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Population in July 2007: 982. Population change since 2000: +8.6%
 

Males: 481  (49.0%)
Females: 501  (51.0%)
Median resident age:  29.3 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,200 (it was $44,000 in 2000)
Nooksack  $51,200
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $237,800 (it was $121,200 in 2000)
Nooksack  $237,800
Washington:  $300,800

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Races in Nooksack:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.7%)
  • Hispanic (6.6%)
  • Other race (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Nooksack: 88.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.1%), Dutch (14.7%), English (9.9%), Irish (5.3%), Norwegian (5.1%), United States (3.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1912

Elevation: 84 feet

Land area: 0.70 square miles.

Population density: 1394 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Nooksack

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nooksack city

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 61.6%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

78 residents are foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 2.6% North America, 2.4% Europe, 1.3% Asia).

This city:  9.2%
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:

Nooksack:  1.1% ($1,349)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bellingham, WA (16.3 miles , pop. 67,171).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (90.0 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1061.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Everson, WA (2.1 miles ), Sumas, WA (6.0 miles ), Deming, WA (9.2 miles ), Lynden, WA (9.5 miles ), Peaceful Valley, WA (11.9 miles ), Kendall, WA (12.5 miles) , Geneva, WA (13.9 miles ), Sudden Valley, WA (14.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $74,100
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $86,000
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $89,800
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $79,500
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $128,400
  • 2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $136,900
  • 2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $130,500
  • 2007: 22 buildings, average cost: $136,300

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Latitude: 48.93 N, Longitude: 122.32 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +201 (+30.9%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Nooksack:
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA)
  • AFFILIATED HEALTH SERVICES (about 36 miles; MOUNT VERNON, WA)
  • ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; ANACORTES, WA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nooksack:
  • BELLINGHAM INTL (about 18 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; ID: BLI)
  • SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) (about 71 miles; EVERETT, WA; ID: PAE)
  • BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL (about 97 miles; SEATTLE, WA; ID: BFI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nooksack:
  • LYNDEN (about 10 miles; LYNDEN, WA; ID: 38W)
  • FLOATHAVEN (about 15 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; ID: 0W7)
  • BLAINE MUNI (about 28 miles; BLAINE, WA; ID: 4W6)

Amtrak station near Nooksack:
  • 20 miles: BELLINGHAM (401 HARRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.cityofnooksack.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nooksack:
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
  • EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; LYNNWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • LAKE WASHINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 84 miles; KIRKLAND, WA; FT enrollment: 2,328)
  • SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 87 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,489)

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Average household size:
This city:  3.1 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  79.0%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.6%
Whole state:  6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.2%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Nooksack compared to Washington state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$1,020
Financial Administration 2$5,076$30,4560$0
Streets and Highways 3$7,559$30,2360$0
Totals for Government 5$12,635$30,3246$1,020



Nooksack government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $118,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $145,000
    Sewerage: $102,000
    Water Utilities: $98,000
    Financial Administration: $66,000
    Regular Highways: $38,000
    General - Other: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $56,000
    Fire Protection: $30,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $67,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $226,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $366,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $550,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $761,000
    Other, NEC: $330,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $36,000
    Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $32,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $340,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
    Central Staff: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $800,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $136,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
    Highways: $20,000
    General Support: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $70,000
    Public Utilities: $60,000
    Total General Sales: $53,000
    Other Selective Sales: $12,000
    NEC: $4,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $0
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $182,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000

7.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,012 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.37%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($827 average AGI)
Whatcom County:  0.19%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from King County, WA  1.00% ($38,498 average AGI)
from Snohomish County, WA  0.52% ($38,803)
from Skagit County, WA  0.50% ($31,050)


6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,823 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.88%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.23% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,303 average AGI)
Whatcom County:  0.23%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to King County, WA  1.27% ($28,059 average AGI)
to Skagit County, WA  0.64% ($40,460)
to Snohomish County, WA  0.58% ($36,269)


Strongest AM radio stations in Nooksack:
  • KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPUG (1170 AM; 10 kW; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KGMI (790 AM; 5 kW; BELLINGHAM, WA)
  • KAPS (660 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KBAI (930 AM; 1 kW; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, 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.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Nooksack:
  • K201FH (88.1 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K210CN (89.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KISM (92.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KWPZ (106.5 FM; LYNDEN, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KAFE (104.3 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KUGS (89.3 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY)
  • KZAZ (91.7 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KSVR (91.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE)
  • K206CU (89.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Nooksack:
  • K36BO (Channel 36; DEMING, WA; Owner: TV DISTRICT #1)
  • K03FC (Channel 3; DEMING, WA; Owner: TV DISTRICT NO 1)




Nooksack fatal accident list for 2006:
Mar 12, 2006 03:48 AM, Sr-9, South Pass Rd, Lat: 48.920219, Lon: -122.320672, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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