Machias, Washington

Back to Machias, WA housing info, Snohomish County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Machias, WA Snohomish County Population in July 2007: 1,127. Males: 596   (52.9%) Females: 531   (47.1%) Median resident age:   35.0 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 98258. Estimated median household income in 2007: $92,510 (it was $75,000 in 2000) Machias:   $92,510 Washington:   $55,591 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $36,045 Machias:   $36,045 Washington:   $29,027 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $337,652 (it was $174,900 in 2000) Machias:   $337,652 Washington:   $300,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $406,337; Detached houses: $420,795; Mobile homes: $147,283 Machias, WA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Machias: White Non-Hispanic (94.3%) Hispanic (2.1%) Two or more races (2.0%) Other race (1.1%) Black (1.0%) American Indian (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Machias: 109.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Machias, Washington on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Where to live while working in Everett  (3 replies) Moving to Lake Stevens, Pros and Cons??  (15 replies) Lake Stevens to Everett commute  (6 replies) Kids riding bikes in rural areas  (6 replies) Latest news from Machias, WA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (24.7%), English (21.2%), Irish (12.6%), Norwegian (9.6%), French (4.4%), Italian (4.0%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 110 feet Land area: 2.27 square miles. Population density: 498 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Machias, Washington

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Machias-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Washington state average. It is 226% 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 55.9 miles away from Machias 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 67.5 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 48.9 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 85.3 miles away from Machias 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 18.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/14/1990 at 05:33:26, a magnitude 5.2 (4.4 MB, 4.1 MS, 5.2 ML, Depth: 7.8 mi) earthquake occurred 58.8 miles away from Machias center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Average household size:

This place:	3.0 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	77.9%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.4%
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: 0.6% of all households

This place:	3.5%
Whole state:	10.6%

This place:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Machias, WA

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8.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,121 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.52%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($719 average AGI)

Snohomish County:	0.20%
Washington average:	0.26%

from King County, WA	3.81% ($49,721 average AGI)
from Island County, WA	0.23% ($46,336)
from Pierce County, WA	0.21% ($43,811)

7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,832 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.21%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.18% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,110 average AGI)

Snohomish County:	0.18%
Washington average:	0.16%

to King County, WA	2.82% ($45,723 average AGI)
to Island County, WA	0.23% ($52,520)
to Pierce County, WA	0.23% ($40,420)