Ethel, Washington

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Population in July 2007: 2,983.

Males: 1,527	(51.2%)
Females: 1,456	(48.8%)

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Zip code: 98542

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,726 (it was $34,901 in 2000)

Ethel:	$42,726
Washington:	$55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,948

Ethel:	$17,948
Washington:	$29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $222,319 (it was $130,400 in 2000)

Ethel:	$222,319
Washington:	$300,800

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Races in Ethel:

White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
Hispanic (3.5%)
Two or more races (2.0%)
Other race (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Ethel: 89.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 55.3 square miles.

Population density: 54 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ethel

High school or higher: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 9.8%
Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ethel CCD

Never married: 18.7%
Now married: 67.5%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 7.6%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.8%
Washington:	10.4%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Ethel, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ethel to the number of sex offenders is 994 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ethel:	1.0% ($1,288)
Washington:	1.2% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Graham-Thrift, WA (43.0 miles , pop. 56,970).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (68.0 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (888.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Toledo, WA (2.6 miles ), Jackson Prairie, WA (2.8 miles ), Winlock, WA (3.1 miles ), Napavine, WA (3.1 miles ), Olequa, WA (3.3 miles ), Mossyrock, WA (3.5 miles ), Vader, WA (3.6 miles ), Logan Hill, WA (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 46.50 N, Longitude: 122.74 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 360

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Construction (17%)
Wood products (9%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (12%)
Personal and laundry services (10%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Carpenters (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Ethel-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 708% 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 52.8 miles away from Ethel 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 41.2 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 59.4 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 45.1 miles away from Ethel center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 32.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/29/1995 at 03:11:22, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MW, 5.0 MD, Depth: 10.7 mi) earthquake occurred 63.6 miles away from Ethel center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Ethel:

PROVIDENCE CENTRALIA HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; CENTRALIA, WA)
HOSPICE CARE CENTER HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)
PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Ethel, WA

Airports located in Ethel:

Ethel International Airport (Runways: 1)

Amtrak station near Ethel:

18 miles: CENTRALIA (210 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ethel:

LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 27 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 47 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)

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Notable locations in Ethel: Upper Cowlitz School (A), Cowlitz Prairie Grange (B), Cowlitz Trout Hatchery (C), Mount Saint Helens Visitors Center (D), Jackson House (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Ethel: Saint Francis Xavier Mission (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Mayfield Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Skook Creek (A), Mill Creek (B), Silver Creek (C), Jones Creek (D), Blue Creek (E), Baker Creek (F), Alexander Creek (G), Jack Welches Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Ethel include: Lewis and Clark State Park (1), Jackson Court House State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

PERRY (Population served: 280, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

8 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.6%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.7%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	13.4%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ethel, WA

Ethel compared to Washington state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age below 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (65%) Wood (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Ethel

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	24.5%	18.2%	11.0%	5.6%	5.5%
Congregations	10.1%	18.0%	6.7%	7.9%	4.5%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Southern Baptist Convention	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Other religions
Adherents	4.9%	4.9%	4.3%	3.4%	17.8%
Congregations	6.7%	5.6%	5.6%	3.4%	31.5%

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.

7.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($240 average AGI)
Lewis County: 0.08%
Washington average: 0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Thurston County, WA	1.85% ($33,630 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA	0.78% ($42,995)
from King County, WA	0.66% ($41,134)

6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,756 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($139 average AGI)
Lewis County: 0.04%
Washington average: 0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Thurston County, WA	1.56% ($38,049 average AGI)
to Cowlitz County, WA	0.57% ($31,667)
to Pierce County, WA	0.54% ($32,594)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ethel:

KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, 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.)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KITI (1420 AM; 5 kW; CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KELA (1470 AM; 5 kW; CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
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.)
KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ethel:

KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KACS (90.5 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CHEHALIS VALLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
KLYK (94.5 FM; KELSO, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ethel:

KCKA (Channel 15; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
K42CM (Channel 42; CENTRALIA, ETC., WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Edward G Roach, 1739 U.S. Highway 12, Type: Tower, Structure height: 74.7 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
Registrant: None

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KD7OW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01404025
Grant Date: 05/29/2008, Expiration Date: 08/26/2018, Certifier: Judy E Wright
Registrant: Judy E Wright, 1784 Us Hwy 12, Ethel, WA 98542
Call Sign: KD7OX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01407820
Grant Date: 06/12/2008, Expiration Date: 09/10/2018, Certifier: Marian E Rickards
Registrant: Marian E Rickards, Ethel, WA 98542-0408
Call Sign: KL0NP, Previous Call Sign: N2XGV, Licensee ID: L00544380
Grant Date: 02/27/2004, Expiration Date: 02/27/2014
Registrant: William S Koenig, 187 A Tucker Road, Ethel, WA 98542
Call Sign: KF7AUC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01473425
Grant Date: 03/10/2009, Expiration Date: 03/10/2019, Certifier: Richard D Woodruff
Registrant: Richard D Woodruff, 104 Pinkerton Rd, Ethel, WA 98542

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 150B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1224Y , Serial Number: 15059624, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 05/29/1962
Registrant (Co-Owned): Richard R Cole, 301 Larmon Rd, Ethel, WA 98542, Other Owners: Pamela M Cole

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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