Skagit County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.1. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2007 was 17.6. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.78. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.3 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Concrete and their reported violations in the past:
CONCRETE UTILITIES (Population served: 785, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-31-1998), St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- 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)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
LAKE TYEE (Population served: 254, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-30-2000), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-31-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-30-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-30-2000)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1997)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
UPPER BAKER WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 185, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 26.4%
(26.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 28.6% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people | | Washington: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 60.7% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Concrete, WA
Concrete compared to Washington state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Concrete (2011 data):
- Columbia State Bank: Concrete Branch at 45872 Main Street / Po Box 426, branch established on 2007/06/13. Info updated 2011/08/09: Bank assets: $4,785.2 mil, Deposits: $3,892.8 mil, headquarters in Tacoma, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 104 total offices, Holding Company: Columbia Banking System, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Wood (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Religion statistics for Concrete (based on Skagit County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.50%
| Here |  | 43.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church | LDS (Mormon) Church |
| Adherents | 42.2% | 12.0% | 6.7% | 5.6% | 5.5% |
| Congregations | 6.7% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 7.7% | 5.8% |
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| Name | Baptist General Conference | Southern Baptist Convention | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Other |
| Adherents | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 17.7% |
| Congregations | 1.0% | 4.8% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 46.2% |
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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: 30 | Skagit County: | 2.59 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | This county: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11 | Skagit County: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47 | Skagit County: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 114 | Here: | 9.84 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.0% | | Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Skagit County: | 29.5% | | Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 18.9% | | State: | 13.9% |
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $5,543 | $33,258 | 7 | $333 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $6,488 | $38,928 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $785 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $12,031 | $36,093 | 8 | $1,118 |
Concrete government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $107,000 ($151.34)
All Other: $4,000 ($5.66)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,000 ($2.83)
Water Utilities: $2,000 ($2.83)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $167,000 ($236.21)
Sewerage: $85,000 ($120.23)
Water Utilities: $74,000 ($104.67)
Central Staff Services: $52,000 ($73.55)
Regular Highways: $35,000 ($49.50)
Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000 ($38.19)
General - Other: $22,000 ($31.12)
Parks & Recreation: $13,000 ($18.39)
Libraries: $10,000 ($14.14)
Fire Protection: $9,000 ($12.73)
Air Transportation: $6,000 ($8.49)
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($2.83)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $39,000 ($55.16)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $55,000 ($77.79)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $41,000 ($57.99)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $39,000 ($55.16)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $28,000 ($39.60)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $16,000 ($22.63)
Other, NEC: $13,000 ($18.39)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $40,000 ($56.58)
Interest Earnings: $25,000 ($35.36)
Rents: $13,000 ($18.39)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $17,000 ($24.05)
Air Transportation: $10,000 ($14.14)
Sewerage: $3,000 ($4.24)
Police Protection: $2,000 ($2.83)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($1.41)
General - Other: $1,000 ($1.41)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $417,000 ($589.82)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $145,000 ($205.09)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $22,000 ($31.12)
Highways: $17,000 ($24.05)
General Support: $7,000 ($9.90)
All Other: $1,000 ($1.41)
- Tax - Property: $152,000 ($214.99)
Total General Sales: $98,000 ($138.61)
Public Utilities: $54,000 ($76.38)
NEC: $10,000 ($14.14)
Other Selective Sales: $7,000 ($9.90)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $240,000 ($339.46)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($5.66)
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% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Concrete:
- KAPS (660 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KPUG (1170 AM; 10 kW; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Concrete:
- K206CU (89.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KSVR (91.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE)
- KISM (92.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KWPZ (106.5 FM; LYNDEN, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KAFE (104.3 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- K205DL (88.9 FM; GRANITE FALLS/EVERET, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K201FH (88.1 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K210CN (89.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
Concrete fatal accident list:
Dec 12, 2009 04:35 AM, Sr-20, Lat: 48.54310556, Lon: -121.7965139, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 25 meters (82ft)
Total costs: $430,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,977
Total average daily truck traffic: 391
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 6,542
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Concrete)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Concrete, WA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 - STATION, 1/8 Mi Nw Of (Lat: 48.539833 Lon: -121.747639), Structure height: 4.6 m, Overall height: 5.2 m, Call Sign: WNTU387
Assigned Frequencies: 955.850 MHz Grant Date: 11/10/1998, Expiration Date: 01/31/2009, Cancellation Date: 09/17/2002
Registrant: Phone: (360) 705-7001 - Hwy 20 1 Mi W Of (Lat: 48.532889 Lon: -121.776250), Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WPJB206
Assigned Frequencies: 959.893 MHz, 928.893 MHz Grant Date: 01/18/2001, Expiration Date: 02/21/2011
Registrant: Phone: (401) 392-7329 - GLACIER NW QUARRY, Glacier Nw Quarry At Concrete (Lat: 48.551722 Lon: -121.731306), Type: Building, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPUU330
Assigned Frequencies: 6775.00 MHz Grant Date: 05/03/2002, Expiration Date: 05/03/2012, Certifier: Duncan Howat
Registrant: Wiztronics Inc., 1800 Ellis St., Bellingham, WA 98225-4619, Phone: (360) 380-0300, Fax: (360) 734-9073, Email:
- STATION, Upper Baker Generating Station (Lat: 48.649556 Lon: -121.691250), Structure height: 33.5 m, Overall height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: KPD79
Assigned Frequencies: 6640.00 MHz Grant Date: 03/22/2003, Expiration Date: 05/29/2013
Registrant: Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 9515 Willows Rd Ne, Redmond, WA 98052, Phone: (425) 867-7314, Fax: (425) 867-7310, Email:
- STATION, Lower Baker Generating Stn (Lat: 48.547611 Lon: -121.744306), Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: KPD80
Assigned Frequencies: 6800.00 MHz, 6745.00 MHz Grant Date: 03/27/2010, Expiration Date: 04/27/2020
Registrant: Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 9515 Willows Rd Ne, Redmond, WA 98052, Phone: (425) 867-7314, Fax: (425) 867-7310, Email:
- STATION, Near (Lat: 48.540389 Lon: -121.747361), Overall height: 10.1 m, Call Sign: WBH471
Assigned Frequencies: 6545.00 MHz, 6825.00 MHz Grant Date: 04/05/2002, Expiration Date: 07/03/2012
Registrant: Washington State Patrol, 321 Cleveland Avenue, Suite C, Tumwater, WA 98501-3348, Phone: (360) 705-5167, Fax: (360) 705-5786, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 23 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Concrete)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 2 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Concrete)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 25 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Concrete
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Concrete, WA
| Most common first names in Concrete, WA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Robert | 25 | 72.5 years |
| John | 24 | 68.4 years |
| James | 20 | 71.1 years |
| William | 16 | 68.9 years |
| Charles | 14 | 78.6 years |
| Mary | 12 | 76.3 years |
| George | 12 | 73.3 years |
| Richard | 9 | 69.5 years |
| Margaret | 8 | 78.4 years |
| Edward | 7 | 66.1 years |
| Most common last names in Concrete, WA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Johnson | 13 | 76.7 years |
| Smith | 9 | 68.6 years |
| Blanton | 7 | 77.0 years |
| Robertson | 7 | 68.8 years |
| Wyatt | 6 | 67.2 years |
| Williams | 6 | 67.2 years |
| Miller | 6 | 73.7 years |
| Brown | 5 | 64.4 years |
| Cunningham | 5 | 79.8 years |
| Harris | 5 | 75.4 years |
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