Drinking water stations with addresses in Okanogan and their reported violations in the past:
OKANOGAN COUNTY FAIR WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 867, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
OUR LADY OF VALLEY CATHOLIC CHURCH (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  24.3% | | Whole state: |  10.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 7.8% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Okanogan, WA
People in group quarters in Okanogan
- 96 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 54 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 42 people in other group homes
- 26 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
Okanogan compared to Washington state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Okanogan (2009 data):
- North Cascades National Bank: Okanogan Office Branch at 188 Pine Street, branch established on 2008-01-07. Info updated 2007-09-18: Bank assets: $324.0 mil, Deposits: $272.0 mil, headquarters in Chelan, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: North Cascades Bancshares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Okanogan, Washington
- Ponderosa Motor Lodge, 1034 2ND S, Okanogan, WA 98840, Phone: (509) 422-0400
- Cedars Inn, One Appleway, Okanogan, WA 98840, Phone: (509) 422-6431, Fax: (509) 422-4214
See all 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Okanogan, Washington
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (83%)
- Wood (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Religon statistics for Okanogan
| Name | Catholic Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 36.9% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 6.0% | 5.0% |
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| Congregations | 10.3% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 9.0% |
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| Name | Free Methodist Church of North America | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 18.1% |
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| Congregations | 3.8% | 6.4% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 38.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $10,163 | $40,652 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $4,695 | $56,340 | 15 | $3,914 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $4,695 | $56,340 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $8,673 | $52,038 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $6,907 | $41,442 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,875 | $34,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $11,764 | $47,056 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,372 |
| Totals for Government |
13 | $49,772 | $45,943 | 17 | $5,286 |
Okanogan government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $461,000
Solid Waste Management: $324,000
All Other: $18,000
Regular Highways: $14,000
Parks & Recreation: $14,000
- Construction - Parks & Recreation: $98,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $397,000
Regular Highways: $360,000
Water Utilities: $275,000
Solid Waste Management: $265,000
Sewerage: $243,000
Financial Administration: $192,000
Air Transportation: $122,000
Parks & Recreation: $104,000
Fire Protection: $58,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $44,000
Central Staff Services: $39,000
General - Other: $22,000
General Public Buildings: $22,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
Health Services - Other: $11,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $62,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $68,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $110,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,078,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $510,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $468,000
Water Utilities: $101,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $100,000
Water Utilities: $9,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $110,000
General Revenue, NEC: $39,000
Rents: $6,000
Special Assessments: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $295,000
Water Utilities: $90,000
Financial Administration: $18,000
Parks & Recreation: $15,000
Fire Protection: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $916,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $361,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $241,000
All Other: $115,000
General Support: $22,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $351,000
Property: $233,000
Public Utilities: $180,000
Other Selective Sales: $34,000
NEC: $17,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $523,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000
6.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,789 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.69% | | Washington average: | 7.86% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,364 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.75% | | Washington average: | 7.07% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)| Okanogan County: | 0.08% | | Washington average: | 0.16% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Okanogan:
- KOMW (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- 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)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Okanogan:
- KNCW (92.7 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K219DQ (90.5 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
- KZBE (104.3 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KQWS (90.1 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
- K236AE (95.1 FM; TWISP, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KVLR (106.3 FM; TWISP, WA; Owner: VALLEY AIR LLC.)
- KEYG-FM (98.5 FM; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOZI-FM (93.5 FM; CHELAN, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Okanogan:
- K08CW (Channel 8; MALOTT-WAKEFIELD, ET, WA; Owner: T.V. RECEPTION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT)
- K10DK (Channel 10; MALOTT-WAKEFIELD, ET, WA; Owner: T.V. RECEPTION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT)
- K12CW (Channel 12; MALOTT-WAKEFIELD, ET, WA; Owner: T.V. RECEPTION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT)
- K55IC (Channel 55; MALOTT, WA; Owner: T.V. RECEPTION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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Okanogan, Washington:
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Washington average:
- Fatal accident count: 108
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 162
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 48
- Fatalities: 116
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 275
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
Okanogan fatal accident list:
Apr 6, 1993 04:50 AM, Firstavesw, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 8, 1977 05:10 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 25 meters (82ft)
Total costs: $660,000
Total average daily traffic: 14,895
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,478
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 18,330
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6- Kimberly E Scott, 2.4 Km E Okanogan Jackass Butte, Type: Pole, Structure height: 13.7 m, Overall height: 13.7 m
Registrant: County Of Okanogan, 123 5th Avenue North, Okanogan, WA 98840, Phone: (509) 422-7200 - John P Andrist, Jackass Butte, Type: Tower, Structure height: 13 m, Overall height: 13 m, , Licensee ID: L00246906
Registrant: North Cascades Broadcasting, 320 Emery St, Omak, WA 98841, Phone: (509) 826-0300, Email:
- Christopher J Denney, 2707 Cameron Lake Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 45.7 m
Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 1255 Treat Oulevard, Suite 800, Walnut Creek, CA 94597, Phone: (925) 279-5717 - Richard J Byrne, 2707 Cameron Lake Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, , Licensee ID: L01469668
Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 469-5559, Email:
- Dean Ballew, Pitcher Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 27.4 m, Overall height: 27.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00187136
Registrant: Washington Communications, LLC, 4700 Se International Way, Milwaukie, OR 97222, Phone: (503) 659-1240, Email:
- Terry C Miller, 1.2 Miles Se Of Okanogan City Court House, Type: Tower, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 10.9 m
Registrant: Washington State Department Of Transportation, 7345 Linderson Way Sw, Tumwater, WA 98501, Phone: (360) 705-7633, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Okanogan, WA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5- OKANOGAN SR, 4.5 Mi Se Of, Overall height: 22.3 m, Call Sign: WMS879
Assigned Frequencies : 19680.0 MHz
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:
- GOAT MOUNTAIN, Goat Mtn 6 Mi Sw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: WNEW822, Licensee ID: L00035073
Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz, 2188.00 MHz, 6825.00 MHz, 6785.00 MHz, 6226.89 MHz
Grant Date: 12/03/2002, Expiration Date: 02/17/2013
Registrant: State Of Washington - Okanogan, Okanogan 3km Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WQIR518
Assigned Frequencies : 17755.0 MHz, 19585.0 MHz
Grant Date: 04/22/2008, Expiration Date: 04/22/2018, Certifier: Tim Mcdowell
Registrant: State Of; Dot Washington, 7345 Linderson Way Sw, Olympia, WA 98504-7359, Phone: (360) 705-7093, Fax: (360) 705-6873, Email:
- OCSO, 123 5th Avenue North, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WQJA346
Assigned Frequencies : 18025.0 MHz, 17875.0 MHz
Grant Date: 07/02/2008, Expiration Date: 07/02/2018, Certifier: Tim Mcdowell
Registrant: State Of; Dot Washington, 7345 Linderson Way Sw, Olympia, WA 98504-7359, Phone: (360) 705-7093, Fax: (360) 705-6873, Email:
- STATION, Patrol Ave, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WHC700
Assigned Frequencies : 2138.00 MHz
Grant Date: 07/02/1999, Expiration Date: 10/13/2009
Registrant: Washington State Patrol, 321 Cleveland Avenue, Suite C, Tumwater, WA 98501-3348, Phone: (360) 705-5167, Fax: (360) 705-5786, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- Pitcher Mtn - 3.6 Miles Se Of, Overall height: 20.7 m, Call Sign: KNKB460
Assigned Frequencies : 152.240 MHz, 72.8200 MHz
Expiration Date: 04/01/1999
Registrant: Ross & Hardies, 888 Sixteenth Street Nw, Washington, DC 20006-4103, Phone: (202) 296-4103
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 30 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Okanogan)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Okanogan)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 27 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 50
- Hazardous Condition: 5
- Good Intent Call: 4
Incident types - Okanogan
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Okanogan, WA
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