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Pierce County

Population in July 2007: 2,688.
Males: 1,376  (51.2%)
Females: 1,312  (48.8%)

Median resident age:  27.5 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98295.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,888 (it was $32,357 in 2000)
Peaceful Valley:  $39,888
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,575
Peaceful Valley:  $16,575
Washington:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $122,411 (it was $62,000 in 2000)
Peaceful Valley:  $122,411
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $151,320; Detached houses: $232,131; Mobile homes: $50,072; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Peaceful Valley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.4%)
  • Hispanic (4.2%)
  • American Indian (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Peaceful Valley: 100.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Russian (23.4%), Irish (13.6%), German (12.1%), United States (7.4%), English (7.2%), Norwegian (5.9%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 16.9 square miles.

Population density: 159 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Peaceful Valley

  • High school or higher: 79.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Peaceful Valley CDP

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 58.6%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 16.6%

706 residents are foreign born (20.2% Europe, 5.0% Asia, 3.2% North America).

This place:  28.8%
Washington:  10.4%


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

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

Peaceful Valley:  1.7% ($1,081)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bellingham, WA (20.0 miles , pop. 67,171).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (91.4 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1045.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Kendall, WA (1.3 miles) , Maple Falls, WA (1.8 miles ), Sumas, WA (2.6 miles ), Nooksack, WA (2.8 miles ), Deming, WA (2.9 miles ), Everson, WA (3.1 miles ), Glacier, WA (3.2 miles) , Lynden, WA (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 48.94 N, Longitude: 122.15 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)



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Peaceful Valley-area historical earthquake activity is below Washington state average. It is 53% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/14/1990 at 05:33:26, a magnitude 5.2 (4.4 MB, 4.1 MS, 5.2 ML, Depth: 7.8 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 6.8 miles away from Peaceful Valley center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 78.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/23/1997 at 19:13:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.9 MD, Depth: 4.5 mi) earthquake occurred 95.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2005 at 20:53:15, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, 4.0 MD, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 6.1 miles away from Peaceful Valley center
On 4/2/1990 at 11:13:22, a magnitude 4.3 (4.2 MB, 4.3 MD, Depth: 0.5 mi) earthquake occurred 7.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/14/1990 at 05:40:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML, Depth: 2.2 mi) earthquake occurred 8.5 miles away from Peaceful Valley center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Peaceful Valley:
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA)
  • ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; ANACORTES, WA)
  • AFFILIATED HEALTH SERVICES (about 38 miles; MOUNT VERNON, WA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Peaceful Valley:
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
  • EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; LYNNWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 83 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • LAKE WASHINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 85 miles; KIRKLAND, WA; FT enrollment: 2,328)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.6%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  10.0%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  36.4%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.2%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Peaceful Valley, WA



Peaceful Valley compared to Washington state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Peaceful Valley travel time to work


Peaceful Valley mode of transportation to work chart



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (35%)
  • Wood (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Peaceful Valley

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents29.7%9.7%8.9%7.4%4.8%
Congregations6.3%11.1%5.7%6.6%5.7%
NameSouthern Baptist Convention Charismatic Churches IndependentLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents4.2%3.7%3.6%3.3%24.7%
Congregations6.1%1.1%2.5%6.3%48.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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8.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,193 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.78%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,479 average AGI)
Pierce County:  0.41%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from King County, WA  2.51% ($46,071 average AGI)
from Thurston County, WA  0.41% ($37,310)
from Kitsap County, WA  0.27% ($42,426)


7.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.66%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($980 average AGI)
Pierce County:  0.21%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to King County, WA  2.04% ($40,128 average AGI)
to Thurston County, WA  0.63% ($42,336)
to Kitsap County, WA  0.25% ($42,471)


Strongest AM radio stations in Peaceful Valley:
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Peaceful Valley:
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • KUGS (89.3 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY)
  • KZAZ (91.7 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Peaceful Valley:
  • K36BO (Channel 36; DEMING, WA; Owner: TV DISTRICT #1)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$238,1402$155,1301$51,2901$120,9801$79,120
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$173,9800$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$78,1900$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0101.00

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