Palouse, Washington

Back to Palouse, WA housing info, Whitman County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Palouse, WA Whitman County Population in July 2008: 934. Population change since 2000: -7.6%   Males: 452   (48.5%) Females: 482   (51.5%) Median resident age:   38.2 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 99161. Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,591 (it was $34,583 in 2000) Palouse:   $43,591 Washington:   $55,591 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,105 Palouse:   $20,105 Washington:   $29,027 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $165,967 (it was $91,500 in 2000) Palouse:   $165,967 Washington:   $300,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $174,751; Detached houses: $186,594; Townhouses or other attached units: $85,472; In 2-unit structures: $84,023; Mobile homes: $59,115; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500 Palouse, WA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Palouse: White Non-Hispanic (95.3%) American Indian (1.8%) Two or more races (1.8%) Hispanic (1.7%) Other race (1.0%) 2008 cost of living index in Palouse: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Palouse, Washington on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Palouse is mentioned 71 times on our forum: Palouse WA info please!  (7 replies) The climate......really!  (77 replies) Anyone else in Washington?  (89 replies) "Homey," small town in WA?  (22 replies) Thinking of relocating to Spokane...Bad move or Good move????  (178 replies) Questions about Spokane  (389 replies) Latest news from Palouse, WA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (23.4%), United States (14.0%), English (13.6%), Irish (11.1%), Norwegian (6.4%), Scottish (4.3%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Incorporated in 1890 Elevation: 2426 feet Land area: 1.07 square miles. Population density: 873 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 46.91 N, Longitude: 117.08 W

Area code: 509

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Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.14
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Palouse, Washington

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Palouse-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 86.9 miles away from Palouse center
On 8/17/1994 at 06:56:49, a magnitude 4.1 (3.6 ML, 4.1 ML, Depth: 1.0 mi) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/11/2001 at 16:00:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/14/1992 at 20:01:51, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 ML, 4.1 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from Palouse center
On 6/28/1998 at 07:35:32, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MD, 3.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 27.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/25/2001 at 14:15:23, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MD, 3.5 ML, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 55.8 miles away from Palouse center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Political contributions by individuals in Palouse, WA

• Hill Airport (Runways: 1)
• Schoepflin Airport (Runways: 2)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.7%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This city:	9.5%
Whole state:	10.6%

This city:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Palouse, WA

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13.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,185 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.88%
Washington average:	7.86%

1.43% of residents moved from foreign countries ($489 average AGI)

Whitman County:	1.43%
Washington average:	0.26%

from Spokane County, WA	1.43% ($24,961 average AGI)
from King County, WA	1.20% ($24,413)
from Latah County, ID	0.83% ($30,330)

14.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,516 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.93%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.33% of residents moved to foreign countries ($344 average AGI)

Whitman County:	0.33%
Washington average:	0.16%

to Spokane County, WA	2.04% ($29,447 average AGI)
to King County, WA	1.76% ($23,284)
to Latah County, ID	0.89% ($29,661)

• Kimiak Butte Kwsu Tower 2 Mi Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24 m, Call Sign: KNDL422
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.190 MHz, 155.370 MHz, 155.730 MHz, 156.210 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/10/2002, Expiration Date: 07/10/2012
  Registrant: Whitcom 911 Center, 2325 Ne Hopkins Ct, Pullman, WA 99163, Phone: (509) 332-2521, Fax: (509) 332-3023, Email:

• Kamiak, Kamiak Butte 5.5 Mi Sw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 21.3 m, Call Sign: WNEH250
  6760.00 MHz, 6800.00 MHz, 6820.00 MHz, 6860.00 MHz, 23225.0 MHz, 17720.0 MHz, 6835.00 MHz, 6845.00 MHz, 17760.0 MHz, 23125.0 MHz, 17840.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/02/1999, Expiration Date: 05/31/2009
  Registrant: Dow Lohnes Pllc, 1200 New Hampshire Ave. Nw #800, Washington, DC 20036-6802, Phone: (202) 776-2571, Fax: (202) 776-2222, Email:
• KAMIAK BUTTE, Kamiak Butte, 6 Mi Sw Of:, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: WPNN952
  Assigned Frequencies : 959.150 MHz, 958.350 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/24/2008, Expiration Date: 07/08/2018
  Registrant: State Of; Dot Washington, 724 Quince Street Se, Olympia, WA 98504-7359, Phone: (360) 705-7019, Fax: (360) 705-6873, Email:
• Kamiak Mtn. 5 Mi Se, Overall height: 1118.6 m, Call Sign: WHB947, Licensee ID: L00113486
  Assigned Frequencies : 951.500 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/09/1982, Expiration Date: 02/01/2006, Cancelation Date: 06/07/2000
  Registrant: Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-2530
• KAMIAK BTE, 5.5 Mi Sw Of, Overall height: 27.1 m, Call Sign: WJM83
  6093.45 MHz, 6152.75 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6152.75 MHz... (+3 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:
• Kamiak Butte 5.5 Mi Sw Of Palouse, Overall height: 21.3 m, Call Sign: WLJ450, Licensee ID: L00113486
  Assigned Frequencies : 6975.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/25/1988, Expiration Date: 02/01/2015
  Registrant: Washington State University, Educational Telecommunications And Techn P. O Box 642530, Pullman, WA 99164-2530

• Fire: 6
• Hazardous Condition: 6
• Good Intent Call: 2