Kelso, Washington

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Cowlitz County

Population in July 2009: 12,150. Population change since 2000: +2.1%

Males: 6,063	(49.9%)
Females: 6,087	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	32.9 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 98626.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $37,524 (it was $29,722 in 2000)

Kelso:	$37,524
Washington:	$56,548

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $18,045

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $158,156 (it was $91,300 in 2000)

Kelso:	$158,156
Washington:	$287,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $155,491; Detached houses: $167,963; Townhouses or other attached units: $217,739; In 2-unit structures: $158,958; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $128,445; Mobile homes: $69,092; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $26,445

Median gross rent in 2009: $630.

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White alone - 10,007 (83.5%)
Hispanic - 1,134 (9.5%)
Two or more races - 462 (3.9%)
Asian alone - 209 (1.7%)
Black alone - 100 (0.8%)
American alone - 79 (0.7%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Kelso: 93.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (17.9%), Irish (12.8%), English (10.5%), Norwegian (5.9%), United States (5.5%), French (4.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1890

Elevation: 80 feet

Land area: 8.08 square miles.

Population density: 1503 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Kelso:

High school or higher: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 11.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kelso city:

Never married: 24.1%
Now married: 51.5%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 7.7%
Divorced: 13.8%

501 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 1.2% Asia).

This city:	4.2%
Washington:	10.4%

According to our research there were 21 registered sex offenders living in Kelso, Washington in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Kelso to the number of sex offenders is 579 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,524 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,363 (1.0%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vancouver, WA (38.1 miles , pop. 143,560).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (44.7 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (867.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Longview, WA (1.5 miles ), West Side Highway, WA (1.8 miles ), Longview Heights, WA (1.9 miles ), Rainier, OR (2.0 miles ), West Longview, WA (2.1 miles ), Prescott, OR (2.5 miles) , Rose Valley, WA (2.8 miles ), Castle Rock, WA (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 36 buildings, average cost: $138,100
1997: 24 buildings, average cost: $143,500
1998: 38 buildings, average cost: $142,500
1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $153,400
2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $150,300
2001: 1 building, cost: $235,000
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $128,300
2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $128,800
2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $119,300
2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $186,000
2006: 25 buildings, average cost: $189,300
2007: 19 buildings, average cost: $203,400
2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $201,700
2009: 6 buildings, average cost: $164,400
2010: 6 buildings, average cost: $166,100

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Latitude: 46.14 N, Longitude: 122.91 W

Kelso nicknames or aliases (official or unofficial): City of Friendly People, Smelt Capital of the World

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,635 (+13.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,339 (29.6%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 360

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Kelso, Washington accommodation, waste management, arts - Economy and Business Data

Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	12.7%
Washington:	9.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Crime in Kelso by Year
Murders	2	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	16.1	0.0	8.3	0.0	25.2	8.4	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	19	12	18	13	22	9	17	13	16	27	10	24
per 100,000	153.3	94.9	149.0	106.1	184.7	75.7	141.9	107.8	131.6	223.8	81.8	197.7
Robberies	12	23	17	16	10	14	15	20	19	12	5	18
per 100,000	96.9	181.9	140.7	130.6	84.0	117.8	125.2	165.9	156.3	99.5	40.9	148.3
Assaults	46	40	52	42	48	33	41	29	46	31	31	23
per 100,000	371.3	316.4	430.3	342.9	403.1	277.7	342.2	240.5	378.4	257.0	253.6	189.4
Burglaries	169	170	190	197	185	224	214	213	164	129	147	139
per 100,000	1364.0	1344.5	1572.3	1608.4	1553.6	1885.0	1786.3	1766.5	1349.1	1069.4	1202.4	1144.9
Thefts	703	686	814	914	867	851	859	795	763	641	670	600
per 100,000	5673.9	5425.5	6736.2	7462.4	7280.8	7161.5	7170.3	6593.1	6276.7	5313.8	5480.1	4941.9
Auto thefts	65	87	82	93	144	117	122	115	73	75	79	39
per 100,000	524.6	688.1	678.6	759.3	1209.3	984.6	1018.4	953.7	600.5	621.7	646.2	321.2
Arson	7	13	13	8	7	10	7	8	4	3	3	1
per 100,000	56.5	102.8	107.6	65.3	58.8	84.2	58.4	66.3	32.9	24.9	24.5	8.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 319.1)	621.9	559.3	696.9	663.7	799.7	664.7	712.0	663.5	620.7	596.7	482.9	543.3

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Crime in Kelso detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 32 (28 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.31
Washington average:	1.55

Historical population

Historical housing units

Population change in the 1990s: +76 (+0.6%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (25%)
Construction (15%)
Retail trade (12%)
Other services, except public administration (8%)
Transportation and warehousing (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Health care and social assistance (5%)

Health care and social assistance (30%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Retail trade (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Manufacturing (8%)
Other services, except public administration (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Work and jobs in Kelso: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

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Earthquake activity:

Kelso-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 653% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 67.4 miles away from Kelso center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 85.7 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 65.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1993 at 13:34:35, a magnitude 5.7 (5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 12.8 mi) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from Kelso center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 45.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Cowlitz County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 6, Mudslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Landslides: 2, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Earthquake: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Kelso:

PEACHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 4 miles away; LONGVIEW, WA)
S W WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 30 miles away; VANCOUVER, WA)
LEGACY SALMON CREEK MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 33 miles away; VANCOUVER, WA)

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Airports and other landing facilities located in Kelso:

Southwest Washington Regional Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 1,675, Itinerant Ops: 18,800, Local Ops: 19,700, Military Ops: 685)
Walters Arv Ultralight

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Amtrak station:

KELSO-LONGVIEW (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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kelso:

Lower Columbia College (about 2 miles; Longview, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,579)
Clark College (about 38 miles; Vancouver, WA; FT enrollment: 6,136)
University of Portland (about 41 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 3,227)
Pacific University (about 45 miles; Forest Grove, OR; FT enrollment: 2,905)
Portland State University (about 45 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 16,722)
Lewis & Clark College (about 50 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 2,902)
Portland Community College (about 50 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,103)

Public high schools in Kelso:

KELSO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1820; Location: 1904 Allen St; Grades: 9 - 12)
LOOWIT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 34; Location: 2001 Allen St; Grades: 8 - 12)
SPECIAL EDUCATION HOME & HOSPITAL (Location: 601 CRAWFORD ST; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Kelso:

COWEEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 620; Location: 2000 Allen St; Grades: 6 - 8)
HUNTINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 585; Location: 500 Redpath; Grades: 6 - 8)
BUTLER ACRES ELEMENTARY (Students: 398; Location: 1609 Burcham St; Grades: K - 5)
BARNES ELEMENTARY (Students: 369; Location: 401 Barnes; Grades: K - 5)
WALLACE ELEMENTARY (Students: 336; Location: 410 Elm St; Grades: K - 5)
CATLIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 318; Location: 404 lONG aVE; Grades: K - 5)
ROSE VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 156; Location: 1502 Rose Valley Rd; Grades: K - 5)

Private elementary/middle schools in Kelso:

KELSO-LONGVIEW SDA SCHOOL (Students: 75; Location: 96 GARDEN ST; Grades: PK - 8)
FAMILY HOUSE ACADEMY (Students: 41; Location: 1220 CARROLL RD; Grades: KG - 8)

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Library in Kelso:

KELSO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $432,376; Location: 314 ACADEMY ST.; 37,703 books; 1,992 audio materials; 3,051 video materials; 11 state licensed databases; 76 print serial subscriptions)

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

Shopping Centers: Park-N-Shop Shopping Center (1), Gilles Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Harding Creek (A), Coweeman River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Kelso: Highland Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Cowlitz County Historical Museum (405 Allen Street).

Hotels: Motel 6 (106 N Minor Rd), Guesthouse Inn & Suites (501 3 Rivers Drive), GuestHouse Inns & Suites Kelso (501 Three Rivers Drive), Best Value Inn (505 North Pacific Avenue), Coffee Garden (510 Kelso Drive), Comfort Inn Kelso (440 Three Rivers Drive), Best Western Aladdin Motor Inn (310 Long Avenue), Red Lion Hotel Conference Center Kelso (510 Kelso Drive).

Courts: Longview City - Municipal Court (312 Southwest 1st), Cowlitz County - Family Court (312 Southwest 1st), Cowlitz County - Courts- Superior Court- Clerk (312 Southwest 1st Avenue).

Cowlitz County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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

DAVIS TERRACE WATER ASSN (Population served: 215, Purch_groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and JAN-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-27-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and JAN-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-27-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1999 and JUL-01-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-02-2001)

6 routine major monitoring violations

CAMELOT SUBDIVISION (Address: 207 4TH AVE N

, Population served: 156, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

HOFFSTADT BLUFFS VISITOR CENTER (Address: 207 4TH AVE N

, Population served: 38, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

FAMILY HOUSE ACADEMY (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

LONE FIR BAR AND GRILL LLC (Population served: 27, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.0%
(20.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 60.4% for Black residents, 24.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.9% for American Indian residents, 14.7% for other race residents, 24.4% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.8%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.5%
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: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kelso, WA

People in group quarters in Kelso:

204 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
29 people in other group homes
23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Kelso compared to Washington state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Kelso (2011 data):

Heritage Bank: Kelso Branch at 1000 South 13th, branch established on 10/28/1996. Info updated 11/08/2010: Bank assets: $1,098.5 mil, Deposits: $95.8 mil, headquarters in Olympia, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Heritage Financial Corporation

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Kelso, Washington:

Red Lion Hotel Kelso / Longview, 510 Kelso Dr, Kelso, WA 98626 , Phone: (360) 636-4400, Fax: (360) 425-3296
Comfort Inn, 440 Three Rivers Dr, Kelso, WA 98626 , Phone: (360) 425-4600, Fax: (360) 423-0762
Motel 6, 106 Minor Rd, Kelso, WA 98626 , Phone: (360) 425-3229, Fax: (360) 423-4650
Guesthouse Inn & Suites, 501 Three Rivers Dr, Kelso, WA 98626 , Phone: (360) 414-5953
Super 8 Motel, 250 Kelso Dr, Kelso, WA 98626 , Phone: (360) 423-8880

All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Kelso, Washington

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Kelso mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (89%)
Utility gas (7%)
Wood (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

2008 Presidential Election results in Cowlitz County Washington:

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Religion statistics for Kelso:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 31.89%

Here		31.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	LDS (Mormon) Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God
Adherents	24.0%	14.8%	10.3%	9.4%	6.2%
Congregations	8.0%	12.6%	9.2%	8.0%	6.9%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Other
Adherents	4.8%	4.0%	4.0%	3.9%	18.7%
Congregations	5.7%	4.6%	3.4%	5.7%	35.6%

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: 13

Cowlitz County:	1.30 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:	2.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.19 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16

Cowlitz County:	1.60 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:	1.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 44

Cowlitz County:	4.39 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.67 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 65

Here:	6.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.26 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.7%
Washington:	7.7%

Adult obesity rate:

Cowlitz County:	34.7%
Washington:	25.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	12.0%
State:	13.9%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	7	$25,052	$42,946	0	$0
Other Government Administration	4	$25,029	$75,087	7	$2,100
Judicial and Legal	2	$12,073	$72,438	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	28	$149,019	$63,865	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$12,016	$36,048	1	$660
Streets and Highways	11	$38,534	$42,037	2	$5,399
Sewerage	2	$9,609	$57,654	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$7,866	$47,196	1	$320
Housing and Community Development(Local)	3	$10,961	$43,844	0	$0
Water Supply	12	$48,827	$48,827	0	$0
Local Libraries	5	$13,956	$33,494	6	$1,594
Totals for Government	80	$352,942	$52,941	17	$10,073

Kelso government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $1,898,000 ($156.21)
Solid Waste Management: $1,112,000 ($91.52)

All Other: $286,000 ($23.54)

Parks & Recreation: $26,000 ($2.14)
Construction - General: $1,213,000 ($99.84)
Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,307,000 ($189.88)
Water Utilities: $1,192,000 ($98.11)

General - Other: $841,000 ($69.22)

Regular Highways: $507,000 ($41.73)

Solid Waste Management: $453,000 ($37.28)

Financial Administration: $375,000 ($30.86)

Judicial and Legal Services: $359,000 ($29.55)

Central Staff Services: $344,000 ($28.31)

Libraries: $227,000 ($18.68)

Parks & Recreation: $220,000 ($18.11)

Sewerage: $178,000 ($14.65)

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $92,000 ($7.57)

Air Transportation: $80,000 ($6.58)

Transit Utilities: $52,000 ($4.28)

Corrections - Other: $25,000 ($2.06)
Employee Retirement - From Local Government: $201,000 ($16.54)
Benefit Payments: $176,000 ($14.49)

Total Cash & Deposits: $128,000 ($10.53)

From Other Government: $6,000 ($0.49)

Interest Revenue: $3,000 ($0.25)
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000 ($1.32)
General - Interest on Debt: $410,000 ($33.74)
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Housing & Community Development: $272,000 ($22.39)
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $352,000 ($28.97)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,410,000 ($198.35)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,601,000 ($460.99)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $354,000 ($29.14)
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,490,000 ($369.55)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,524,000 ($207.74)
Other, NEC: $649,000 ($53.42)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $462,000 ($38.02)
Water Utilities: $240,000 ($19.75)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $591,000 ($48.64)
General Revenue, NEC: $500,000 ($41.15)

Rents: $131,000 ($10.78)
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $1,164,000 ($95.80)
Regular Highways: $178,000 ($14.65)

Sewerage: $162,000 ($13.33)

Police Protection: $81,000 ($6.67)

Libraries: $31,000 ($2.55)

Parks & Recreation: $24,000 ($1.98)

General - Other: $16,000 ($1.32)

Financial Administration: $6,000 ($0.49)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,613,000 ($955.80)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,961,000 ($161.40)
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $487,000 ($40.08)
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $944,000 ($77.70)
Highways: $913,000 ($75.14)

Housing & Community Development: $446,000 ($36.71)

General Support: $103,000 ($8.48)
Tax - Total General Sales: $1,726,000 ($142.06)
Property: $1,084,000 ($89.22)

Public Utilities: $930,000 ($76.54)

NEC: $807,000 ($66.42)

Other Selective Sales: $188,000 ($15.47)
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,812,000 ($313.74)
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $145,000 ($11.93)

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 Kelso:

KBAM (1270 AM; 5 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
KLOG (1490 AM; 1 kW; KELSO, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KEDO (1400 AM; 1 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
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.)
KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
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 Kelso:

KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
KLYK (94.5 FM; KELSO, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
K250AE (97.9 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
KRQT-FM1 (107.1 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
KRVO (105.9 FM; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KINK (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KKCW (103.3 FM; BEAVERTON, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
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.)
KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Kelso:

K36DG (Channel 36; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
K68DZ (Channel 68; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
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.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Kelso fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 30
Total length: 437 meters (1,434ft)
Total costs: $7,982,000
Total average daily traffic: 602,669
Total average daily truck traffic: 108,348

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1940-1949: 1
1950-1959: 6
1960-1969: 2
1970-1979: 11
1980-1989: 8
1990-1999: 1
2000-2010: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Kelso, WA

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		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 2 full and 3 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	28	$124,204	21	$110,718	153	$134,715	13	$68,295	1	$796,070	23	$82,053	4	$100,720
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	3	$129,207	4	$100,530	13	$164,524	2	$110,630	0	$0	2	$81,025	1	$39,860
APPLICATIONS DENIED	8	$114,150	9	$114,733	69	$144,146	6	$77,353	0	$0	9	$103,213	4	$24,313
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	7	$114,214	1	$136,530	51	$134,906	2	$72,265	1	$360,000	3	$109,577	2	$61,880
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	8	$130,636	2	$155,570	0	$0	2	$62,920	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0003.00 , 0010.00, 0011.00, 0012.00, 0013.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 full and 2 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	3	$128,127	1	$229,350
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$335,110	2	$136,630
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$268,370	1	$153,880
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0003.00 , 0010.00, 0011.00, 0012.00, 0013.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 200
Hazardous Condition: 23
Service Call: 25
Good Intent Call: 10

Incident types - Kelso

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Kelso, WA

Name	Count	Name	Count
Businesses in Kelso, WA
AT&T	1	McDonald's	1
Bath & Body Works	1	Motel 6	1
Best Western	1	OfficeMax	1
Burger King	1	Payless	1
Comfort Inn	1	Rite Aid	1
Dairy Queen	1	Safeway	1
Dennys	1	Sears	2
Econo Lodge	1	Sprint Nextel	1
FedEx	1	Starbucks	1
GNC	1	Subway	1
GameStop	1	Super 8	1
H&R Block	1	Taco Bell	1
JCPenney	1	Target	1
Kroger	1	U-Haul	1
Macy's	1	UPS	3
MasterBrand Cabinets	3

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