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Population in July 2007: 2,134. Population change since 2000: +13.1%
 

Males: 873  (49.0%)
Females: 910  (51.0%)

Cowlitz County

Median resident age:  39.5 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98625.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,900 (it was $38,152 in 2000)
Kalama  $39,900
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $164,500 (it was $139,200 in 2000)
Kalama  $164,500
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Kalama:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Kalama: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.5%), Irish (10.7%), English (9.4%), Norwegian (7.2%), United States (5.9%), French (5.7%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1890

Elevation: 210 feet

Land area: 2.28 square miles.

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

  • High school or higher: 83.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kalama city

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 15.9%

53 residents are foreign born (0.9% North America, 0.8% Latin America, 0.7% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

This city:  3.0%
Washington:  10.4%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Kalama, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kalama to the number of sex offenders is 274 to 1.

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

Kalama:  1.0% ($1,370)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vancouver, WA (30.7 miles , pop. 143,560).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (36.3 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (879.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Prescott, OR (4.2 miles) , Goble, OR (5.2 miles ), Columbia City, OR (8.3 miles ), Rainier, OR (8.9 miles ), Woodland, WA (9.7 miles ), Kelso, WA (10.2 miles ), St. Helens, OR (10.5 miles ), Longview, WA (12.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $121,600
  • 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $88,000
  • 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $105,900
  • 1999: 38 buildings, average cost: $96,700
  • 2000: 23 buildings, average cost: $102,800
  • 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $108,500
  • 2002: 21 buildings, average cost: $118,600
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $119,100
  • 2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $205,700
  • 2005: 34 buildings, average cost: $168,100
  • 2006: 54 buildings, average cost: $233,100
  • 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $263,000

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Latitude: 46.01 N, Longitude: 122.84 W


Area code: 360

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Population change in the 1990s: +266 (+17.5%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (16%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Crime in Kalama by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.052.20.00.0
Robberies 020000
    per 100,000 0.0108.90.00.00.00.0
Assaults 830551
    per 100,000 441.7163.40.0261.1260.150.7
Burglaries 221713161930
    per 100,000 1214.8925.9693.7835.5988.61522.1
Thefts 5684617512362
    per 100,000 3092.24575.23255.13916.46399.63145.6
Auto thefts 9451183
    per 100,000 497.0217.9266.8574.4416.2152.2
Arson 000016
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.052.0304.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2) 336.8330.6200.1355.1410.5254.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.61
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Kalama:
  • HOSPICE CARE CENTER HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)
  • PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)
  • S W WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; VANCOUVER, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Kalama, WA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kalama:
  • PORTLAND INTL (about 35 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID: PDX)
  • MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 61 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR; ID: MMV)
  • OLYMPIA (about 66 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: OLM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kalama:
  • KELSO-LONGVIEW (about 8 miles; KELSO, WA; ID: KLS)
  • WOODLAND STATE (about 12 miles; WOODLAND, WA; ID: W27)
  • SCAPPOOSE INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (about 17 miles; SCAPPOOSE, OR; ID: SPB)

Amtrak station near Kalama:
  • 11 miles: KELSO-LONGVIEW (KELSO, 501 S 1ST AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.cityofkalama.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kalama:
  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 14 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 28 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT enrollment: 5,106)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 30 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 40 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
  • PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,132)
  • MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; GRESHAM, OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)
Public high school in Kalama:
Public elementary/middle school in Kalama:
Library in Kalama:
  • KALAMA (Operating income: $29,239; Location: 312 N 1ST; 10,985 books; 213 audio materials; 104 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Hoffman Landing (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Kalama River Inn (602 Northeast Frontage Road).

 

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

LANDS END RV PARK (Population served: 152, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
WOODLAND KINGDOM HALL (Population served: 108, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
MAHAFFEY RV PARK (Population served: 63, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
MERRY ETTA PARK (Population served: 23, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.6%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.8%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.7%
Whole state:  10.6%

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

Kalama compared to Washington state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Kalama (2007 data):
  • The Cowlitz Bank: Kalama Branch at Fir And First Streets, branch established on 1937-09-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $467.4 mil, Deposits: $401.7 mil, headquarters in Longview, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Cowlitz Bancorporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 3$10,168$40,6721$339
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$550
Police Protection - Officers 4$15,803$47,4090$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$1,505
Police - Other 0$0 1$1,208
Local Libraries 0$0 4$1,592
Water Supply 5$21,827$52,3851$574
Sewerage 2$8,235$49,4100$0
Streets and Highways 1$4,000$48,0000$0
Totals for Government 15$60,033$48,02615$5,768



Kalama government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $350,000
    Solid Waste Management: $176,000
    All Other: $25,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $18,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $432,000
    Police Protection: $405,000
    Sewerage: $295,000
    Financial Administration: $204,000
    Regular Highways: $173,000
    Solid Waste Management: $160,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $81,000
    Central Staff Services: $35,000
    General - Other: $28,000
    Libraries: $20,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $17,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $63,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,197,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,482,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,962,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $32,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $5,537,000
    Other, NEC: $1,352,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $622,000
    Other, NEC: $98,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $103,000
    Property Sale Other: $103,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $45,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $1,202,000
    Sewerage: $52,000
    Regular Highways: $29,000
    General - Other: $7,000
    Libraries: $6,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,605,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $644,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $241,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $194,000
    All Other: $21,000
    General Support: $15,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $214,000
    Property: $211,000
    Public Utilities: $102,000
    Other Selective Sales: $99,000
    NEC: $73,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $777,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $132,000

8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,614 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.09%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($183 average AGI)
Cowlitz County:  0.06%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Clark County, WA  2.34% ($49,107 average AGI)
from Lewis County, WA  0.41% ($31,667)
from Multnomah County, OR  0.36% ($48,427)


6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,471 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.15%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($229 average AGI)
Cowlitz County:  0.08%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Clark County, WA  1.43% ($39,585 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.32% ($33,898)
to Multnomah County, OR  0.27% ($40,674)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kalama:
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBAM (1270 AM; 5 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KLOG (1490 AM; 1 kW; KELSO, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KFXX (910 AM; 10 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kalama:
  • K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KRVO (105.9 FM; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KINK (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKCW (103.3 FM; BEAVERTON, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KPDQ-FM (93.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OREGON, INC.)
  • KOPB-FM (91.5 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • KKRZ (100.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMHD (89.1 FM; GRESHAM, OR; Owner: MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KVMX (107.5 FM; BANKS, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KLTH (106.7 FM; LAKE OSWEGO, OR; Owner: INIFINITY RADIO OF PORTLAND INC.)
  • KUPL-FM (98.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OF PORTLAND INC.)
  • KUFO-FM (101.1 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBVM (88.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING NORTHWEST, INC)
  • KBPS-FM (89.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR)

TV broadcast stations around Kalama:
  • KATU (Channel 2; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND TV, L.L.C.)
  • KPDX (Channel 49; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • KPTV (Channel 12; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • K57IF (Channel 57; SALEM, OR; Owner: LaGRANDE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOIN (Channel 6; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KNMT (Channel 24; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • KGW (Channel 8; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOPB-TV (Channel 10; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • K36DG (Channel 36; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • KPXG-LP (Channel 54; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • K68DZ (Channel 68; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)

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