Fircrest, Washington

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Back to Fircrest, WA housing info, Pierce County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities. Fircrest Apartments for Rent 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 Fircrest, WA Pierce County Population in July 2008: 6,213. Population change since 2000: +5.9%   Males: 2,912   (46.9%) Females: 3,301   (53.1%) Median resident age:   41.8 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 98466. Estimated median household income in 2008: $70,720 (it was $54,912 in 2000) Fircrest:   $70,720 Washington:   $58,078 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $35,859 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $321,059 (it was $163,300 in 2000) Fircrest:   $321,059 Washington:   $308,100 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $345,477; Detached houses: $353,272; Townhouses or other attached units: $215,372; In 2-unit structures: $171,705; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $356,353; Mobile homes: $137,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 98466 Fircrest, WA residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Good Karma Jewelry & Accessories Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Fircrest: White Non-Hispanic (86.0%) Black (5.2%) Two or more races (3.1%) Hispanic (2.7%) American Indian (1.4%) Japanese (0.6%) Korean (0.6%) Filipino (0.5%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Fircrest: 110.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Fircrest, Washington on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Fircrest is mentioned 92 times on our forum: Fircrest neighborhood?  (6 replies) Relocating to University Park, Fircrest, or Steilacoom  (10 replies) Tell Me About Fircrest  (8 replies) Tacoma???  (71 replies) New job in Tacoma - good idea/bad idea?  (26 replies) tacoma neighborhoods  (70 replies) Latest news from Fircrest, WA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (23.0%), English (12.0%), Irish (10.6%), Norwegian (8.0%), Italian (6.1%), French (4.9%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Incorporated in 1925 Elevation: 340 feet Land area: 1.56 square miles. Population density: 3980 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 47.23 N, Longitude: 122.51 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,575 (-26.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 259 (9.5%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 253

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Fircrest, Washington business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.61
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Fircrest, Washington

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Fircrest-area historical earthquake activity is above Washington state average. It is 316% 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 1.4 miles away from Fircrest 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 10.3 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 10.4 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 35.9 miles away from Fircrest 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 55.1 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 57.8 miles away from Fircrest center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: Kevin Field - College basketball player (Portland Pilots).

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Notable location: Fircrest Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.8%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.4%
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: 0.1% of all households

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	10.6%

This city:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fircrest, WA

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Here		29.8%
USA		50.2%

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)

• 302 Regents Blvd, Call Sign: KLO328, Licensee ID: L00098309
  Assigned Frequencies : 153.890 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/30/2003, Expiration Date: 06/07/2013
  Registrant: City Of Fircrest, 302 Regents Blvd, Fircrest, WA 98466, Phone: (206) 564-2581
• 115 Ramsdell, Call Sign: KDR395, Licensee ID: L00098309
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.010 MHz, 156.090 MHz, 155.610 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/02/2002, Expiration Date: 10/20/2012
  Registrant: Fircrest, Town Of, 302 Regents Blvd, Fircrest, WA 98466
• Lat: 47.242056 Lon: -122.524583, Call Sign: WQAU509
  Assigned Frequencies : 464.650 MHz, 461.025 MHz, 461.075 MHz, 462.125 MHz, 462.375 MHz, 462.400 MHz, 464.600 MHz, 464.700 MHz, 464.725 MHz, 464.750 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/09/2004, Expiration Date: 08/09/2014, Certifier: Gary C Allen
  Registrant: Professional Licensing Consultants, Inc., Rockville, MD 20849, Phone: (301) 309-2380, Fax: (301) 309-1996, Email:

• Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 3904P , Serial Number: 22-3573, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 01/03/1956
  Registrant (Individual): Mark Knauss, 322 Farallone Ave, Fircrest, WA 98466
• Aircraft: AIR CREATION BUGGY 582 SL-GJ (Weight-shift-control, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582DCDI (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
  N-Number: 408WA , Serial Number: T00069, Year manufactured: 2000, Airworthiness Date: 11/28/2007
  Registrant (Individual): Howard A Olson, 1246 Farallone Ave, Fircrest, WA 98466

• Fire: 14
• Hazardous Condition: 20

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