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Population (year 2000): 1,160. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,151 (-0.8% change)
 

Males: 543  (46.8%)
Females: 617  (53.2%)

Lewis County

Median resident age:  44.4 years
Idaho median age:  33.2 years

Zip codes: 83536.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,200 (it was $21,793 in 2000)
Kamiah  $22,200
Idaho:  $41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $112,900 (it was $82,700 in 2000)
Kamiah  $112,900
Idaho:  $134,900

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Races in Kamiah:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.9%)
  • American Indian (8.7%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (21.9%), German (16.7%), English (11.0%), Irish (9.0%), French (5.5%), Swedish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 1263 feet

Land area: 1.10 square miles.

Population density: 1038 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kamiah

  • High school or higher: 79.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 13.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kamiah city

  • Never married: 16.5%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 15.0%
  • Divorced: 15.0%

17 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.5%
Idaho:  5.0%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Kamiah, Idaho in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kamiah to the number of sex offenders is 127 to 1.

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

Kamiah:  0.9% ($723)
Idaho:  0.9% ($1,007)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (138.0 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (432.5 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (855.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Kooskia, ID (6.7 miles ), Nez Perce, ID (7.1 miles ), Stites, ID (10.0 miles ), Weippe, ID (12.1 miles ), Nezperce, ID (14.6 miles ), Grangeville, ID (21.7 miles ), Orofino, ID (23.9 miles ), Pierce, ID (24.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $143,300
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $82,300
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $109,600
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $163,700
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $142,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $237,800
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $150,100

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Latitude: 46.23 N, Longitude: 116.03 W


6 people in other workers' dormitories
2 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 208

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Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (21%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Food and beverage stores (13%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


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Crime in Kamiah (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (83.2 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (83.2 per 100,000)
  • 20 thefts (1663.9 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 89.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Crime in Kamiah (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (84.9 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (84.9 per 100,000)
  • 2 assaults (169.8 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (84.9 per 100,000)
  • 8 thefts (679.1 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 160.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.75
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Kamiah:
  • CLEARWATER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; OROFINO, ID)
  • SYRINGA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; GRANGEVILLE, ID)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; COTTONWOOD, ID)

Political contributions by individuals in Kamiah, ID

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kamiah:
  • LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY (about 68 miles; LEWISTON, ID; ID: LWS)
  • PULLMAN/MOSCOW REGIONAL (about 82 miles; PULLMAN/MOSCOW,ID, WA; ID: PUW)
  • COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERM (about 120 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; ID: COE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kamiah:
  • KAMIAH MUNI (about 3 miles; KAMIAH, ID; ID: S73)
  • KOOSKIA MUNI (about 9 miles; KOOSKIA, ID; ID: S82)
  • NEZ PERCE MUNI (about 15 miles; NEZ PERCE, ID; ID: 0S5)

Local government website: web.camasnet.com/~cityhall

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kamiah:
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 62 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 68 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 116 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 137 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
Public high school in Kamiah:
  • KAMIAH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 152; Location: 711 NINTH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Kamiah:
  • KAMIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 189; Location: 711 NINTH STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
  • KAMIAH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location: 800 12TH STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)

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Notable location: Pierce Ranger Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Teh LaPa Low Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Flying B Ranch - Kamiah (Tours & Charters; 2900 Lawyer Creek Road), Cayuse Outfitting (Tours & Charters; Hc 11 Box 74).

Hotels: Hearthstone Elegant Lodge by the River (Highway 12 Mp 64), Sundown Motel (1004 3rd Street), Lewis-Clark Resort (RR 1 Box 17X), Kamiah Inn Motel (RR 1 Box 106), Clearwater 12 Motel (Highway 12).

 

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

KAMIAH CITY OF (Population served: 1495, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2000
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2000
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2000
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2000
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-2000
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-2000
  • 39 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-07-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-07-2004)
  • One regular monitoring violation
LEWIS CLARK RESORT (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
LAWYERS CREEK WATER DIST (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
PINE VU TRAILER COURT (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Idaho:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  56.9%
Whole state:  71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  18.5%
Whole state:  11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Kamiah compared to Idaho state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly 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 Kamiah (2007 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Kamiah Branch at 320 Idaho Street, branch established on 1952-05-01. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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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
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$372
Sewerage 1$3,191$38,2920$0
Firefighters 0$0 1$40
Police Protection - Officers 4$8,592$25,7760$0
Other Government Administration 2$3,998$23,9886$1,121
Water Supply 1$2,850$34,2000$0
Totals for Government 8$18,631$27,9479$1,533


Kamiah government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $381,000
    Sewerage: $375,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $266,000
    Water Utilities: $192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $129,000
    Health Services - Other: $106,000
    Financial Administration: $66,000
    Parks & Recreation: $42,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
    General - Other: $24,000
    Police Protection: $18,000
    Libraries: $13,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $136,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $140,000
    Regular Highways: $48,000
    Judicial and Legal: $12,000
    General: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $60,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,275,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,235,000
    Water Utilities: $50,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $40,000
    Water Utilities: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $50,000
    Health - Other: $43,000
    Fire Protection: $12,000
    Water Utilities: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,026,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $295,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $24,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $91,000
    Highways: $46,000
  • Tax - Property: $142,000
    NEC: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $346,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000

8.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,215 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.83%
Idaho average:  9.61%

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 Idaho County, ID  1.60% ($35,136 average AGI)
from Nez Perce County, ID  1.39% ($25,789)


7.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.95%
Idaho average:  8.30%

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 Nez Perce County, ID  1.99% ($35,185 average AGI)
to Idaho County, ID  1.33% ($38,889)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kamiah:
  • KLER (1300 AM; 5 kW; OROFINO, ID; Owner: CENTRAL IDAHO BROADCASTING)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KORT (1230 AM; 1 kW; GRANGEVILLE, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KOZE (950 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KRLC (1350 AM; 5 kW; CLARKSTON LEWISTON,, WA; Owner: IDA-VEND COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kamiah:
  • K274AS (102.7 FM; KAMIAH, ETC., ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KORT-FM (92.7 FM; GRANGEVILLE, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
  • KNWO (90.1 FM; COTTONWOOD, ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • K213BN (90.5 FM; OROFINO, ID; Owner: ALACCA BIBLE CONFERENCE, INC.)
  • K272DO (102.3 FM; OROFINO, ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • K221BA (92.1 FM; KAMIAH, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
  • KLER-FM (95.3 FM; OROFINO, ID; Owner: CENTRAL IDAHO BROADCASTING)
  • K215AB (90.9 FM; KAMIAH, ID; Owner: ALACCA BIBLE CONFERENCE)

TV broadcast stations around Kamiah:
  • K09AL (Channel 9; KAMIAH, ID; Owner: KAMIAH VALLEY TV, INC.)
  • K11KO (Channel 11; KAMIAH, ID; Owner: KAMIAH VALLEY TV, INC.)
  • K13AP (Channel 13; KAMIAH, ID; Owner: KAMIAH VALLEY TV, INC.)

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