49 residents are foreign born (6.8% Latin America, 1.1% North America).
This place:
8.0%
Washington:
10.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,377 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $588 (0.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (79.0 miles , pop. 58,211).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (92.0 miles , pop. 563,374).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (957.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Moclips-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 35% smaller 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 80.1 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 76.9 miles away from Moclips 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 88.1 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 47.0 miles away from the city center On 6/10/2001 at 13:19:11, a magnitude 5.0 (4.8 MB, 5.0 MD, Depth: 25.3 mi) earthquake occurred 33.2 miles away from Moclips center On 1/29/1995 at 03:11:22, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MW, 5.0 MD, Depth: 10.7 mi) earthquake occurred 87.1 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Grays Harbor County (22) is a lot greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 21 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 15, Storms: 13, Mudslides: 8, Landslides: 6, Winter Storms: 4, Heavy Rains: 2, Snows: 2, Floods: 2, Wind: 1, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Moclips:
GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 30 miles away; ABERDEEN, WA)
MARK REED HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 46 miles away; MCCLEARY, WA)
MASON GENERAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 52 miles away; SHELTON, WA)
Tourist attractions: Museum of the North Beach (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 4658 State Route 109), Moclips by the Sea Historical Society and Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 4658 State Route 109).
Grays Harbor County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Moclips and their reported violations in the past:
IRON SPRINGS PARK (Population served: 76, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-1997)
One routine major monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 28.4%
(25.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 97.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.1 people
Washington:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
49.5%
Whole state:
65.6%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
14.3%
Whole state:
6.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Moclips (based on Grays Harbor County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 30.79%
Here
30.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Assemblies of God
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents
35.2%
9.5%
9.3%
7.5%
7.1%
Congregations
9.6%
6.0%
14.5%
6.0%
6.0%
Name
United Methodist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Lutheran Church
Baptist General Conference
Other
Adherents
6.9%
4.9%
3.4%
2.8%
13.4%
Congregations
10.8%
6.0%
1.2%
3.6%
36.1%
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: 25
Grays Harbor County:
3.51 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:
2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 21
Grays Harbor County:
2.95 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:
1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
Grays Harbor County:
4.21 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 64
Here:
8.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.26 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
11.0%
Washington:
7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Grays Harbor County:
33.8%
Washington:
25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
18.4%
State:
13.9%
6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,438 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.95%
Washington average:
7.86%
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($252 average AGI)
Grays Harbor County:
0.08%
Washington average:
0.26%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
Number of bridges: 6 Total length: 19 meters (62ft) Total costs: $721,000 Total average daily traffic: 1,888 Total average daily truck traffic: 374 Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 3,254
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
2
Call Sign: KA7YTK, Licensee ID: L01100530 Grant Date: 12/29/2005, Expiration Date: 02/23/2016, Certifier: Robert L Armstrong Registrant: Robert L Armstrong, Moclips, WA 98562
Call Sign: WB7VOQ, Licensee ID: L01111432 Grant Date: 01/27/2006, Expiration Date: 02/23/2016, Certifier: Lawrence F Anderson Registrant: Lawrence F Anderson, Moclips, WA 98562
Most common first names in Moclips, WA among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
James
3
71.0 years
Fred
2
70.5 years
John
2
63.0 years
Hazel
2
79.0 years
Clarence
2
83.0 years
George
2
71.0 years
Floyd
2
80.1 years
Harry
2
64.9 years
Blanche
2
75.5 years
Joseph
2
71.0 years
Most common last names in Moclips, WA among deceased individuals
