Grant County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Mattawa and their reported violations in the past:
MAC THOM ORCHARDS (Population served: 27, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 34.6%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 36.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  5.6 people | | Washington: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 91.7% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
| This town: | 9.3% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mattawa, WA
Mattawa compared to Washington state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly 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 (99%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Religion statistics for Mattawa (based on Grant County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.20%
| Here | | 43.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 40.2% | 17.6% | 7.1% | 5.5% | 3.4% |
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| Congregations | 7.7% | 16.2% | 3.4% | 10.3% | 4.3% |
|---|
| Name | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Lutheran Church | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 15.8% |
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| Congregations | 0.9% | 6.0% | 5.1% | 4.3% | 41.9% |
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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: 18 | Grant County: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | This county: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13 | Grant County: | 1.58 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43 | Grant County: | 5.22 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 50 | Here: | 6.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.0% | | Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Grant County: | 30.6% | | Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.6% | | State: | 13.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $7,040 | $42,240 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $1,000 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,000 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $12,030 | $36,090 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $5,130 | $61,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $5,130 | $61,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $29,330 | $43,995 | 6 | $2,000 |
Mattawa government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $276,000 ($61.79)
Solid Waste Management: $205,000 ($45.89)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $273,000 ($61.11)
Sewerage: $230,000 ($51.49)
Water Utilities: $196,000 ($43.88)
Solid Waste Management: $191,000 ($42.76)
Central Staff Services: $70,000 ($15.67)
Parks and Recreation: $45,000 ($10.07)
Local Fire Protection: $34,000 ($7.61)
Financial Administration: $32,000 ($7.16)
Regular Highways: $22,000 ($4.93)
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000 ($4.03)
Housing and Community Development: $15,000 ($3.36)
General Public Buildings: $6,000 ($1.34)
General - Other: $4,000 ($0.90)
Libraries: $4,000 ($0.90)
Health - Other: $3,000 ($0.67)
Natural Resources - Other: $2,000 ($0.45)
- General - Interest on Debt: $65,000 ($14.55)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000 ($7.39)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,000 ($18.80)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $113,000 ($25.30)
General Revenue, NEC: $103,000 ($23.06)
Special Assessments: $96,000 ($21.49)
Fines and Forfeits: $2,000 ($0.45)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,716,000 ($608.01)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,664,000 ($596.37)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,000 ($7.16)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $49,000 ($10.97)
Water Utilities: $3,000 ($0.67)
Parks and Recreation: $3,000 ($0.67)
General - Other: $2,000 ($0.45)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($0.45)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,549,000 ($346.77)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $384,000 ($85.96)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $191,000 ($42.76)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $80,000 ($17.91)
Highways: $70,000 ($15.67)
General Local Government Support: $37,000 ($8.28)
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $159,000 ($35.59)
Property: $90,000 ($20.15)
Public Utilities Sales: $66,000 ($14.78)
Other License: $26,000 ($5.82)
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,000 ($1.34)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $4,000 ($0.90)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $376,000 ($84.17)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $46,000 ($10.30)
6.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,980 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.61% | | Washington average: | 7.86% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($149 average AGI)| Grant County: | 0.05% | | Washington average: | 0.26% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,395 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.85% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Mattawa:
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KYAK (930 AM; 10 kW; YAKIMA, WA)
- KZTS (1210 AM; 10 kW; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KYXE (1020 AM; 5 kW; SELAH, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KBBO (1390 AM; 5 kW; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KJOX (980 AM; 5 kW; SELAH, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KIT (1280 AM; 5 kW; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KUTI (1460 AM; 5 kW; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- 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.)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mattawa:
- KRCW (96.3 FM; ROYAL CITY, WA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- K204DH (88.7 FM; HANFORD, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KARY-FM (100.9 FM; GRANDVIEW, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KFFM (107.3 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNWR (90.7 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KXDD (104.1 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KPQ-FM (102.1 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXLE-FM (95.3 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: KXLE, INC.)
- KQBE (103.1 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: PEAK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K232CV (94.3 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K201AS (88.1 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: WEST VALLEY TRANSLATOR ASSOCIATION)
- KYPL (91.1 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: GROWING CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION)
- KDBL (92.9 FM; TOPPENISH, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KHHK (99.7 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- K218CX (91.5 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KSOH (89.5 FM; WAPATO, WA; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
- KATS (94.5 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KDNA (91.9 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NORTHWEST COMMUNITIES EDUC., CENTER)
- KNWY (90.3 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KMLW (88.3 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
TV broadcast stations around Mattawa:
- K07EC (Channel 7; VANTAGE & BEVERLY, WA; Owner: SENTINEL BLUFF TELEVISION, INC.)
- K09EF (Channel 9; VANTAGE, ETC., WA; Owner: SENTINEL BLUFF TELEVISION, INC.)
- K12EN (Channel 12; VANTAGE & BEVERLY, WA; Owner: SENTINEL BLUFF TELEVISION, INC.)
- K05JG (Channel 5; BEVERLY, ETC., WA; Owner: SENTINEL BLUFF TELEVISION, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4 - Mark A Grindol, 112 First Street (Lat: 46.736639 Lon: -119.905861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 15.2 m, Licensee ID: L00121088
Registrant: United Telephone Company Of The Northwest, 600 New Century Parkway, New Century, KS 66031, Phone: (913) 791-4575, Email:
- Roy D Ayers, 112 First Street (Lat: 46.736639 Lon: -119.905861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 15.2 m, Licensee ID: L00121088
Registrant: United Telephone Company Of The Northwest, 600 New Century Parkway, New Century, KS 66031, Phone: (913) 791-4575, Email:
- Mark A Grindol, 112 First Street (Lat: 46.736639 Lon: -119.905861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 15.2 m, Licensee ID: L00121088
Registrant: Embarq, 600 New Century Pkwy, New Century, KS 66031, Phone: (913) 791-4537, Email:
- Mark A Grindol, 112 First Street (Lat: 46.736639 Lon: -119.905861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 15.2 m, Licensee ID: L00121088
Registrant: Embarq, 600 New Century Parkway, New Century, KS 66031, Phone: (913) 791-4537, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Mattawa Watermaster Ofc Cr 24 Sw (Lat: 46.755417 Lon: -119.892833), Call Sign: WFB777
Assigned Frequencies: 153.635 MHz, 158.265 MHz
Grant Date: 03/29/2004, Expiration Date: 01/17/2014
Registrant: South Columbia Basin Irrigaton District, 514 Buchanan, Moses Lakes, WA 98837, Phone: (509) 765-0531, Fax: (509) 765-2243, Email:
- 48.5 CHECK, 1 Mi. North Of Mattawa (Lat: 46.768944 Lon: -119.875028), Type: Pipe, Structure height: 5 m, Call Sign: WPDV965
Assigned Frequencies: 153.635 MHz, 158.265 MHz
Grant Date: 10/16/2001, Expiration Date: 10/16/2011, Certifier: Shannon L Mc Daniel
Registrant: South Columbia Basin Irrigation District, 514 Buchanan St, Moses Lake, WA 98837, Phone: (509) 765-0531, Fax: (509) 765-2243, Email:
- Lat: 46.683417 Lon: -119.921194, Call Sign: WQLP798
Assigned Frequencies: 451.287 MHz, 452.812 MHz, 456.437 MHz, 457.512 MHz, 462.387 MHz
Grant Date: 03/24/2010, Expiration Date: 03/24/2020, Certifier: James Curdy Jr
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Las Vegas, NV 89140-0124, Phone: (702) 838-9728, Fax: (702) 363-4607, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - BEVERLY, 18655 Rd M Sw (Lat: 46.815556 Lon: -119.883667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WQLH809
Assigned Frequencies: 6226.89 MHz, 6315.84 MHz
Grant Date: 01/25/2010, Expiration Date: 01/25/2020, Certifier: Mary Allen
Registrant: Multi Agency Communications Center, 6500 32nd Ave. Ne, Ste. 911, Moses Lake, WA 98837, Phone: (509) 760-2142, Fax: (509) 355-5885, Email:
- MATTAWA, 112 First Street (Lat: 46.736639 Lon: -119.905889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: WCT987, Licensee ID: L00121088
Assigned Frequencies: 11405.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz
Grant Date: 03/20/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: United Telephone Company Of The Northwest - SENTINEL RR, 5 Mi N Of (Lat: 46.811222 Lon: -119.879750), Overall height: 34.7 m, Call Sign: WLR661
Assigned Frequencies: 6226.90 MHz, 6197.20 MHz, 6226.90 MHz, 6197.20 MHz, 6256.50 MHz, 6286.20 MHz, 6256.50 MHz, 6286.20 MHz, 6315.90 MHz, 6345.50 MHz... (+6 more)
Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010
Registrant: Qwest Corporation, 700 W. Mineral Ave., Rm. Ia-C7.18, Littleton, CO 80120, Phone: (303) 707-8714, Fax: (303) 707-9711, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: N7VPQ
Grant Date: 01/07/1992, Expiration Date: 01/07/2002, Cancellation Date: 01/08/2004
Registrant: Rio R Hirai, Mattawa, WA 99344
FAA Registered Aircraft: 13 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Mattawa)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Mattawa, WA
Businesses in Mattawa, WA
- #4 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of foreign-born residents"
- #21 on the list of "Top 100 least-educated cities"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
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