Elk Plain, Washington

Back to Elk Plain, WA housing info, Pierce County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Elk Plain, WA Pierce County Population in July 2007: 17,239. Males: 8,701   (50.5%) Females: 8,538   (49.5%) Median resident age:   32.1 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 98387. Estimated median household income in 2007: $67,061 (it was $54,400 in 2000) Elk Plain:   $67,061 Washington:   $55,591 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,444 Elk Plain:   $25,444 Washington:   $29,027 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $261,210 (it was $132,300 in 2000) Elk Plain:   $261,210 Washington:   $300,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $264,469; Detached houses: $294,490; Townhouses or other attached units: $216,622; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $20,860; Mobile homes: $86,642; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500 Elk Plain, WA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Elk Plain: White Non-Hispanic (78.3%) Two or more races (5.9%) Black (5.4%) Hispanic (4.7%) American Indian (2.8%) Filipino (1.8%) Other race (1.5%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.4%) Korean (1.2%) 2008 cost of living index in Elk Plain: 108.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Elk Plain, Washington on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Pros & Cons of Tacoma  (24 replies) South Spanaway  (18 replies) Ancestries: German (19.9%), Irish (11.4%), English (10.7%), Norwegian (7.0%), United States (6.5%), French (3.2%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Land area: 9.57 square miles. Population density: 1802 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Elk Plain, Washington

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Elk Plain-area historical earthquake activity is above Washington state average. It is 421% 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 15.5 miles away from Elk Plain 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 10.5 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 18.9 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 40.9 miles away from Elk Plain 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 61.9 miles away from Elk Plain 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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Average household size:

This place:	3.1 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	83.5%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	7.8%
Whole state:	10.6%

This place:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elk Plain, WA

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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%

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%

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)

• Call Sign: KE7LVT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01245691
  Grant Date: 03/20/2007, Expiration Date: 03/20/2017, Cancelation Date: 04/23/2007, Certifier: Joseph D Kaasa Sr
  Registrant: Joseph D Kaasa Sr, 4617 - 223 St - Ct - East, Elk Plain, WA 98387
• Call Sign: KE7MTM, Previous Call Sign: KE7LVT, Licensee ID: L01245691
  Grant Date: 03/20/2007, Expiration Date: 03/20/2017, Certifier: Joseph D Kaasa Sr
  Registrant: Joseph D Kaasa Sr, 4617 - 223 St - Ct - East, Elk Plain, WA 98387