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Lopez, WA mapPopulation (year 2000): 2,590
Males: 1,278  (49.3%)
Females: 1,312  (50.7%)

San Juan County

Median resident age:  50.0 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,300 (it was $38,825 in 2000)
Lopez  $38,300
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $351,300 (it was $306,200 in 2000)
Lopez  $351,300
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Lopez:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 48.6 square miles.

Population density: 53 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lopez

  • High school or higher: 95.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lopez CCD

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 66.3%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.8%
Washington:  10.4%

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

Lopez:  0.5% ($1,444)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
Lopez satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bellingham, WA (33.2 miles , pop. 67,171).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (71.5 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1044.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Friday Harbor, WA (10.1 miles ), Orcas, WA (10.6 miles ), San Juan, WA (13.3 miles ), Anacortes, WA (18.2 miles ), Ault Field, WA (19.6 miles ), Lummi Island, WA (21.0 miles ), Oak Harbor, WA (21.3 miles ), North Whidbey, WA (21.4 miles ).

Latitude: 48.50 N, Longitude: 122.89 W


8 people in religious group quarters
4 people in other group homes



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (25%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (19%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


Hospitals/medical centers near Lopez:
  • ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ANACORTES, WA)
  • WHIDBEY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; COUPEVILLE, WA)
  • JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; PORT TOWNSEND, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Lopez, WA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lopez:
  • BELLINGHAM INTL (about 32 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; ID: BLI)
  • WILLIAM R FAIRCHILD INTL (about 49 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; ID: CLM)
  • SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) (about 60 miles; EVERETT, WA; ID: PAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lopez:
  • LOPEZ ISLAND (about 4 miles; LOPEZ, WA; ID: S31)
  • FRIDAY HARBOR (about 9 miles; FRIDAY HARBOR, WA; ID: W33)
  • FRIDAY HARBOR (about 9 miles; FRIDAY HARBOR, WA; ID: FHR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lopez:
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 46 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
  • EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; LYNNWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 67 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)

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Notable locations in Lopez: Lopez Village (A), Leo Reef Light (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Flat Point Lake (A), Hummel Lake (B), Horseshoe Lake (C), Osprey Pond (D), Henderson Lake (E), Spencer Lake (F), Cranberry Marsh (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lopez include: Shaw Island County Park (1), Spencer Spit State Park (2), Iceberg Island State Marine Park (3), Odlin County Park (4), Shaw County Park (5), Agate Beach County Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: South Beach (A), Flint Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

ISLANDALE SOUTHENDERS WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
FLAT POINT COMMUNITY INC (Population served: 42, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-31-1996), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1996)
ALECK BAY PARK WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2000 and JAN-01-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • One regular monitoring violation
ISLANDER LOPEZ MARINA RESORT (Population served: 12, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Lopez that have no violations reported:
  • THE GALLEY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 56, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  52.0%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.5%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

Lopez compared to Washington state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($151,979 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.07%
Washington average:  7.86%

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 King County, WA  1.45% ($128,105 average AGI)
from Whatcom County, WA  0.51% ($32,333)
from Snohomish County, WA  0.41% ($48,125)


7.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,179 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.67%
Washington average:  7.07%

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 King County, WA  1.27% ($50,667 average AGI)
to Skagit County, WA  0.70% ($26,732)
to Whatcom County, WA  0.66% ($51,590)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lopez:
  • KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KAPS (660 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KPUG (1170 AM; 10 kW; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lopez:
  • KISM (92.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KWPZ (106.5 FM; LYNDEN, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KAFE (104.3 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KSVR (91.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE)
  • K206CU (89.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • K201FH (88.1 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K210CN (89.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lopez:
  • KBCB (Channel 24; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: WORLD TELEVISION OF WASHINGTON, LLC.)

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