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Population in July 2007: 3,774.

Males: 1,861	(49.3%)
Females: 1,913	(50.7%)

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 99337.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $52,194 (it was $61,136 in 2000)

Highland:	$52,194
Washington:	$56,548

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $22,640

Highland CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $168,805 (it was $132,700 in 2000)

Highland:	$168,805
Washington:	$287,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $209,221; Detached houses: $215,404; Mobile homes: $151,731

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White alone - 668 (88.8%)
Two or more races - 69 (9.2%)
Hispanic - 8 (1.1%)
American Indian alone - 7 (0.9%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Highland: 93.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.7%), English (13.0%), Irish (11.5%), Norwegian (6.8%), Italian (4.6%), Swedish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 27.6 square miles.

Population density: 137 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Highland:

High school or higher: 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Highland CDP:

Never married: 17.9%
Now married: 68.3%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 7.8%

116 residents are foreign born (3.1% Latin America).

This place:	3.4%
Washington:	10.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,035 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,226 (1.0%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (3.6 miles , pop. 54,693).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (175.5 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (836.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Finley, WA (1.7 miles ), Kennewick, WA (1.9 miles ), Pasco, WA (2.3 miles ), Burbank, WA (2.4 miles ), West Pasco, WA (2.7 miles ), Wallula, WA (3.4 miles) , Richland, WA (3.4 miles ), West Richland, WA (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 46.16 N, Longitude: 119.11 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 509

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	8.8%
Washington:	8.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Other services, except public administration (27%)
Health care and social assistance (20%)
Manufacturing (20%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Transportation and warehousing (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Construction (6%)

Health care and social assistance (32%)
Transportation and warehousing (16%)
Retail trade (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Manufacturing (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Electricians (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Engineers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Food processing workers (4%)

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

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Earthquake activity:

Highland-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 21% 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 40.1 miles away from the city 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 40.4 miles away from Highland 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 30.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/30/2000 at 19:10:23, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MD) earthquake occurred 82.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/9/1998 at 16:43:08, a magnitude 4.0 (3.7 MB, 4.0 MD, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from Highland 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 20.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Benton County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 5, Mudslides: 2, Fires: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Landslide: 1, Snow: 1, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Highland:

KENNEWICK GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; KENNEWICK, WA)
KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; RICHLAND, WA)
LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; PASCO, WA)

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Amtrak stations near Highland:

6 miles: PASCO (CLARK & TACOMA STS.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
12 miles: RICHLAND (DENNY'S REST., G. WASH. WAY AT WILLIAMS) - Bus Station . Services: public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities.
15 miles: WEST RICHLAND (GENIE TOURS BUS STOP, 4083 W. VAN GIESEN) - Bus Station

Operable nuclear power plant near Highland:

12 miles: WNP 2 in Richland, WA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highland:

Columbia Basin College (about 7 miles; Pasco, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,351)
Walla Walla Community College (about 41 miles; Walla Walla, WA; FT enrollment: 2,727)
Yakima Valley Community College (about 74 miles; Yakima, WA; FT enrollment: 2,757)
Eastern Oregon University (about 77 miles; La Grande, OR; FT enrollment: 2,178)
Central Washington University (about 90 miles; Ellensburg, WA; FT enrollment: 9,652)
Washington State University (about 101 miles; Pullman, WA; FT enrollment: 21,748)
Lewis-Clark State College (about 102 miles; Lewiston, ID; FT enrollment: 2,534)

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Notable location: Benton County Fire District 1 Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Ben Blair Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Benton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 19.4. This is significantly better than average.

City:	19.4
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 19.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	19.8
U.S.:	22.1

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.6%
(9.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This place:	3.0 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	84.4%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.1%
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

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Highland, WA

21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Highland compared to Washington state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Highland mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (95%)
Wood (2%)
Utility gas (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

2008 Presidential Election results in Benton County Washington:

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Religion statistics for Highland (based on Benton County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 40.42%

Here		40.4%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	31.4%	18.0%	8.4%	5.5%	5.4%
Congregations	3.6%	20.1%	6.5%	7.2%	3.6%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Lutheran Church	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	4.2%	3.9%	2.7%	2.5%	18.0%
Congregations	6.5%	2.2%	2.9%	5.8%	41.7%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 19

Benton County:	1.20 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:	2.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 4

This county:	0.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.19 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10

Benton County:	0.63 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:	1.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 54

Benton County:	3.40 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.67 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 97

Here:	6.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.26 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.2%
Washington:	7.7%

Adult obesity rate:

Benton County:	27.5%
Washington:	25.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	9.9%
State:	13.9%

8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,090 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.09%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($296 average AGI)
Benton County:
0.07%
Washington average:
0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Franklin County, WA	1.68% ($34,415 average AGI)
from Yakima County, WA	0.67% ($31,588)
from King County, WA	0.40% ($47,844)

8.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,365 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.56%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($583 average AGI)
Benton County:
0.09%
Washington average:
0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Franklin County, WA	2.28% ($37,829 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.52% ($34,905)
to Yakima County, WA	0.46% ($32,261)

Strongest AM radio stations in Highland:

KONA (610 AM; 5 kW; KENNEWICK-RICHLAND-P, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KALE (960 AM; 5 kW; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KTCR (1340 AM; 1 kW; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KOHU (1360 AM; 4 kW; HERMISTON, OR; Owner: WESTEND RADIO, LLC)
KLWJ (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; UMATILLA, OR; Owner: UMATILLA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KZTS (1210 AM; 10 kW; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KZXR (1310 AM; 5 kW; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
KUJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS)
KUMA (1290 AM; 5 kW; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: ROUND-UP RADIO, INC.)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Highland:

KIOK (94.9 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KONA-FM (105.3 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KEYW (98.3 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
K261CG (100.1 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: NORTHWEST CHICANO RADIO NETWORK)
KXRX (97.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFAE-FM (89.1 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
KORD-FM (102.7 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KEGX (106.5 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KOLU (90.1 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: RIVERVIEW BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
KGDN (101.3 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: WEST PASCO FINE ARTS RADIO)
KBLD (91.7 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
KGSG (93.7 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: GOSPEL MUSIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
K204CZ (88.7 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KUJ-FM (99.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS)
K204DH (88.7 FM; HANFORD, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KOLW (97.9 FM; MILTON-FREEWATER, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KHSS (100.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: TWO HEARTS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KRKL (93.3 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KRCW (96.3 FM; ROYAL CITY, WA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
KMNA (101.7 FM; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Highland:

KNDU (Channel 25; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: KHQ, INCORPORATED)
KEPR-TV (Channel 19; PASCO, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - WASHINGTON TV, L.L.C.)
KVEW (Channel 42; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTNW (Channel 31; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
K62EM (Channel 62; KENNEWICK & PASCO, WA; Owner: RON BEVINS)
K76CQ (Channel 76; PASCO, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSIGTY)
KBWU-LP (Channel 66; RICHLAND, ET AL, WA; Owner: MOUNTAIN LICENSES, L.P.)
KRLB-LP (Channel 49; RICHLAND, ETC., WA; Owner: RADIANT LIGHT BROADCASTING)
KVVK-CA (Channel 60; KENNEWICK, ETC., WA; Owner: WATCHTV, INC.)
K54DU (Channel 54; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K57HF (Channel 57; KENNEWICK, ETC., WA; Owner: RON BEVINS)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

RON HERON, 64899 S. Boffer Canyon (Lat: 46.094667 Lon: -119.196278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.3 m, Overall height: 25.9 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
Kacey Jones, 64899 S. Boffer Canyon (Lat: 46.094667 Lon: -119.196278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.3 m, Overall height: 25.9 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

JOE FOX WA, Jump-Off Joe (Lat: 46.104167 Lon: -119.130000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 20 m, Call Sign: WQHA920
Assigned Frequencies: 18115.0 MHz
Grant Date: 06/14/2007, Expiration Date: 06/14/2017, Certifier: Steve C Hoffmann
Registrant: Pocketinet Communications Inc., 45 Terminal Loop Rd., Ste. 210, Walla Walla, WA 99362, Phone: (509) 526-5026, Fax: (509) 526-4919, Email:

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 3 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	71	$178,150	83	$181,850	318	$170,134	21	$50,730	16	$125,498	10	$121,002
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	4	$147,610	4	$171,508	28	$182,022	2	$15,820	1	$163,070	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	10	$185,736	8	$159,285	75	$189,429	8	$55,480	3	$98,733	6	$75,913
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	8	$155,513	11	$169,068	76	$165,208	5	$50,912	1	$157,120	2	$98,240
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	1	$35,150	23	$155,145	2	$114,925	1	$35,150	0	$0

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0114.02 , 0115.02

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 3 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	27	$216,934	27	$191,852
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	3	$179,010	7	$199,363
APPLICATIONS DENIED	6	$228,325	4	$306,113
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	2	$158,230
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0114.02 , 0115.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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