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Population in July 2007: 938. Population change since 2000: -5.1%
 

Males: 454  (48.5%)
Females: 484  (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 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

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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)

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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: 877 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Palouse

  • High school or higher: 92.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Palouse city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

11 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.1%
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:

Palouse:  1.0% ($874)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (57.6 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (353.2 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (891.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Garfield, WA (8.2 miles ), Potlatch, ID (12.2 miles ), Farmington, WA (12.6 miles) , Onaway, ID (12.9 miles ), Moscow, ID (13.4 miles ), Pullman, WA (13.9 miles ), Steptoe, WA (14.5 miles ), Albion, WA (14.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $88,600
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $104,500
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $159,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $132,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $320,000
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $187,500

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Latitude: 46.91 N, Longitude: 117.08 W

Area code: 509

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Population change in the 1990s: +123 (+13.9%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Educational services (28%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (33%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Crime in Palouse by Year
Type 2002 2003 2004
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Robberies 100
    per 100,000 96.10.00.0
Assaults 720
    per 100,000 672.4200.80.0
Burglaries 13138
    per 100,000 1248.81305.2801.6
Thefts 322017
    per 100,000 3074.02008.01703.4
Auto thefts 410
    per 100,000 384.2100.40.0
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 404.4219.9124.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.13
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Palouse:
  • PULLMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PULLMAN, WA)
  • GRITMAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; MOSCOW, ID)
  • WHITMAN HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; COLFAX, WA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Palouse:
  • PULLMAN/MOSCOW REGIONAL (about 13 miles; PULLMAN/MOSCOW,ID, WA; ID: PUW)
  • LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY (about 38 miles; LEWISTON, ID; ID: LWS)
  • SPOKANE INTL (about 58 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: GEG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palouse:
  • WILLARD FIELD (about 23 miles; TEKOA, WA; ID: 73S)
  • WHITMAN CO MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; COLFAX, WA; ID: S94)
  • LOWER GRANITE STATE (about 30 miles; COLFAX, WA; ID: 00W)

Amtrak stations near Palouse:
  • 14 miles: MOSCOW (120 W. 6TH ST.) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones, full-service food facilities, call for taxi service.
  • 14 miles: PULLMAN (1002 NYE ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Palouse:
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 28 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 37 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
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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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.5%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

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Palouse compared to Washington state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Palouse (2007 data):
  • AmericanWest Bank: Palouse Financial Center at 105 N Bridge Street, branch established on 1988-08-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,415.8 mil, Deposits: $1,127.2 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 48 total offices, Holding Company: Americanwest Bancorporation



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

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 1$2,233$26,7966$510
Parks and Recreation 1$2,827$33,9240$0
Sewerage 1$3,204$38,4480$0
Streets and Highways 1$3,508$42,0960$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$5,210$31,2600$0
Financial Administration 1$2,611$31,3320$0
Totals for Government 7$19,593$33,5886$510



Palouse government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $105,000
    All Other: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $338,000
    Regular Highways: $147,000
    General: $110,000
    Sewerage: $19,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $94,000
    Sewerage: $89,000
    Police Protection: $57,000
    Regular Highways: $55,000
    Housing & Community Development: $49,000
    Financial Administration: $45,000
    Parks & Recreation: $42,000
    Central Staff Services: $31,000
    Fire Protection: $23,000
    General - Other: $22,000
    Health Services - Other: $14,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $17,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $16,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $87,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $289,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $270,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $19,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $68,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $34,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,393,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $125,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $28,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $193,000
    General Support: $9,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $160,000
    Public Utilities: $65,000
    Total General Sales: $51,000
    NEC: $5,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $262,000

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Palouse:
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWSU (1250 AM; 5 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KRPL (1400 AM; 1 kW; MOSCOW, ID; Owner: KRPL, INCORPORATED)
  • KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
  • KOZE (950 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
  • KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
  • KRLC (1350 AM; 5 kW; CLARKSTON LEWISTON,, WA; Owner: IDA-VEND COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCLX (1450 AM; 1 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KJRB (790 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Palouse:
  • KRAO-FM (102.5 FM; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KHTR (104.3 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KZZL-FM (99.5 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KZFN (106.1 FM; MOSCOW, ID; Owner: KRPL, INC.)
  • KRFA-FM (91.7 FM; MOSCOW, ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KRLF (88.5 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: LIVING FAITH F/SHIP EDUC. MINISTRIES)
  • KDRK-FM (93.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIXZ-FM (96.1 FM; OPPORTUNITY, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KPBX-FM (91.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KMBI-FM (107.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • KCLK-FM (94.1 FM; CLARKSTON, WA; Owner: CLARKSTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KMOK (106.9 FM; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: IDA-VEND COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCDA (103.1 FM; POST FALLS, ID; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVAB (102.9 FM; CLARKSTON, WA; Owner: CLARKSTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KISC (98.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KZZU-FM (92.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: QUEENB)
  • KVTY (105.1 FM; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: IDAVEND CO. INC.)
  • KEYF-FM (101.1 FM; CHENEY, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KNWV (90.5 FM; CLARKSTON, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KZBD (105.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Palouse:
  • KWSU-TV (Channel 10; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • K40EE (Channel 40; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: SPOKANE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KUID-TV (Channel 12; MOSCOW, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, STATE OF IDAHO)

Palouse fatal accident list:
Apr 19, 1999 04:36 AM, Sr-27, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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