    General - Other: $13,000
    Parks & Recreation: $12,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $6,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $63,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $34,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
    Rents: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $32,000
    Parks & Recreation: $14,000
    Police Protection: $9,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $680,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $75,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $69,000
    All Other: $8,000
    General Support: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $39,000
    Total General Sales: $21,000
    NEC: $5,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,000
    Public Utilities: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000

8.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,193 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.78%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,479 average AGI)
Pierce County:  0.41%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from King County, WA  2.51% ($46,071 average AGI)
from Thurston County, WA  0.41% ($37,310)
from Kitsap County, WA  0.27% ($42,426)


7.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.66%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($980 average AGI)
Pierce County:  0.21%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to King County, WA  2.04% ($40,128 average AGI)
to Thurston County, WA  0.63% ($42,336)
to Kitsap County, WA  0.25% ($42,471)


Strongest AM radio stations in Carbonado:
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS 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.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KZIZ (1560 AM; 5 kW; SUMNER, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLAY (1180 AM; 5 kW; LAKEWOOD, WA; Owner: CLAY FRANK HUNTINGTON)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Carbonado:
  • K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • KGRG (89.9 FM; AUBURN, WA; Owner: GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Carbonado:
  • KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K25CH (Channel 25; NORTH BEND, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KWDK (Channel 56; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
  • K54GS (Channel 54; PUYALLUP, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)


Carbonado fatal accident list:
Mar 11, 2003 03:20 AM, 8th Ave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Carbonado)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$285,3404$232,9980$01$118,680
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$174,6700$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$267,1851$55,3001$80,130
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$290,4300$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0702.06

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$121,570
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0702.06

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 11
  • Hazardous Condition: 2

Incident types - Carbonado


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Carbonado, WA

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