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Notable locations in Lower Peninsula: Camp Seymour (A), Delano Beach (B), Drayton Light (C), McDermott Point Lighthouse (D), Elgin (E), Anderson Island Ferry Landing (F), Sunshine Beach (G), Villa Beach (H), Yoman Dock (I), Longbranch Improvement Club Marina (J), Lakebay Marina (K), McNeil Island Sewage Treatment Plant (L), Rocky Bay Health Care Facility (M), Pierce County Fire Protection District 16 Station 6 (N), Pierce County Fire Protection District 16 Station 3 (O), Pierce County Fire Protection District 16 Station 5 (P), Pierce County Fire Protection District 27 (Q), Mcneil Island Fire Department (R), Pierce County Fire Protection District 16 Station 2 (S), Pierce County Fire Protection District 16 Station 4 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hillcrest Cemetery (1), Anderson Island Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Little Palmer Lake (A), Lake Minterwood (B), Bay Lake (C), Palmer Lake (D), Florence Lake (E), Josephine Lake (F), Doyle Pond (G), Stansberry Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Vaughn Creek (A), Rocky Creek (B), Bradley Creek (C), Huge Creek (D), Luhr Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lower Peninsula include: Eagle Island State Marine Park (1), Penrose Point State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Joemma Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Pierce County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.6. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2006 was 0.848. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 16.4. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.64. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.2 miles away from the city center.
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people | | Washington: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 65.6% | | Whole state: | 66.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.1% | | 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: 0.5% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 10.0% | | Whole state: | 10.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 5.0% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lower Peninsula, WA
People in group quarters in Lower Peninsula:
- 1,468 people in state prisons
- 15 people in nursing homes
- 13 people in other workers' dormitories
Lower Peninsula compared to Washington state average:
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (68%)
- Wood (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Religion statistics for Lower Peninsula (based on Pierce County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 29.77%
| Here |  | 29.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Assemblies of God | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 29.7% | 9.7% | 8.9% | 7.4% | 4.8% |
| Congregations | 6.3% | 11.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 5.7% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Charismatic Churches Independent | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Other |
| Adherents | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 24.7% |
| Congregations | 6.1% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 6.3% | 48.6% |
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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: 132 | Pierce County: | 1.71 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 13 | This county: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 105 | Pierce County: | 1.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 152 | Pierce County: | 1.97 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 511 | Here: | 6.61 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.4% | | Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Pierce County: | 29.3% | | Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.1% | | State: | 13.9% |
8.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,193 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.78% | | Washington average: | 7.86% |
0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,479 average AGI)| Pierce County: | 0.41% | | Washington average: | 0.26% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,812 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.66% | | Washington average: | 7.07% |
0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($980 average AGI)| Pierce County: | 0.21% | | Washington average: | 0.16% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Lower Peninsula:
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KMAS (1030 AM; 10 kW; SHELTON, WA; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KVI (570 AM; 5 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KGHO (920 AM; 5 kW; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: SPENCER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lower Peninsula:
- KGHP (89.9 FM; GIG HARBOR, WA; Owner: PENINSULA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 401)
- K205DD (88.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KRXY (94.5 FM; SHELTON, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
- KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
- KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
- KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)
- KVTI (90.9 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
- KAYO-FM (99.3 FM; ELMA, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Lower Peninsula:
- KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
- KCPQ (Channel 13; TACOMA, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)
- KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
- KIRO-TV (Channel 7; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KCTS-TV (Channel 9; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KCTS TELEVISION)
- KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
- KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- K57HB (Channel 57; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KONG-TV (Channel 16; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KONG-TV, INC.)
- KTBW-TV (Channel 20; TACOMA, WA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF WASHINGTON)
Lower Peninsula on our top lists:
- #10 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
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