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Population in July 2007: 622. Population change since 2000: -0.9%
 

Males: 311  (50.1%)
Females: 311  (49.9%)

Median resident age:  39.3 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 99130.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,692 (it was $36,250 in 2000)
Garfield:  $45,692
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $135,676 (it was $74,800 in 2000)
Garfield:  $135,676
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $149,233; Detached houses: $163,159; Townhouses or other attached units: $101,013; Mobile homes: $61,179

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Races in Garfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Garfield: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.3%), English (19.3%), Irish (14.4%), United States (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%), French (4.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1890

Elevation: 2467 feet

Land area: 0.67 square miles.

Population density: 926 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Garfield

  • High school or higher: 87.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garfield town

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 59.7%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
Washington:  10.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Garfield:  1.1% ($854)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (47.6 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (239.3 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (896.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Steptoe, WA (2.3 miles ), Farmington, WA (2.7 miles) , Palouse, WA (2.7 miles ), Oakesdale, WA (3.1 miles ), Potlatch, ID (3.6 miles ), Onaway, ID (3.6 miles ), Colfax, WA (3.7 miles ), Tensed, ID (3.8 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $128,600
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $120,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $400,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 47.01 N, Longitude: 117.14 W

Area code: 509

Garfield household income distribution Garfield home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +84 (+15.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (32%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)



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Crime in Garfield by Year
Type 2003 2004 2005 2007
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.0153.40.0
Burglaries 2440
    per 100,000 315.5628.9613.50.0
Thefts 67142
    per 100,000 946.41100.62147.2331.1
Auto thefts 1140
    per 100,000 157.7157.2613.50.0
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 72.6100.6208.613.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.61
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Garfield:
  • WHITMAN HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; COLFAX, WA)
  • PULLMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PULLMAN, WA)
  • GRITMAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; MOSCOW, ID)

Political contributions by individuals in Garfield, WA

Amtrak stations near Garfield:
  • 14 miles: COLFAX (610 S. MAIN ST.) - Bus Station
  • 19 miles: PULLMAN (1002 NYE ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garfield:
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 25 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
Public elementary/middle schools in Garfield:
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Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.0%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.3%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  12.9%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Garfield, WA



Garfield compared to Washington state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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 above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Garfield (2009 data):
  • State Bank Northwest: Garfield Branch at W. 301 California Street, branch established on 2007-03-01. Info updated 2007-03-30: Bank assets: $111.1 mil, Deposits: $99.7 mil, headquarters in Spokane Valley, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: State Bancorp Northwest



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (54%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Other fuel (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religon statistics for Garfield

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents31.0%11.0%8.5%7.8%6.6%
Congregations14.5%7.2%10.1%5.8%1.4%
NameAssemblies of GodUnited Church of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USASouthern Baptist ConventionOther religions
Adherents5.6%3.7%3.6%3.5%18.8%
Congregations7.2%5.8%5.8%2.9%39.1%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,670
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$332
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,954$35,4480$0
Sewerage 2$5,020$30,1200$0
Totals for Government 3$7,974$31,8967$2,002



Garfield government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $104,000
    Solid Waste Management: $49,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $52,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $47,000
    Sewerage: $36,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,000
    Regular Highways: $29,000
    General - Other: $20,000
    Financial Administration: $20,000
    Water Utilities: $18,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $40,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $79,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $901,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $890,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $11,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $24,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $44,000
    Parks & Recreation: $13,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $642,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $54,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $39,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $64,000
    General Support: $6,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $95,000
    Total General Sales: $27,000
    NEC: $2,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $104,000

13.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,185 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  13.88%
Washington average:  7.86%

1.43% of residents moved from foreign countries ($489 average AGI)
Whitman County:  1.43%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Spokane County, WA  1.43% ($24,961 average AGI)
from King County, WA  1.20% ($24,413)
from Latah County, ID  0.83% ($30,330)


14.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,516 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  14.93%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.33% of residents moved to foreign countries ($344 average AGI)
Whitman County:  0.33%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Spokane County, WA  2.04% ($29,447 average AGI)
to King County, WA  1.76% ($23,284)
to Latah County, ID  0.89% ($29,661)


Strongest AM radio stations in Garfield:
  • KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KWSU (1250 AM; 5 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
  • KCLX (1450 AM; 1 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
  • KJRB (790 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOZE (950 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garfield:
  • KRAO-FM (102.5 FM; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KHTR (104.3 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KDRK-FM (93.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIXZ-FM (96.1 FM; OPPORTUNITY, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KPBX-FM (91.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KMBI-FM (107.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • KZZL-FM (99.5 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KCDA (103.1 FM; POST FALLS, ID; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KISC (98.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KZZU-FM (92.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: QUEENB)
  • KZBD (105.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KEYF-FM (101.1 FM; CHENEY, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZFN (106.1 FM; MOSCOW, ID; Owner: KRPL, INC.)
  • KRFA-FM (91.7 FM; MOSCOW, ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KSFC (91.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KXLY-FM (99.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZX (98.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEEH (104.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: UPPER COLUMBIA MEDIA ASSOCIATION)
  • KICR (102.3 FM; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KHTQ (94.5 FM; HAYDEN, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Garfield:
  • KWSU-TV (Channel 10; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KREM-TV (Channel 2; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KHQ-TV (Channel 6; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KHQ, INCORPORATED)
  • K40EE (Channel 40; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: SPOKANE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KUID-TV (Channel 12; MOSCOW, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, STATE OF IDAHO)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 500
Total average daily truck traffic: 25
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 510

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • On Hwy 27 1.7 Mi N Of, Call Sign: WSG509, Licensee ID: L00968232
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.915 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/05/2000, Expiration Date: 01/20/2005, Cancelation Date: 03/26/2005
    Registrant: Schroetlin, Alfred:schroetlin, Larry, Rt 1 Box 86, Garfield, WA 99130, Phone: (509) 635-1385

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KC7BJ, Previous Call Sign: WB7CLS, Licensee ID: L00289191
    Grant Date: 10/03/2000, Expiration Date: 10/03/2010, Cancelation Date: 02/27/2007
    Registrant: James C Shelden, 608 W. Main St., Garfield, WA 99130


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 17 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Garfield)

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