Horse Heaven, Washington

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Population in July 2007: 903.

Males: 474	(52.5%)
Females: 429	(47.5%)

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,795 (it was $43,472 in 2000)

Horse Heaven:	$54,795
Washington:	$55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,694

Horse Heaven:	$20,694
Washington:	$29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $163,246 (it was $90,000 in 2000)

Horse Heaven:	$163,246
Washington:	$300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $268,676; Detached houses: $294,568; Mobile homes: $117,757

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Races in Horse Heaven:

White Non-Hispanic (77.8%)
Hispanic (24.9%)
Other race (16.2%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.7%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Black (1.3%)
American Indian (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Horse Heaven: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 1200 feet

Land area: 651.2 square miles.

Population density: 1.4 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Horse Heaven

High school or higher: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Horse Heaven CCD

Never married: 22.7%
Now married: 69.4%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 5.2%

21 residents are foreign born (2.4% Latin America).

This place:	2.4%
Washington:	10.4%

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

Horse Heaven:	1.0% ($900)
Washington:	1.2% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yakima, WA (53.1 miles , pop. 71,845).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (115.9 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (819.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Roosevelt, WA (2.8 miles) , Arlington, OR (3.2 miles ), Bickleton, WA (3.2 miles) , Rufus, OR (4.9 miles ), Goldendale, WA (5.1 miles ), Wasco, OR (5.2 miles ), Maryhill, WA (5.3 miles) , Satus, WA (5.3 miles ).

Latitude: 45.85 N, Longitude: 120.29 W

Horse Heaven household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (56%)
Construction (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
Rail transportation (4%)
Other direct selling establishments (3%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
Educational services (22%)
Health care (12%)
Personal and laundry services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (24%)
Farmers and farm managers (21%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other construction workers and helpers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Personal appearance workers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Horse Heaven-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 95.0 miles away from Horse Heaven center
On 10/8/2006 at 02:48:26, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.5 MD, Depth: 2.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/2002 at 14:36:04, a magnitude 4.5 (4.0 MB, 4.5 MD, Depth: 3.9 mi) earthquake occurred 76.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/14/2008 at 18:45:55, a magnitude 4.2 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.2 MD, Depth: 13.0 mi) earthquake occurred 59.3 miles away from Horse Heaven center
On 1/30/2000 at 19:10:23, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MD) earthquake occurred 45.7 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 31.9 miles away from Horse Heaven center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Horse Heaven:

KLICKITAT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; GOLDENDALE, WA)
PROVIDENCE TOPPENSIH HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; TOPPENISH, WA)
SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; SUNNYSIDE, WA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Horse Heaven:

YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 78 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,132)
MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; GRESHAM, OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 110 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)

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Notable locations in Horse Heaven: Holderman Camp (A), Whitmore Ranch (B), Sixprong Ranch (C), McCredie (D), Moonax (E), Goodknight Ranch (F), Haulwater (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (1), Sixprong Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Chapman Creek (A), Harrison Creek (B), Cottonwood Creek (C), Pine Creek (D), Squaw Creek (E), Quartz Creek (F), Spring Creek (G), Rock Creek (H), East Prong Little Klickitat River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	50.5%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.0%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	22.3%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	9.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Horse Heaven, WA

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Horse Heaven compared to Washington state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below 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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School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (55%) Wood (18%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Other fuel (3%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Horse Heaven

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Assemblies of God	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	34.8%	13.4%	9.3%	7.9%	6.8%
Congregations	5.4%	5.4%	8.1%	8.1%	8.1%

Name	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of the Nazarene	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	5.6%	4.9%	3.8%	2.3%	11.4%
Congregations	8.1%	10.8%	5.4%	2.7%	37.8%

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.

9.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,485 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.82%
Washington average:	7.86%

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

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

from Hood River County, OR	0.90% ($44,288 average AGI)
from Clark County, WA	0.79% ($46,692)
from Wasco County, OR	0.73% ($40,854)

8.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.02%
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 Clark County, WA	0.78% ($31,700 average AGI)
to Wasco County, OR	0.60% ($27,641)
to Hood River County, OR	0.59% ($35,342)

Strongest AM radio stations in Horse Heaven:

KZTS (1210 AM; 10 kW; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
KYAK (930 AM; 10 kW; YAKIMA, WA)
KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KZXR (1310 AM; 5 kW; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Horse Heaven:

KLES (98.7 FM; MABTON, WA; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
KYYT (102.3 FM; GOLDENDALE, WA; Owner: HAYSTACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMCQ (104.5 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: MID-COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
K215CR (90.9 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
K256AC (99.1 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING NORTHWEST, INC)
K204DH (88.7 FM; HANFORD, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KXDD (104.1 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KMNA (101.7 FM; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
KARY-FM (100.9 FM; GRANDVIEW, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KZTB (96.7 FM; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Horse Heaven:

K65CH (Channel 65; ARLINGTON, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)

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