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Walla Walla County

Population in July 2007: 1,067.
Males: 522  (48.9%)
Females: 545  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  42.9 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 99362.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,797 (it was $38,750 in 2000)
Garrett:  $46,797
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,865
Garrett:  $23,865
Washington:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $241,569 (it was $126,600 in 2000)
Garrett:  $241,569
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $251,179; Detached houses: $256,341; Townhouses or other attached units: $157,823; Mobile homes: $107,619

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Races in Garrett:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
  • Hispanic (5.4%)
  • Other race (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Japanese (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Garrett: 92.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.4%), English (19.4%), Irish (16.0%), Italian (14.1%), Swedish (3.3%), United States (3.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 765 feet

Land area: 2.12 square miles.

Population density: 504 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Garrett

  • High school or higher: 72.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garrett CDP

  • Never married: 14.7%
  • Now married: 70.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

9 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.9%
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:

Garrett:  1.1% ($1,395)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (38.4 miles , pop. 54,693).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (208.6 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (828.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: College Place, WA (1.1 miles ), Walla Walla, WA (1.6 miles ), Walla Walla East, WA (1.9 miles ), Umapine, OR (2.7 miles ), Milton-Freewater, OR (3.0 miles ), Northeast Umatilla, OR (3.5 miles ), Dixie, WA (3.5 miles ), Touchet, WA (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 46.06 N, Longitude: 118.38 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 509

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Utilities (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (32%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other financial specialists (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (18%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)



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Garrett-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 6.0 miles away from Garrett center
On 7/14/1992 at 20:01:51, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 ML, 4.1 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 6.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/7/1992 at 17:23:17, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 ML, 3.9 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 59.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/18/2008 at 22:19:55, a magnitude 3.7 (3.3 MW, 3.7 MD, Depth: 12.5 mi) earthquake occurred 56.4 miles away from Garrett center
On 6/28/1998 at 07:35:32, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MD, 3.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 78.3 miles away from the city center
On 12/20/2006 at 09:43:26, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 MD, Depth: 8.5 mi) earthquake occurred 6.6 miles away from Garrett center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Garrett:
  • ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA)
  • WALLA WALLA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA)
  • DAYTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; DAYTON, WA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garrett:
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 35 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 71 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 98 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.5%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.5%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.0%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Garrett, WA



Garrett compared to Washington state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (59%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Utility gas (13%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)


Religion statistics for Garrett

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents28.8%27.0%7.6%5.2%4.5%
Congregations6.7%13.3%8.3%6.7%6.7%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Other religions
Adherents4.3%3.3%2.8%2.5%13.9%
Congregations3.3%3.3%1.7%3.3%46.7%
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.


7.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,761 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.44%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($286 average AGI)
Walla Walla County:  0.16%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Umatilla County, OR  0.83% ($33,132 average AGI)
from Benton County, WA  0.62% ($35,496)
from King County, WA  0.44% ($42,425)


7.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,950 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.57%
Washington average:  7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Umatilla County, OR  0.88% ($29,198 average AGI)
to Benton County, WA  0.79% ($32,910)
to Franklin County, WA  0.53% ($32,092)


Strongest AM radio stations in Garrett:
  • KUJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KTEL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: WW2, L.L.C.)
  • KGDC (1320 AM; 1 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: BRIDGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KONA (610 AM; 5 kW; KENNEWICK-RICHLAND-P, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KUMA (1290 AM; 5 kW; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: ROUND-UP RADIO, INC.)
  • KALE (960 AM; 5 kW; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garrett:
  • KHSS (100.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: TWO HEARTS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KRKL (93.3 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KNLT (95.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KGTS (91.3 FM; COLLEGE PLACE, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
  • KWWS (89.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KOLW (97.9 FM; MILTON-FREEWATER, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUJ-FM (99.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KZZM (101.9 FM; WESTON, OR; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KZHR (92.5 FM; DAYTON, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KLRF (88.5 FM; MILTON-FREEWATER, OR; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
  • KWHT (103.5 FM; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: KSRV, INC.)
  • KUBQ (98.7 FM; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: GRANDE RADIO, INC.)
  • KONA-FM (105.3 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KXRX (97.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEYW (98.3 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KIOK (94.9 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KUMA-FM (107.7 FM; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: ROUND-UP RADIO, INC.)
  • K261CG (100.1 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: NORTHWEST CHICANO RADIO NETWORK)
  • KWCW (90.5 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: ASWC RADIO COMMITTEE)
  • KFAE-FM (89.1 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Garrett:
  • K28FT (Channel 28; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • K36EW (Channel 36; COLLEGE PLACE, WA; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KAZW-TV (Channel 9; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: CASA OF WASHINGTON, LLC)
  • K14HT (Channel 14; WALLA WALLA, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K33EJ (Channel 33; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)


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