Lake Quinault, Washington

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Population in July 2007: 810.

Males: 426	(52.7%)
Females: 384	(47.3%)

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,553 (it was $35,893 in 2000)

Lake Quinault:	$44,553
Washington:	$55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,748

Lake Quinault:	$21,748
Washington:	$29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,806 (it was $79,600 in 2000)

Lake Quinault:	$124,806
Washington:	$300,800

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Races in Lake Quinault:

White Non-Hispanic (85.8%)
Hispanic (9.7%)
Other race (4.3%)
Two or more races (3.5%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Lake Quinault: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 207.1 square miles.

Population density: 3.9 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lake Quinault

High school or higher: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 9.6%
Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Quinault CCD

Never married: 27.4%
Now married: 55.3%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 10.3%

21 residents are foreign born (2.8% Latin America).

This place:	2.8%
Washington:	10.4%

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

Lake Quinault:	1.3% ($1,019)
Washington:	1.2% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (60.4 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (68.4 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (963.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Neilton, WA (2.4 miles ), Humptulips, WA (4.0 miles ), Wishkah, WA (4.1 miles ), Quinault Reservation, WA (4.4 miles ), Olympic, WA (4.8 miles ), Aberdeen Gardens, WA (4.8 miles ), Wynoochee, WA (4.8 miles ), Moclips, WA (5.0 miles ).

Latitude: 47.41 N, Longitude: 123.76 W

Area code: 360

Lake Quinault household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Wood products (20%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Construction (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (28%)
Accommodation and food services (18%)
Health care (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Wood products (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Woodworkers (16%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Waiters and waitresses (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Bus drivers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

Lake Quinault-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 26% 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 60.2 miles away from Lake Quinault 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 59.8 miles away from the city 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 67.3 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 34.7 miles away from Lake Quinault center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 98.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/2001 at 13:19:11, a magnitude 5.0 (4.8 MB, 5.0 MD, Depth: 25.3 mi) earthquake occurred 20.7 miles away from Lake Quinault center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Quinault:

GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; ABERDEEN, WA)
MASON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; SHELTON, WA)
MARK REED HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; MCCLEARY, WA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Quinault:

EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 51 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 60 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 61 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)

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Notable locations in Lake Quinault: Humptulips Guard Station (A), Humptulips Ridge Lookout (B), Indian Affairs Forestry Station (C), Mulkey Shelter (D), Willaby Creek Forest Camp (E), Wynoochee Dam Visitor Center (F), Campbell Shelter (G), Campbell Tree Grove Campground (H), Campell Shelter (I), Coho Campground (J), Colonel Bob Lookout (K), East Fork Shelter (L), Falls Creek Forest Camp (M), Falls Creek Work Center (N), Quinault Ranger Station (O), Quinault District Ranger Station (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Discovery Lake (A), Bunch Lake (B), Elk Lake (C), Klone Lakes (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Scatter Creek (A), Merriman Creek (B), Hathaway Creek (C), Harris Creek (D), Chester Creek (E), Petes Creek (F), Haas Creek (G), Phillips Creek (H), Grouse Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lake Quinault: Quinault Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	43.7%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	16.0%
Whole state:	10.6%

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

This place:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake Quinault, WA

Lake Quinault compared to Washington state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age 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 below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (49%) Wood (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Lake Quinault

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	35.2%	9.5%	9.3%	7.5%	7.1%
Congregations	9.6%	6.0%	14.5%	6.0%	6.0%

Name	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Lutheran Church	Baptist General Conference	Other religions
Adherents	6.9%	4.9%	3.4%	2.8%	13.4%
Congregations	10.8%	6.0%	1.2%	3.6%	36.1%

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.

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,438 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.95%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($252 average AGI)
Grays Harbor County: 0.08%
Washington average: 0.26%

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

from Thurston County, WA	1.15% ($37,328 average AGI)
from King County, WA	0.76% ($40,573)
from Pierce County, WA	0.65% ($35,902)

6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,320 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.44%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($237 average AGI)
Grays Harbor County: 0.05%
Washington average: 0.16%

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

to Thurston County, WA	1.22% ($34,961 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.60% ($36,367)
to Pierce County, WA	0.45% ($29,543)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Quinault:

KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
KMAS (1030 AM; 10 kW; SHELTON, WA; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KXRO (1320 AM; 5 kW; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Quinault:

KAYO-FM (99.3 FM; ELMA, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)
KRXY (94.5 FM; SHELTON, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
K205DD (88.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

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