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George, WA map Population (year 2000): 528. Estimated population in July 2006: 571 (+8.1% change)
 

Males: 286  (54.2%)
Females: 242  (45.8%)

Grant County

Median resident age:  22.9 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,100 (it was $21,181 in 2000)
George  $23,100
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $99,100 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
George  $99,100
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in George:

  • Hispanic (60.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (39.2%)
  • Other race (16.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (8.9%), English (4.7%), Irish (4.2%), Swiss (3.8%), French (1.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1961

Elevation: 222 feet

Land area: 0.60 square miles.

Population density: 941 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in George

  • High school or higher: 37.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 25.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in George city

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 61.3%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

247 residents are foreign born (46.2% Latin America).

This city:  46.8%
Washington:  10.4%

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

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

George:  0.6% ($533)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yakima, WA (57.0 miles , pop. 71,845).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (162.9 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (904.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Quincy, WA (10.7 miles ), Vantage, WA (13.0 miles) , Royal City, WA (20.0 miles ), Southern Slopes, WA (20.9 miles ), Mattawa, WA (23.9 miles ), Ephrata, WA (26.9 miles ), Desert Aire, WA (27.6 miles ), Rock Island, WA (28.4 miles ).

Latitude: 47.08 N, Longitude: 119.86 W


Area code: 509

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Population change in the 1990s: +274 (+107.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (66%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
  • Construction (2%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Food (26%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Warehousing and storage (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (54%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (30%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near George:
  • QUINCY VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; QUINCY, WA)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; EPHRATA, WA)
  • SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to George:
  • PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 32 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; ID: EAT)
  • GRANT CO INTL (about 39 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID: MWH)
  • YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 59 miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
Other public-use airports nearest to George:
  • QUINCY MUNI (about 9 miles; QUINCY, WA; ID: 80T)
  • DESERT AIRE (about 28 miles; MATTAWA, WA; ID: M94)
  • EPHRATA MUNI (about 30 miles; EPHRATA, WA; ID: EPH)

Amtrak station near George:
  • 12 miles: QUINCY (102 B ST.) - Bus Station

Local government website: www.ci.george.wa.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to George:
  • WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,074)
  • CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
  • YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 81 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 137 miles; DES MOINES, WA; FT enrollment: 4,288)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 137 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 32,742)
  • SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 137 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,526)

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Average household size:
This city:  3.7 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  75.2%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.1%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  36.2%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

George compared to Washington state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$38
Water Supply 0$0 1$1,628
Financial Administration 0$0 2$1,392
Sewerage 1$3,024$36,2880$0
Totals for Government 1$3,024$36,2884$3,058


George government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $58,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $99,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $50,000
    Parks & Recreation: $39,000
    Water Utilities: $32,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
    Financial Administration: $26,000
    Fire Protection: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $42,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $31,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $395,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $919,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $903,000
    Water Utilities: $385,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $16,000
    Water Utilities: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $54,000
    Special Assessments: $40,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $424,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $612,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $73,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $85,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $484,000
    General Support: $4,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $31,000
    Property: $29,000
    Public Utilities: $16,000
    NEC: $5,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $75,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000

6.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,980 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.61%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($149 average AGI)
Grant County:  0.05%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from King County, WA  0.72% ($38,412 average AGI)
from Spokane County, WA  0.51% ($26,556)
from Adams County, WA  0.41% ($29,634)


6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
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 Spokane County, WA  0.71% ($31,086 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.47% ($30,026)
to Benton County, WA  0.41% ($34,910)


Strongest AM radio stations in George:
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KPQ (560 AM; 5 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KYAK (930 AM; 10 kW; YAKIMA, WA)
  • KWNC (1370 AM; 1 kW; QUINCY, WA; Owner: WEST COAST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KZTS (1210 AM; 10 kW; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KBSN (1470 AM; 5 kW; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: KSEM, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KWIQ (1020 AM; 3 kW; MOSES LAKE NORTH, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KULE (730 AM; 1 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in George:
  • KWWW-FM (96.7 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC..)
  • KZML (95.9 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KRCW (96.3 FM; ROYAL CITY, WA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KNWR (90.7 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KPQ-FM (102.1 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K204DH (88.7 FM; HANFORD, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KPLW (89.9 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: GROWING CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION)
  • KKRV (104.7 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
  • KLWS (91.5 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KOHO-FM (101.1 FM; LEAVENWORTH, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXLE-FM (95.3 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: KXLE, INC.)
  • KULE-FM (92.3 FM; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KARY-FM (100.9 FM; GRANDVIEW, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KFFM (107.3 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KQBE (103.1 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: PEAK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K232CV (94.3 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMLW (88.3 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)


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