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Snohomish County

Population in July 2007: 3,892.
Males: 1,871  (48.1%)
Females: 2,021  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  39.0 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98026.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $72,309 (it was $58,622 in 2000)
Esperance:  $72,309
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $30,896
Esperance:  $30,896
Washington:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $398,464 (it was $206,400 in 2000)
Esperance:  $398,464
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $409,479; Detached houses: $410,895; Townhouses or other attached units: $421,265; Mobile homes: $187,500; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $162,500

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Races in Esperance:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • Korean (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Filipino (1.6%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • Japanese (0.8%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Esperance: 117.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.4%), English (14.0%), Irish (8.8%), Swedish (8.6%), Norwegian (8.5%), United States (5.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 0.72 square miles.

Population density: 5391 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Esperance

  • High school or higher: 94.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Esperance CDP

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 58.6%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

363 residents are foreign born (6.0% Asia, 1.4% Europe, 1.3% Latin America, 1.1% North America).

This place:  10.4%
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:

Esperance:  1.1% ($2,217)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Shoreline, WA (2.7 miles , pop. 53,025).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (11.7 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (970.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Edmonds, WA (1.0 miles ), Woodway, WA (1.3 miles ), Mountlake Terrace, WA (1.4 miles ), Shoreline, WA (1.6 miles ), Lynnwood, WA (1.7 miles ), Brier, WA (1.9 miles ), Lake Forest Park, WA (1.9 miles ), Alderwood Manor, WA (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 47.80 N, Longitude: 122.35 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)



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Esperance-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Washington state average. It is 250% 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 38.4 miles away from Esperance 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 50.0 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 33.1 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 65.6 miles away from Esperance 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 28.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from Esperance 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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Hospitals/medical centers near Esperance:
  • STEVENS HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; EDMONDS, WA)
  • PROVIDENCE EVERETT MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; EVERETT, WA)
  • EVERGREEN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; KIRKLAND, WA)

Amtrak stations near Esperance:
  • 3 miles: EDMONDS (211 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: SEATTLE (303 S. JACKSON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: EVERETT (2900 BOND ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Esperance:
  • EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; LYNNWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,953)
  • LAKE WASHINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 9 miles; KIRKLAND, WA; FT enrollment: 2,328)
  • SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 9 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,489)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF SEATTLE (about 13 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,313)
  • SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,743)
  • SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 13 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,386)
  • CITY UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; BELLEVUE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,007)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.7%
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: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.9%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.2%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Esperance, WA


People in group quarters in Esperance
  • 37 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 6 people in other group homes
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Esperance compared to Washington state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (56%)
  • Electricity (35%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Esperance

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents32.5%11.4%10.0%5.3%4.0%
Congregations4.5%11.5%8.1%7.6%4.8%
NameUnited Methodist Church Charismatic Churches IndependentChristian and Missionary AllianceChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents3.9%2.8%2.4%2.3%25.3%
Congregations3.6%1.1%2.8%2.8%53.2%
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.


8.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,121 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.52%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($719 average AGI)
Snohomish County:  0.20%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from King County, WA  3.81% ($49,721 average AGI)
from Island County, WA  0.23% ($46,336)
from Pierce County, WA  0.21% ($43,811)


7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,832 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.21%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.18% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,110 average AGI)
Snohomish County:  0.18%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to King County, WA  2.82% ($45,723 average AGI)
to Island County, WA  0.23% ($52,520)
to Pierce County, WA  0.23% ($40,420)


Strongest AM radio stations in Esperance:
  • KCIS (630 AM; 5 kW; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KLFE (1590 AM; 10 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KKNW (1150 AM; 10 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • KARR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KIRKLAND, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Esperance:
  • KCMS (105.3 FM; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KRWM (106.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: SEASCAPE RADIO, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • KUOW (94.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON)
  • KEXP-FM (90.3 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • 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.)

TV broadcast stations around Esperance:
  • KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
  • KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KIRO-TV (Channel 7; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KCTS-TV (Channel 9; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KCTS TELEVISION)
  • K57HB (Channel 57; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KONG-TV (Channel 16; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KONG-TV, INC.)
  • K68DL (Channel 68; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KCPQ (Channel 13; TACOMA, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)
  • KWDK (Channel 56; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)

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