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Grand Coulee, WA map Population (year 2000): 897. Estimated population in July 2006: 935 (+4.2% change)
 

Males: 431  (48.0%)
Females: 466  (52.0%)

Grant County

Median resident age:  45.3 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 99133.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,800 (it was $21,818 in 2000)
Grand Coulee  $23,800
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,700 (it was $69,200 in 2000)
Grand Coulee  $80,700
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Grand Coulee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.8%)
  • American Indian (13.0%)
  • Hispanic (4.9%)
  • Other race (2.8%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Korean (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (16.9%), Irish (14.3%), United States (10.4%), English (8.9%), Swedish (4.5%), French (3.8%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1935

Elevation: 1640 feet

Land area: 1.10 square miles.

Population density: 843 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Grand Coulee

  • High school or higher: 78.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grand Coulee city

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 52.7%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 14.6%

29 residents are foreign born (1.6% Asia, 0.7% Latin America, 0.6% Europe, 0.4% North America).

This city:  3.2%
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:

Grand Coulee:  0.9% ($590)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (110.9 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (218.6 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (959.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Electric City, WA (2.4 miles ), Coulee Dam, WA (2.6 miles ), Elmer City, WA (5.2 miles ), Nespelem Community, WA (15.4 miles ), Nespelem, WA (15.8 miles ), Almira, WA (16.4 miles ), Hartline, WA (18.7 miles) , Wilbur, WA (23.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,300
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $101,600
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 47.94 N, Longitude: 119.00 W


24 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 509

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Population change in the 1990s: -125 (-12.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food and beverage stores (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


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Crime in Grand Coulee by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 003124
    per 100,000 0.00.0324.3108.9216.0425.1
Robberies 021111
    per 100,000 0.0216.5108.1108.9108.0106.3
Assaults 6663103
    per 100,000 658.6649.4648.6326.81079.9318.8
Burglaries 152718231656
    per 100,000 1646.52922.11945.92505.41727.95951.1
Thefts 282234352148
    per 100,000 3073.52381.03675.73812.62267.85101.0
Auto thefts 824962
    per 100,000 878.2216.5432.4980.4647.9212.5
Arson 002010
    per 100,000 0.00.0216.20.0108.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 440.2511.9739.5591.5684.71073.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  7.56
US city average:  3.00

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Hospital/medical center in Grand Coulee:
  • COULEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (411 FORTUYN ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Grand Coulee:
  • MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; OMAK, WA)
  • ODESSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; ODESSA, WA)
  • OKANOGAN-DOUGLAS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 54 miles; BREWSTER, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Grand Coulee, WA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grand Coulee:
  • GRANT CO INTL (about 56 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID: MWH)
  • PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 92 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; ID: EAT)
  • FAIRCHILD AFB (about 97 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: SKA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grand Coulee:
  • GRAND COULEE DAM (about 5 miles; ELECTRIC CITY, WA; ID: 3W7)
  • J-Z (about 17 miles; ALMIRA, WA; ID: 1W0)
  • WILBUR (about 23 miles; WILBUR, WA; ID: 2S8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Coulee:
  • WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,074)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 105 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 117 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
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Hotels: Grand Coulee Motel (404 Spokane Way), Center Lodge Motel (404 Spokane Way).

 

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

SUNBANKS RESORT (Population served: 603, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.2%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.1%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  19.3%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.8%
Whole state:  4.6%

Grand Coulee compared to Washington state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above 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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Banks with branches in Grand Coulee (2007 data):
  • North Cascades National Bank: Grand Coulee Branch at 608 Midway Avenue, branch established on 1962-10-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $230.8 mil, Deposits: $197.4 mil, headquarters in Chelan, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: North Cascades Bancshares, Inc.



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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
Water Supply 2$5,861$35,1660$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 9$2,232
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$640
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$390
Police Protection - Officers 3$10,859$43,4365$2,030
Financial Administration 1$3,525$42,3001$150
Sewerage 2$5,469$32,8140$0
Streets and Highways 1$1,890$22,6800$0
Totals for Government 9$27,604$36,80518$5,442


Grand Coulee government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $287,000
    Sewerage: $262,000
    All Other: $51,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $84,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $245,000
    Solid Waste Management: $193,000
    Water Utilities: $188,000
    Sewerage: $187,000
    Regular Highways: $139,000
    Financial Administration: $77,000
    Parks & Recreation: $36,000
    Health Services - Other: $32,000
    Fire Protection: $32,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,000
    General - Other: $16,000
    General Public Buildings: $14,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
    Libraries: $9,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $146,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $125,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $67,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $96,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $42,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $108,000
    Solid Waste Management: $49,000
    Police Protection: $32,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,022,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $278,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $69,000
    General Support: $9,000
    All Other: $8,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $171,000
    Public Utilities: $137,000
    Property: $80,000
    NEC: $22,000
    Other Selective Sales: $18,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $435,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

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 Grand Coulee:
  • KEYG (1490 AM; 1 kW; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KOMW (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, 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.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KBSN (1470 AM; 5 kW; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: KSEM, INC.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grand Coulee:
  • KEYG-FM (98.5 FM; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K220DV (91.9 FM; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • K219DQ (90.5 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
  • K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
  • KQWS (90.1 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KZBE (104.3 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Grand Coulee:
  • K12FM (Channel 12; FORT STOCKTON, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF MIDLAND-ODESSA, L.L.C.)
  • K08BY (Channel 8; GRAND COULEE, ETC., WA; Owner: GRAND COULEE T.V., INC.)
  • K10FV (Channel 10; GRAND COULEE, ETC., WA; Owner: GRAND COULEE T.V., INC.)

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