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Grant County

Population in July 2007: 1,245.
Males: 643  (51.7%)
Females: 602  (48.3%)
Median resident age:  32.1 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 99349.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,700 (it was $35,719 in 2000)
Desert Aire  $42,700
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $131,500 (it was $96,800 in 2000)
Desert Aire  $131,500
Washington:  $300,800

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Races in Desert Aire:

  • White Non-Hispanic (50.6%)
  • Hispanic (46.9%)
  • Other race (31.0%)
  • Two or more races (3.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Desert Aire: 83.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: English (10.9%), German (10.5%), United States (8.2%), Irish (4.7%), Norwegian (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 566 feet

Land area: 3.27 square miles.

Population density: 381 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Desert Aire

  • High school or higher: 64.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 13.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Desert Aire CDP

  • Never married: 15.9%
  • Now married: 76.1%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 3.4%
  • Divorced: 3.7%

475 residents are foreign born (42.3% Latin America).

This place:  42.3%
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:

Desert Aire:  1.2% ($1,149)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yakima, WA (42.0 miles , pop. 71,845).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (166.9 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (877.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Mattawa, WA (3.9 miles ), Southern Slopes, WA (17.1 miles ), Vantage, WA (18.7 miles) , Royal City, WA (25.4 miles ), Sunnyside, WA (25.9 miles ), Federal Reservation, WA (27.1 miles) , George, WA (27.6 miles ), Northeast Yakima, WA (29.4 miles ).

Latitude: 46.69 N, Longitude: 119.92 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 509

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Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (54%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (33%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (45%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Bus drivers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (24%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Desert Aire:
  • SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SUNNYSIDE, WA)
  • PROVIDENCE YAKIMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; YAKIMA, WA)
  • YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; YAKIMA, WA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Desert Aire:
  • YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 43 miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
  • PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 52 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; ID: EAT)
  • GRANT CO INTL (about 55 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID: MWH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Desert Aire:
  • DESERT AIRE (about 1 miles; MATTAWA, WA; ID: M94)
  • SUNNYSIDE MUNI (about 26 miles; SUNNYSIDE, WA; ID: 1S5)
  • PROSSER (about 35 miles; PROSSER, WA; ID: S40)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Desert Aire:
  • YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
  • CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
  • WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 74 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 137 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
  • HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 140 miles; DES MOINES, WA; FT enrollment: 4,288)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 140 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 32,742)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Desert Aire and their reported violations in the past:

DESERT AIRE OWNER ASSN (Population served: 1464, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 96 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  79.8%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Desert Aire compared to Washington state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below 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:


6.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,980 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.61%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($149 average AGI)
Grant County:  0.05%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from King County, WA  0.72% ($38,412 average AGI)
from Spokane County, WA  0.51% ($26,556)
from Adams County, WA  0.41% ($29,634)


6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
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 Spokane County, WA  0.71% ($31,086 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.47% ($30,026)
to Benton County, WA  0.41% ($34,910)


Strongest AM radio stations in Desert Aire:
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KZTS (1210 AM; 10 kW; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KYAK (930 AM; 10 kW; YAKIMA, WA)
  • KZXR (1310 AM; 5 kW; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
  • KYXE (1020 AM; 5 kW; SELAH, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBBO (1390 AM; 5 kW; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KUTI (1460 AM; 5 kW; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIT (1280 AM; 5 kW; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KJOX (980 AM; 5 kW; SELAH, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KPQ (560 AM; 5 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Desert Aire:
  • K204DH (88.7 FM; HANFORD, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KARY-FM (100.9 FM; GRANDVIEW, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KRCW (96.3 FM; ROYAL CITY, WA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KFFM (107.3 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KNWR (90.7 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KPQ-FM (102.1 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXDD (104.1 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KXLE-FM (95.3 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: KXLE, INC.)
  • KQBE (103.1 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: PEAK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLES (98.7 FM; MABTON, WA; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
  • KZTB (96.7 FM; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K232CV (94.3 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K201AS (88.1 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: WEST VALLEY TRANSLATOR ASSOCIATION)
  • KYPL (91.1 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: GROWING CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION)
  • KDBL (92.9 FM; TOPPENISH, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMNA (101.7 FM; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
  • KHHK (99.7 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KPLW (89.9 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: GROWING CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION)
  • KWWW-FM (96.7 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC..)
  • KZML (95.9 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)





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