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Grant County

Population in July 2008: 988. Population change since 2000: +7.2%
 

Males: 475  (48.2%)
Females: 513  (51.8%)

Median resident age:  46.0 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 99123.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,625 (it was $42,321 in 2000)
Electric City:  $50,625
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,909
Electric City:  $22,909
Washington:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $115,203 (it was $79,500 in 2000)
Electric City:  $115,203
Washington:  $300,800
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Races in Electric City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.3%)
  • American Indian (8.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Electric City: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.9%), English (13.6%), Irish (12.1%), United States (7.6%), Swedish (5.2%), French (4.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1950

Elevation: 1655 feet

Land area: 0.54 square miles.

Population density: 1828 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Electric City

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Electric City town

  • Never married: 13.4%
  • Now married: 68.0%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

16 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.7%
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:

Electric City:  1.3% ($1,032)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (77.6 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (147.1 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (958.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Grand Coulee, WA (1.3 miles ), Coulee Dam, WA (1.9 miles ), Elmer City, WA (2.5 miles ), Almira, WA (4.0 miles ), Nespelem Community, WA (4.0 miles ), Nespelem, WA (4.1 miles ), Hartline, WA (4.1 miles) , Wilbur, WA (4.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $81,000
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $81,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $123,500
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $103,600
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $125,300
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $70,000
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $94,300
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $124,000

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 47.93 N, Longitude: 119.04 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 509

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Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+0.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (26%)
  • Utilities (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Plant and system operators (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)



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Electric City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/24/1997 at 14:23:12, a magnitude 4.6 (3.9 MB, 4.6 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 49.9 miles away from Electric City center
On 11/11/2001 at 16:00:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 77.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/15/1991 at 05:31:13, a magnitude 3.6 (3.0 MB, 3.6 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 39.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/4/1997 at 10:45:38, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MD, 3.3 ML, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 48.0 miles away from Electric City center
On 6/24/1997 at 14:36:02, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MD, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 49.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/25/2001 at 14:15:23, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MD, 3.5 ML, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 77.8 miles away from Electric City center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Electric City:
  • COULEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; GRAND COULEE, WA)
  • OKANOGAN-DOUGLAS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; BREWSTER, WA)
  • MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; OMAK, WA)

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Airports located in Electric City:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Electric City:
  • WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,074)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Electric City and their reported violations in the past:

STEAMBOAT ROCK STATE PARK #1 (Population served: 2421, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
STEAMBOAT ROCK - NORTHRUP POINT (Population served: 164, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-31-1999), St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Electric City that have no violations reported:
  • STEAMBOAT ROCK - NORTHRUP CANYON (Address: PO Box 370, Population served: 33, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.2%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  12.4%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Electric City, WA



Electric City 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 significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (96%)
  • Wood (4%)


Religion statistics for Electric City

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist Church
Adherents40.2%17.6%7.1%5.5%3.4%
Congregations7.7%16.2%3.4%10.3%4.3%
NameChristian and Missionary AlliancePresbyterian Church (USA)Lutheran ChurchGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesOther religions
Adherents3.2%2.8%2.3%2.0%15.8%
Congregations0.9%6.0%5.1%4.3%41.9%
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 2$6,305$37,8300$0
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$1,368
Solid Waste Management 1$2,929$35,1481$585
Sewerage 1$3,202$38,4240$0
Water Supply 1$3,608$43,2960$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$638
Totals for Government 5$16,044$38,5064$2,591



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 Electric City:
  • KEYG (1490 AM; 1 kW; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOMW (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Electric City:
  • KEYG-FM (98.5 FM; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K219DQ (90.5 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
  • K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
  • K220DV (91.9 FM; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KQWS (90.1 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KZBE (104.3 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K236AE (95.1 FM; TWISP, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOZI-FM (93.5 FM; CHELAN, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KVLR (106.3 FM; TWISP, WA; Owner: VALLEY AIR LLC.)
  • KNCW (92.7 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Electric City:
  • K12FM (Channel 12; FORT STOCKTON, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF MIDLAND-ODESSA, L.L.C.)
  • K08BY (Channel 8; GRAND COULEE, ETC., WA; Owner: GRAND COULEE T.V., INC.)
  • K10FV (Channel 10; GRAND COULEE, ETC., WA; Owner: GRAND COULEE T.V., INC.)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Electric City)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3
  • Hazardous Condition: 3
  • Service Call: 1

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