Snohomish County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.8%
(25.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people | | Washington: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 55.0% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 9.3% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Index, WA
Index compared to Washington state average:
- Median house value 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.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (45%)
- Wood (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Religion statistics for Index (based on Snohomish County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 23.83%
| Here |  | 23.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel |
| Adherents | 32.5% | 11.4% | 10.0% | 5.3% | 4.0% |
| Congregations | 4.5% | 11.5% | 8.1% | 7.6% | 4.8% |
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| Name | United Methodist Church | Charismatic Churches Independent | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
| Adherents | 3.9% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 25.3% |
| Congregations | 3.6% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 53.2% |
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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: 121 | Snohomish County: | 1.79 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 12 | This county: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 96 | Snohomish County: | 1.42 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 172 | Snohomish County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 469 | Here: | 6.95 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 7.5% | | Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Snohomish County: | 27.4% | | Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.3% | | State: | 13.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,880 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $185 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $195 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,143 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $3,403 |
Index government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $18,000 ($101.12)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $32,000 ($179.78)
Financial Administration: $26,000 ($146.07)
General - Other: $18,000 ($101.12)
Water Utilities: $18,000 ($101.12)
Solid Waste Management: $14,000 ($78.65)
Police Protection: $6,000 ($33.71)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($22.47)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($11.24)
General Public Buildings: $2,000 ($11.24)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $1,000 ($5.62)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000 ($33.71)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $55,000 ($308.99)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $53,000 ($297.75)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000 ($11.24)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($39.33)
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000 ($28.09)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $204,000 ($1146.07)
General - Other: $7,000 ($39.33)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($16.85)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $150,000 ($842.70)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $38,000 ($213.48)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $151,000 ($848.31)
Highways: $77,000 ($432.58)
General Support: $1,000 ($5.62)
- Tax - Property: $23,000 ($129.21)
Total General Sales: $11,000 ($61.80)
Public Utilities: $7,000 ($39.33)
NEC: $1,000 ($5.62)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $39,000 ($219.10)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($16.85)
8.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,121 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.52% | | Washington average: | 7.86% |
0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($719 average AGI)| Snohomish County: | 0.20% | | Washington average: | 0.26% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,832 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.21% | | Washington average: | 7.07% |
0.18% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,110 average AGI)| Snohomish County: | 0.18% | | Washington average: | 0.16% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Index:
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KKNW (1150 AM; 10 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KCIS (630 AM; 5 kW; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES)
Strongest FM radio stations in Index:
- KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
- KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
- KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
- KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- K205DL (88.9 FM; GRANITE FALLS/EVERET, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KJR-FM (95.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KUBE (93.3 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KPLZ-FM (101.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KNHC (89.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
- KOHO-FM (101.1 FM; LEAVENWORTH, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Index:
- KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
- KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KWDK (Channel 56; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
- KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
Index fatal accident list:
Jun 15, 1984 04:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 29, 1981 11:28 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total costs: $117,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,630
Total average daily truck traffic: 233
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - 1.2 Miles Nw Of (Lat: 47.832889 Lon: -121.579556), Type: Mast, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.7 m, Call Sign: KNKA215
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz Grant Date: 11/15/2004, Expiration Date: 10/01/2014
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Nfd 60101 Rd - 4mi W N Of (Lat: 47.833333 Lon: -121.579167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 37 m, Overall height: 43 m, Call Sign: WPHH619
Assigned Frequencies: 160.710 MHz, 161.100 MHz Grant Date: 05/25/2005, Expiration Date: 05/19/2015, Certifier: R J Corbin
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4568, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- UPPER DEER CREEK, 2.25km Ne Of Index (Lat: 47.835833 Lon: -121.535556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: WPTR710
Assigned Frequencies: 152.007 MHz Grant Date: 11/30/2001, Expiration Date: 11/30/2011, Certifier: Spencer Bahner
Registrant: Snohomish County Emergency Radio System (Sers), 1121 Se Everett Mall Way, Suite 210, Everett, WA 98208, Phone: (425) 407-3999, Fax: (425) 407-3967, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 - SEAINDEX, 1.2 Mi Nw Of (Lat: 47.832861 Lon: -121.579528), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.7 m, Call Sign: WMT211
Assigned Frequencies: 10583.1 MHz Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Deer Creek Flats, Nfd 60101 Rd - 4.1mi W & N Of (Lat: 47.833278 Lon: -121.579556), Type: Mast, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 42.9 m, Call Sign: WNTY518
Assigned Frequencies: 6590.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/01/2002, Expiration Date: 01/23/2012
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- 47014 Sr2 (Lat: 47.816194 Lon: -121.603139), Overall height: 64.9 m, Call Sign: WPJA459
Assigned Frequencies: 959.993 MHz, 928.993 MHz Grant Date: 01/18/2001, Expiration Date: 02/26/2011
Registrant: Phone: (401) 392-7329 - DEER CREEK, Deer Creek (Lat: 47.835861 Lon: -121.535583), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WPWU506
Assigned Frequencies: 6740.62 MHz Grant Date: 01/22/2003, Expiration Date: 01/22/2013, Certifier: Spencer Bahner
Registrant: Snohomish County Emergency Radio System (Sers), 1121 Se Everett Mall Way, Suite 210, Everett, WA 98208, Phone: (425) 407-3999, Fax: (425) 407-3967, Email:
- DEER CREEK, 49509 Reiter Rd (Lat: 47.833472 Lon: -121.578361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 41.5 m, Call Sign: WQFG353
Assigned Frequencies: 932.418 MHz, 941.418 MHz Grant Date: 07/07/2006, Expiration Date: 07/07/2016, Certifier: William H Dwiggins
Registrant: Public Utility District No. 1 Of Snohomish County, Everett, WA 98206, Phone: (425) 783-5080, Fax: (425) 783-5017, Email:
- SE01701C DF, 49505 Reiter Road (Lat: 47.833306 Lon: -121.579583), Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WQIS784, Licensee ID: L00127664
Assigned Frequencies: 17855.0 MHz Grant Date: 05/06/2008, Expiration Date: 05/06/2018, Cancellation Date: 10/28/2009, Certifier: Dan Menser
Registrant: T-Mobile License LLC, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Fax: (425) 383-4040, Email:
- DRCF, 1.5 Mi W Of Index (Lat: 47.832861 Lon: -121.579528), Type: Mast, Structure height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: WAY65
Assigned Frequencies: 11505.0 MHz, 11505.0 MHz, 11665.0 MHz, 11665.0 MHz Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Northwest Inc., Irving, TX 75015-2092, Phone: (972) 718-4599, Fax: (972) 719-7242, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6 - Call Sign: KB7LMJ, Licensee ID: L00291110
Grant Date: 10/11/2000, Expiration Date: 10/09/2010
Registrant: Christopher D Axe, Index, WA 98256 - Call Sign: N7PUC, Previous Call Sign: KB7JZT
Grant Date: 10/30/1990, Expiration Date: 10/30/2000, Cancellation Date: 10/31/2002
Registrant: Neil S Martel, Index, WA 98256 - Call Sign: W7AGJ, Licensee ID: L00239492
Grant Date: 03/11/2010, Expiration Date: 05/29/2020
Registrant: David C Axe, Index, WA 98256 - Call Sign: W7SKY, Previous Call Sign: KC7LOC, Licensee ID: L00771521
Grant Date: 10/13/2006, Expiration Date: 12/10/2016, Certifier: David C Axe
Registrant: Sky Valley Amateur Radio Club, Index, WA 98256 - Call Sign: KD7GNB, Licensee ID: L00154478
Grant Date: 09/21/1999, Expiration Date: 09/21/2009, Certifier: Joshua D Hurley
Registrant: Joshua D Hurley, Index, WA 98256-0251 - Call Sign: KE7HOE, Licensee ID: L01144122
Grant Date: 04/25/2006, Expiration Date: 04/25/2016, Certifier: John S Herb
Registrant: John S Herb, Avenue A, Index, WA 98256
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Index, WA
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