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Population in July 2007: 9,808. Population change since 2000: +24.6%
Males: 4,903  (50.0%)
Females: 4,905  (50.0%)
Median resident age:  36.4 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98056.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $101,300 (it was $80,320 in 2000)
Newcastle  $101,300
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $589,900 (it was $322,500 in 2000)
Newcastle  $589,900
Washington:  $300,800

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Races in Newcastle:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.7%)
  • Chinese (6.8%)
  • Japanese (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (3.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Vietnamese (2.4%)
  • Korean (1.9%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • Asian Indian (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • Other Asian (1.1%)
  • Filipino (1.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Newcastle: 114.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (17.4%), Irish (11.5%), English (11.4%), Norwegian (7.0%), Italian (5.4%), Swedish (4.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1994

Elevation: 530 feet

Land area: 4.47 square miles.

Population density: 2195 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Newcastle

  • High school or higher: 95.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.2%
  • Unemployed: 0.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Newcastle city

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 66.9%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 2.5%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

1,703 residents are foreign born (13.4% Asia, 4.4% Europe).

This city:  22.0%
Washington:  10.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Newcastle:  1.0% ($3,222)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Renton, WA (3.6 miles , pop. 50,052).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (5.8 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (965.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Eastgate, WA (3.5 miles ), Renton, WA (3.6 miles ), Beaux Arts Village, WA (4.2 miles ), Bellevue, WA (4.5 miles ), Mercer Island, WA (4.8 miles ), East Renton Highlands, WA (5.2 miles ), Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA (5.2 miles ), West Lake Sammamish, WA (5.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 71 buildings, average cost: $189,400
  • 1997: 45 buildings, average cost: $224,400
  • 1998: 44 buildings, average cost: $239,600
  • 1999: 18 buildings, average cost: $321,600
  • 2000: 110 buildings, average cost: $283,300
  • 2001: 69 buildings, average cost: $355,900
  • 2002: 96 buildings, average cost: $346,000
  • 2003: 131 buildings, average cost: $356,700
  • 2004: 95 buildings, average cost: $372,400
  • 2005: 113 buildings, average cost: $352,200
  • 2006: 79 buildings, average cost: $381,200
  • 2007: 62 buildings, average cost: $442,400

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Latitude: 47.53 N, Longitude: 122.17 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,330 (-43.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 370 (8.3%)


15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 425

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Population change in the 1990s: +2,803 (+56.8%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Transportation equipment (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Engineers (10%)
  • Computer specialists (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)


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Crime in Newcastle by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 110000
    per 100,000 12.712.60.00.00.00.0
Rapes 221212
    per 100,000 25.425.111.522.510.921.2
Robberies 362731
    per 100,000 38.275.323.078.732.810.6
Assaults 1141023
    per 100,000 12.712.646.0112.521.931.8
Burglaries 314566336956
    per 100,000 394.4564.9759.8371.2755.2592.8
Thefts 167122131168176190
    per 100,000 2124.71531.51508.01889.81926.22011.2
Auto thefts 333255794456
    per 100,000 419.8401.7633.1888.6481.6592.8
Arson 410132
    per 100,000 50.912.60.011.232.821.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 206.0203.2189.5236.8191.4195.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.71
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Newcastle:
  • OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; BELLEVUE, WA)
  • VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; RENTON, WA)
  • GROUP HEALTH EASTSIDE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; REDMOND, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Newcastle, WA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Newcastle:
  • BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL (about 9 miles; SEATTLE, WA; ID: BFI)
  • SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 12 miles; SEATTLE, WA; ID: SEA)
  • SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) (about 27 miles; EVERETT, WA; ID: PAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newcastle:
  • RENTON MUNI (about 4 miles; RENTON, WA; ID: RNT)
  • WILL ROGERS WILEY POST MEML (about 5 miles; RENTON, WA; ID: W36)
  • SEATTLE SEAPLANES (about 12 miles; SEATTLE, WA; ID: 0W0)

Amtrak station near Newcastle:
  • 12 miles: SEATTLE (303 S. JACKSON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newcastle:
  • RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 2 miles; RENTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,623)
  • BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BELLEVUE, WA; FT enrollment: 7,013)
  • CITY UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; BELLEVUE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,007)
  • SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,743)
  • SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 11 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,386)
  • SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 13 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,013)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF SEATTLE (about 14 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,313)
Public elementary/middle school in Newcastle:

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Notable location: Coal Creek Village (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Boren, Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Honey Dew Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Newcastle include: Hazelwood Park (1), May Creek Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Newcastle that have no violations reported:
  • COAL CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 9000, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.3%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.0%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.0%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Newcastle compared to Washington state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Newcastle (2007 data):
  • Washington Mutual Bank: Newcastle Branch at 13033 Southeast 69th Way, branch established on 1995-06-19. Info updated 2006-10-13: Bank assets: $345,294.6 mil, Deposits: $219,019.0 mil, headquarters in Henderson, NV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Coal Creek Parkway Branch at 6911 Coal Creek Parkway S.E., branch established on 1997-12-02. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Bank of America, National Association: Newcastle at 6950 Coal Creek Parkway, branch established on 1991-06-17. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • HomeStreet Bank: Newcastle Branch at 6949 Coal Creek Parkway Southeast, branch established on 1997-09-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,412.2 mil, Deposits: $1,529.0 mil, headquarters in Seattle, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 3$15,342$61,3680$0
Other and Unallocable 3$11,652$46,6082$4,380
Parks and Recreation 1$4,858$58,2960$0
Other Government Administration 12$59,068$59,0688$4,916
Streets and Highways 4$20,012$60,0360$0
Totals for Government 23$110,932$57,87810$9,296


Newcastle government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - All Other: $1,540,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,763,000
    Parks and Recreation: $31,000
    General - Other: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,521,000
    General - Other: $957,000
    Parks and Recreation: $377,000
    Housing and Community Development: $368,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $319,000
    Financial Administration: $308,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $151,000
    Regular Highways: $105,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $38,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $1,137,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,125,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $322,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $205,000
    Sale of Property: $57,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $37,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $23,000
    Rents: $21,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $951,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $900,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,773,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $179,000
    General Local Government Support: $94,000
    All Other: $58,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,125,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,270,000
    Other License: $1,107,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,043,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $104,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $21,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,764,000

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.07%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,154 average AGI)
King County:  0.27%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Snohomish County, WA  0.95% ($45,723 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA  0.78% ($40,128)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.20% ($65,600)


6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.45%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,377 average AGI)
King County:  0.16%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Snohomish County, WA  1.31% ($49,721 average AGI)
to Pierce County, WA  0.97% ($46,071)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.15% ($51,775)


Strongest AM radio stations in Newcastle:
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKNW (1150 AM; 10 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • KXPA (1540 AM; 5 kW; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KRIZ (1420 AM; 10 kW; RENTON, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYIZ (1620 AM; 10 kW; RENTON, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Newcastle:
  • KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJR-FM (95.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KUBE (93.3 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KPLZ-FM (101.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KNHC (89.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KRWM (106.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: SEASCAPE RADIO, INC.)
  • KMIH (104.5 FM; MERCER ISLAND, WA; Owner: MERCER ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT # 400)
  • KBCS (91.3 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Newcastle:
  • KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • KWDK (Channel 56; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • KWOG (Channel 51; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: AFRICAN-AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO.OF BELLEVUE, INC.)
  • K57HB (Channel 57; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K68DL (Channel 68; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KONG-TV (Channel 16; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KONG-TV, INC.)
  • KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)




Newcastle fatal accident list for 2000:
Apr 11, 2000 04:35 AM, Coalcreekpky, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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