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Population in July 2007: 14,867.

Males: 8,270	(55.6%)
Females: 6,597	(44.4%)

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $59,508 (it was $48,053 in 2000)

Lower Peninsula:	$59,508
Washington:	$56,548

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $25,848

Lower Peninsula CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $263,882 (it was $141,600 in 2000)

Lower Peninsula:	$263,882
Washington:	$287,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $333,388; Detached houses: $367,689; Townhouses or other attached units: $290,775; In 2-unit structures: $255,227; Mobile homes: $200,252; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $176,339

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White alone - 11,886 (87.9%)
Hispanic - 494 (3.7%)
Black alone - 400 (3.0%)
Two or more races - 385 (2.8%)
American Indian alone - 163 (1.2%)
Asian alone - 126 (0.9%)
Other race alone - 42 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 26 (0.2%)

Races in Lower Peninsula detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Lower Peninsula: 98.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 12 feet

Land area: 69.2 square miles.

Population density: 215 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lower Peninsula:

High school or higher: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
Unemployed: 6.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 45.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lower Peninsula CCD:

Never married: 18.6%
Now married: 64.6%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 12.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Washington:	10.4%

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

Lower Peninsula CCD:	1.1% ($1,610)
Washington:	1.2% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (12.9 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (31.3 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (940.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Artondale, WA (2.4 miles ), Fox Island, WA (2.5 miles ), Gig Harbor Peninsula, WA (2.7 miles ), Allyn-Grapeview, WA (2.8 miles ), Gig Harbor, WA (2.9 miles ), Steilacoom, WA (3.2 miles ), University Place, WA (3.2 miles ), Belfair, WA (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 47.27 N, Longitude: 122.75 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 253

Lower Peninsula household income distribution

Lower Peninsula home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	9.4%
Washington:	8.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (20%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Health care (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Health care (18%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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

Average climate in Lower Peninsula, Washington

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Lower Peninsula, Washington average temperatures

Lower Peninsula, Washington average precipitation

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Earthquake activity:

Lower Peninsula-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Washington state average. It is 261% 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 11.8 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 14.9 miles away from Lower Peninsula 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 19.8 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 27.1 miles away from the city 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 61.0 miles away from Lower Peninsula center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 65.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Pierce County (19) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 10, Mudslides: 4, Landslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Winds: 2, Earthquakes: 2, Floods: 2, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Lower Peninsula:

ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; GIG HARBOR, WA)
PROVIDENCE ST PETER HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; OLYMPIA, WA)
ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; TACOMA, WA)

Amtrak stations near Lower Peninsula:

16 miles: TACOMA (1001 PUYALLUP AVE.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
20 miles: OLYMPIA/LACEY (OLYMPIA, 6600 YELM HWY. S.E.) . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lower Peninsula:

Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom (about 11 miles; Lakewood, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,085)
Tacoma Community College (about 11 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 3,801)
University of Puget Sound (about 13 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 2,795)
Clover Park Technical College (about 14 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 2,757)
Bates Technical College (about 15 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 2,284)
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus (about 15 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 2,193)
Pacific Lutheran University (about 17 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 3,298)

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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

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
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AQI Ozone PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.6. This is about average.

City:	30.6
U.S.:	32.0

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.

City:	0.848
U.S.:	0.464

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.

City:	16.4
U.S.:	25.6

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 9.64. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.2 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.64
U.S.:	9.59

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%)

2008 Presidential Election results in Pierce County Washington:

Detailed 2008 election results.

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%

Adherents

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%

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%

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:

from King County, WA	2.51% ($46,071 average AGI)
from Thurston County, WA	0.41% ($37,310)
from Kitsap County, WA	0.27% ($42,426)

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:

to King County, WA	2.04% ($40,128 average AGI)
to Thurston County, WA	0.63% ($42,336)
to Kitsap County, WA	0.25% ($42,471)

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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