Enumclaw Plateau, Washington
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| Males: 28,863 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 28,650 |  (49.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.7 years |
| Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip code: 98022
| Enumclaw Plateau: | $133,029 |
| WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $57,283 (it was $24,176 in 2000)
Enumclaw Plateau CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $727,386 (it was $191,000 in 2000)
| Enumclaw Plateau: | $727,386 |
| WA: | $569,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: over $1,000,000; detached houses: over $1,000,000; townhouses or other attached units: $797,959; in 2-unit structures: $602,104; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $645,645; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $562,830; mobile homes: $271,735; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $635,138
Enumclaw Plateau, WA residents, houses, and apartments details
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- 47,93989.0%White alone
- 1,9323.6%Hispanic
- 1,2832.4%American Indian alone
- 1,3072.4%Two or more races
- 8741.6%Asian alone
- 3670.7%Black alone
- 760.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 750.1%Other race alone
Races in Enumclaw Plateau detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 559.1 square miles.
Population density: 103 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Enumclaw Plateau CCD: | 1.3% ($2,433) |
| Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (28.0 miles 
, pop. 480,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (929.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Danville, WA (3.2 miles),
Lake Morton-Berrydale, WA (3.5 miles ),
), Hobart, WA (3.5 miles )
)Latitude: 47.27 N, Longitude: 121.87 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 360
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Washington: | 4.6% |
- Transportation equipment (10.8%)
- Construction (10.3%)
- Educational services (7.5%)
- Health care (7.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.5%)
- Public administration (4.1%)
- Finance & insurance (3.7%)
- Construction (15.5%)
- Transportation equipment (14.6%)
- Public administration (4.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.6%)
- Educational services (3.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.4%)
- Health care (14.5%)
- Educational services (12.4%)
- Transportation equipment (6.1%)
- Finance & insurance (5.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.8%)
- Social assistance (4.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Computer specialists (3.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.2%)
- Computer specialists (4.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.0%)
- Registered nurses (3.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.5%)
Average climate in Enumclaw Plateau, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 96.4. This is worse than average.
| City: | 96.4 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2007 was 15.6. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 18.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 15.6 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.83. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.83 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2001 was 0.00388. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00388 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Earthquake activity:
Enumclaw Plateau-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1385% 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 29.7 miles away from Enumclaw Plateau 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 35.6 miles away from the 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 41.2 miles away from Enumclaw Plateau center
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 22.1 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 65.8 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 39.8 miles away from Enumclaw Plateau center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in King County (30) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 21, Storms: 16, Mudslides: 11, Landslides: 9, Winter Storms: 7, Earthquakes: 2, Heavy Rains: 2, Winds: 2, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Enumclaw Plateau:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Enumclaw Plateau:
- Green River Community College (about 15 miles; Auburn, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,425)
- Pierce College at Puyallup (about 21 miles; Puyallup, WA; FT enrollment: 2,529)
- Renton Technical College (about 22 miles; Renton, WA; FT enrollment: 2,549)
- Highline Community College (about 23 miles; Des Moines, WA; FT enrollment: 6,074)
- Bellevue College (about 26 miles; Bellevue, WA; FT enrollment: 10,940)
- University of Washington-Tacoma Campus (about 27 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 3,788)
- Bates Technical College (about 28 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 4,929)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Enumclaw Plateau: White River Ranger Station (A), Beaver Lake Club (B), Tacoma Water Supply Intake (C), King County Fairgrounds (D), White River Ranger Station (E), Hot Springs (F), Kennedy (G), Green River Gorge Recreation Area (H), Twin Camp Recreation Area (I), Camp Urich (J), Twin Camp (K), Twin Creeks Guard Station (L), Sunrise Grange (M), Muckleshoot Indian Tribe White River Hatchery (N), Washington National Golf Club (O), Druids Glen Golf Club (P), Elk Run Golf Course (Q), Enumclaw Golf Course (R), Government Meadow Camp (S), Hot Springs (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Enumclaw Plateau include: Enumclaw Community Church (A), Family of Grace Lutheran Church (B), Wabash Presbyterian Church (C), Auburn Academy Church (D), Community of Christ (E), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Black Diamond Cemetery (1), Holy Cross Cemetery (2), Krain Cemetery (3), Ravensdale Cemetery (4), Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Tsuga Lakes (A), First Lake (B), Fish Lake (C), Hyde Lake (D), Deep Lake (E), Black Diamond Lake (F), Lake Morton (G), Lake Holm (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Boise Creek (B), Boulder Creek (C), Boundary Creek (D), Champion Creek (E), Charley Creek (F), Coal Creek (G), Coon Creek (H), Cougar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Enumclaw Plateau include: Kanaskat-Palmer State Park (1), Green River Gorge State Park (2), Mahler Park (3), Seattle International Raceway (4), Black Diamond Bridge State Park (5), Chester Morse Monument (6), Kanaskat-Palmer Recreation Area (7), Flaming Geyser State Park (8), East Green River Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.8 people |
| Washington: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 74.3% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 5.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This place: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
People in group quarters in Enumclaw Plateau in 2010:
- 83 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 76 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 36 people in group homes intended for adults
- 17 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 12 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 10 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 4 people in correctional residential facilities
People in group quarters in Enumclaw Plateau in 2000:
- 169 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 80 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in other group homes
- 13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 6 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
For population 15 years and over in Enumclaw Plateau:
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 63.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 9.2%
For population 25 years and over in Enumclaw Plateau:
- High school or higher: 89.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.2 |
| Washington average: | 11.3 |
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Religion statistics for Enumclaw Plateau, WA (based on King County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 278,340 | 71 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 204,523 | 711 |
| Other | 119,713 | 329 |
| Mainline Protestant | 104,806 | 304 |
| Orthodox | 12,257 | 20 |
| Black Protestant | 7,030 | 24 |
| None | 1,204,580 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 439
| This county: | 2.37 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 29
| Here: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 220
| Here: | 1.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 399
| King County: | 2.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 2,027
| King County: | 10.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| King County: | 6.7% |
| Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| King County: | 20.5% |
| Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 14.6% |
| Washington: | 13.9% |
6.69% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($106,002 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.69% |
| Washington average: | 7.53% |
0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($181 average AGI)
King County: 0.02% Washington average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Snohomish County, WA |  0.79% ($79,355 average AGI) |
| from Pierce County, WA | 0.70% ($61,093) |
| from Los Angeles County, CA | 0.27% ($140,044) |
7.71% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($123,052 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.71% |
| Washington average: | 7.40% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($183 average AGI)
King County: 0.01% Washington average: 0.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Snohomish County, WA | 1.36% ($116,266 average AGI) |
| to Pierce County, WA | 1.14% ($82,863) |
| to Maricopa County, AZ | 0.19% ($132,441) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Enumclaw Plateau:
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KRIZ (1420 AM; 10 kW; RENTON, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KYIZ (1620 AM; 10 kW; RENTON, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Enumclaw Plateau:
- K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
- KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
- KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
- KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KJR-FM (95.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KUBE (93.3 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KPLZ-FM (101.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KNHC (89.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KRWM (106.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: SEASCAPE RADIO, INC.)
- KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Enumclaw Plateau:
- KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
- KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- KWDK (Channel 56; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
- KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
- KCTS-TV (Channel 9; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KCTS TELEVISION)
- K25CH (Channel 25; NORTH BEND, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KWOG (Channel 51; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: AFRICAN-AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO.OF BELLEVUE, INC.)
- KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 44.0%Utility gas
- 32.9%Electricity
- 7.7%Wood
- 7.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 60.6%Electricity
- 21.0%Utility gas
- 8.4%Wood
- 5.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.5%No fuel used
Enumclaw Plateau compared to Washington state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Enumclaw Plateau on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: special education teachers (population 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: rail and water transportation workers (population 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: construction laborers (population 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: carpenters (population 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: air transportation workers (population 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average yearly precipitation (population 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 50,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: wood products (population 50,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 100 low-educated but high-earning cities (pop. 50,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: transportation equipment (population 50,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: transportation equipment (population 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most cars per house, population 50,000+"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: rail transportation (population 50,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: motor vehicle and parts dealers (population 50,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: wood products (population 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"