Electric City, Washington
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Population change since 2000: +4.3%
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| Males: 516 |  (53.7%) |
| Females: 446 |  (46.3%) |
| Median resident age: | 61.4 years |
| Washington median age: | 38.2 years |
| Electric City: | $67,302 |
| WA: | $84,247 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $38,265 (it was $19,388 in 2000)
Electric City town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $277,053 (it was $79,500 in 2000)
| Electric City: | $277,053 |
| WA: | $485,700 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $247,537; detached houses: $270,185; mobile homes: $118,683
Median gross rent in 2021: $939.
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Electric City, WA
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- 81283.1%White alone
- 959.7%American Indian alone
- 232.4%Two or more races
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Ancestries: American (45.0%), German (10.4%), English (6.2%), European (5.2%), French (4.3%), Scandinavian (1.7%).
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Incorporated in 1950
Elevation: 1655 feet
Land area: 0.54 square miles.
Population density: 1,780 people per square mile (low).
20 residents are foreign born (2.0% North America).
| This town: | 2.0% |
| Washington: | 14.7% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,330 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,933 (0.7%)
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:
Nespelem Community, WA (4.0 miles ),
), Hartline, WA (4.1 miles),
Keller, WA (4.4 miles )
)Latitude: 47.93 N, Longitude: 119.04 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 509
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $27,900
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $27,900
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $198,800
- 2017: 2 buildings, average cost: $158,500
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $105,400
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $141,100
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $107,500
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $110,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $217,300
- 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $181,100
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $124,000
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $94,300
- 2006: 1 building, cost: $70,000
- 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $125,300
- 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $103,600
- 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $123,500
- 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $81,000
- 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $81,000
| Here: | 6.4% |
| Washington: | 4.2% |
- Public administration (17.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.3%)
- Utilities (9.8%)
- Educational services (9.0%)
- Health care (6.6%)
- Construction (5.5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (4.7%)
- Public administration (26.2%)
- Utilities (14.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.5%)
- Construction (8.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.7%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.8%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (2.9%)
- Educational services (17.8%)
- Health care (11.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.2%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (9.5%)
- Public administration (6.5%)
- U. S. Postal service (5.3%)
- Social assistance (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.2%)
- Plant and system operators (4.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (11.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.6%)
- Plant and system operators (7.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.1%)
Average climate in Electric City, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Electric City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1056% 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 168.3 miles away from the city 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, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 175.5 miles away from Electric City center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi) earthquake occurred 180.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 159.4 miles away from Electric City center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 366.3 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 463.2 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Grant County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Airports located in Electric City:
- Grand Coulee Dam Airport (3W7) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 8,000, Local Ops: 5,000)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Electric City:
- Wenatchee Valley College (about 70 miles; Wenatchee, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,951)
- Eastern Washington University (about 74 miles; Cheney, WA; FT enrollment: 11,643)
- Spokane Falls Community College (about 76 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 6,052)
- Whitworth University (about 77 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 2,689)
- Gonzaga University (about 79 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 6,780)
- Spokane Community College (about 80 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 6,482)
- Central Washington University (about 96 miles; Ellensburg, WA; FT enrollment: 10,960)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Electric City Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Dennis Oppenheim - Artist.
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people |
| Washington: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 61.5% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
For population 15 years and over in Electric City:
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 52.1%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 17.8%
For population 25 years and over in Electric City:
- High school or higher: 89.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 7.6 |
| Washington average: | 11.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Electric City, WA (based on Grant County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 14,500 | 9 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 9,113 | 76 |
| Other | 7,584 | 23 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,458 | 22 |
| Black Protestant | 53 | 1 |
| None | 54,412 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 18
| This county: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
| Grant County: | 1.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43
| This county: | 5.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 50
| Here: | 6.07 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.0% |
| Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 30.6% |
| Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Grant County: | 15.6% |
| State: | 13.9% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| Electric City: | 45.4% |
| State: | 49.9% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| Electric City: | 46.5% |
| State: | 47.2% |
Average BMI:
| Here: | 30.5 |
| Washington: | 28.4 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| This city: | 17.8% |
| Washington: | 20.9% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| This city: | 14.7% |
| Washington: | 10.5% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| This city: | 6.8 |
| Washington: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| Here: | 34.6% |
| Washington: | 32.8% |
General health condition:
| Here: | 55.6% |
| Washington: | 56.8% |
Average condition of hearing:
| Here: | 83.9% |
| State: | 79.4% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Electric City, WA Residents
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Supply | 3 | $13,052 | $52,208 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration | 3 | $11,483 | $45,932 | 1 | $121 |
| Solid Waste Management | 1 | $4,638 | $55,656 | 2 | $2,645 |
| Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | |
| Totals for Government | 7 | $29,173 | $50,011 | 4 | $3,016 |
Electric City government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $460,000 ($478.17)
General - Other: $390,000 ($405.41)
Regular Highways: $111,000 ($115.38)
Financial Administration: $74,000 ($76.92)
General Public Buildings: $56,000 ($58.21)
Local Fire Protection: $30,000 ($31.19)
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000 ($18.71)
Parks and Recreation: $16,000 ($16.63)
Central Staff Services: $16,000 ($16.63)
Water Utilities: $5,000 ($5.20)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($4.16)
- General - Interest on Debt: $24,000 ($24.95)
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Sewerage: $320,000 ($332.64)
Other - Solid Waste Management: $220,000 ($228.69)
Other - Police Protection: $124,000 ($128.90)
Other - Financial Administration: $1,000 ($1.04)
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $1,000 ($1.04)
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $95,000 ($98.75)
Parks and Recreation: $2,000 ($2.08)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $333,000 ($346.15)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $78,000 ($81.08)
Electric City government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $753,000 ($782.74)
Sewerage: $200,000 ($207.90)
Other: $126,000 ($130.98)
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $33,000 ($34.30)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $8,000 ($8.32)
General Revenue - Other: $5,000 ($5.20)
Donations From Private Sources: $2,000 ($2.08)
Fines and Forfeits: $1,000 ($1.04)
Interest Earnings: $0 ($0.00)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $475,000 ($493.76)
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $35,000 ($36.38)
Highways: $23,000 ($23.91)
General Local Government Support: $13,000 ($13.51)
- Tax - Property: $131,000 ($136.17)
Other Selective Sales: $71,000 ($73.80)
Public Utilities Sales: $70,000 ($72.77)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $59,000 ($61.33)
Motor Vehicle License: $11,000 ($11.43)
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $10,000 ($10.40)
Other License: $6,000 ($6.24)
Amusements Sales: $4,000 ($4.16)
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000 ($2.08)
Electric City government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,543,000 ($2643.45)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,524,000 ($2623.70)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $135,000 ($140.33)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,000 ($120.58)
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.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 10ft / 2.7mTotal length
- $1,282,000Total costs
- 1,142Total average daily traffic
- 148Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,493Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Electric City)
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Electric City, WA
- 8270.1%Outside Fires
- 1412.0%Structure Fires
- 1210.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 97.7%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of reported fires - 19 took place in 2002, and the least - 3 in 2006. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (70.1%), and Structure Fires (12.0%).| Most common first names in Electric City, WA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| George | 8 | 76.0 years |
| James | 7 | 70.3 years |
| John | 7 | 73.8 years |
| Charles | 6 | 71.5 years |
| Richard | 5 | 79.2 years |
| Mary | 5 | 75.6 years |
| Edward | 4 | 77.0 years |
| Helen | 4 | 78.2 years |
| Lillian | 4 | 80.8 years |
| Margaret | 4 | 72.5 years |
| Most common last names in Electric City, WA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 5 | 76.4 years |
| Hopkins | 3 | 85.7 years |
| Irwin | 3 | 65.4 years |
| Johnson | 3 | 86.6 years |
| Hilson | 3 | 77.4 years |
| Hoy | 3 | 81.3 years |
| French | 3 | 73.0 years |
| Neal | 3 | 79.0 years |
| Perry | 3 | 80.4 years |
| Taylor | 3 | 83.7 years |
Electric City compared to Washington state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage 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.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.