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Population in July 2007: 1,277. Population change since 2000: -12.1%
 

Males: 608  (47.7%)
Females: 669  (52.3%)
Median resident age:  44.2 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 99347.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,501 (it was $28,958 in 2000)
Pomeroy:  $36,501
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,747 (it was $58,300 in 2000)
Pomeroy:  $105,747
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $117,454; Detached houses: $125,530; Townhouses or other attached units: $121,734; In 2-unit structures: $62,135; In 3 to 4-unit structures: $57,585; Mobile homes: $37,171

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Races in Pomeroy:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Pomeroy: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.5%), English (13.1%), United States (12.3%), Irish (11.5%), Norwegian (4.4%), Dutch (4.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1886

Elevation: 1855 feet

Land area: 1.78 square miles.

Population density: 717 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Pomeroy

  • High school or higher: 81.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pomeroy city

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 12.3%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

22 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.5%
Washington:  10.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Pomeroy, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Pomeroy to the number of sex offenders is 1277 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Pomeroy:  1.4% ($845)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (84.0 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (323.6 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (858.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Snake River, WA (9.4 miles ), Dayton, WA (28.2 miles ), La Crosse, WA (30.5 miles ), Endicott, WA (32.1 miles ), Albion, WA (32.5 miles ), Colfax, WA (32.7 miles ), Colton, WA (33.0 miles ), Pullman, WA (34.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $185,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $106,700

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Latitude: 46.47 N, Longitude: 117.60 W

Area code: 509

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Population change in the 1990s: +88 (+6.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Construction (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)


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Hospital/medical center in Pomeroy:
  • GARFIELD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (66 NORTH SIXTH STREET (P O BOX 880))
Other hospitals/medical centers near Pomeroy:
  • DAYTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; DAYTON, WA)
  • WHITMAN HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; COLFAX, WA)
  • PULLMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; PULLMAN, WA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pomeroy:
  • PULLMAN/MOSCOW REGIONAL (about 39 miles; PULLMAN/MOSCOW,ID, WA; ID: PUW)
  • LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY (about 43 miles; LEWISTON, ID; ID: LWS)
  • WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 55 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; ID: ALW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pomeroy:
  • LOWER GRANITE STATE (about 18 miles; COLFAX, WA; ID: 00W)
  • LITTLE GOOSE LOCK AND DAM (about 29 miles; STARBUCK, WA; ID: 16W)
  • WHITMAN CO MEMORIAL (about 30 miles; COLFAX, WA; ID: S94)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pomeroy:
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; PULLMAN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 18,110)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 68 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
Public high school in Pomeroy:
Public elementary/middle school in Pomeroy:
Library in Pomeroy:
  • DENNY ASHBY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $45,664; Location: 856 ARLINGTON ST; 5,700 books; 106 audio materials; 152 video materials; 13 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Holy Rosary Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Garfield County Museum (708 Columbia Street), Lewis & Clark Country Exhibition (Museums; 800 West Main Street), Pataha Flour Mills (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 50 Hutchens Hill Road).

Hotel: Pomeroy Pioneer Motel (1201 Main Street).

Courts: Garfield County - Juvenile Court (Courthouse), Garfield County - District Court (Courthouse).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Pomeroy and their reported violations in the past:

GARFIELD COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS (Population served: 450, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
LAST RESORT WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 55, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Pomeroy that have no violations reported:
  • VAN VOGT WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 57, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.3%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  15.1%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pomeroy, WA


33 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)


Pomeroy compared to Washington state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage 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 Pomeroy (2007 data):
  • Bank of Whitman: Pomeroy Branch at 852 Main Street, branch established on 1989-12-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $509.3 mil, Deposits: $399.1 mil, headquarters in Colfax, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Whitman Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Pomeroy Branch at 703 Main Street, branch established on 1940-08-05. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • Sterling Savings Bank: Pomeroy Branch at 782 Main, branch established on 1981-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-19: Bank assets: $9,550.3 mil, Deposits: $6,518.2 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 175 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (59%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Other fuel (2%)

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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$2,496
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$3,526
Firefighters 0$0 2$605
Streets and Highways 2$7,936$47,6160$0
Parks and Recreation 2$6,449$38,6940$0
Water Supply 1$3,578$42,9360$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$799
Sewerage 1$3,567$42,8040$0
Totals for Government 6$21,530$43,06011$7,426



Pomeroy government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $219,000
    Parks & Recreation: $57,000
    All Other: $17,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $1,073,000
    Parks & Recreation: $61,000
    Regular Highways: $47,000
    General: $46,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $160,000
    Police Protection: $150,000
    Sewerage: $134,000
    Parks & Recreation: $112,000
    Regular Highways: $66,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $60,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    Financial Administration: $31,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,000
    Fire Protection: $15,000
    Libraries: $2,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $84,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $394,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $341,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $396,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $73,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $626,000
    Water Utilities: $382,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $38,000
    Water Utilities: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $65,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $57,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $14,000
    Central Staff: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    Libraries: $3,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $650,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $225,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $694,000
    Highways: $80,000
    Housing & Community Development: $38,000
    General Support: $13,000
  • Tax - Property: $135,000
    Total General Sales: $124,000
    Public Utilities: $105,000
    NEC: $15,000
    Other Selective Sales: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $387,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $19,000

7.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,291 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.10%
Washington average:  7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


8.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,859 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.16%
Washington average:  7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Asotin County, WA  1.40% ($27,091 average AGI)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pomeroy:
  • 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.)
  • KOZE (950 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KCLK (1430 AM; 5 kW; ASOTIN, WA; Owner: CLARKSTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
  • KRLC (1350 AM; 5 kW; CLARKSTON LEWISTON,, WA; Owner: IDA-VEND COMPANY, INC.)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pomeroy:
  • KZHR (92.5 FM; DAYTON, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KCLK-FM (94.1 FM; CLARKSTON, WA; Owner: CLARKSTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KVAB (102.9 FM; CLARKSTON, WA; Owner: CLARKSTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KNWV (90.5 FM; CLARKSTON, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KMOK (106.9 FM; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: IDA-VEND COMPANY, INC.)
  • KHTR (104.3 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KVTY (105.1 FM; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: IDAVEND CO. INC.)
  • KRAO-FM (102.5 FM; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KNLT (95.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KWWS (89.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KOZE-FM (96.5 FM; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
  • KRLF (88.5 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: LIVING FAITH F/SHIP EDUC. MINISTRIES)
  • KZZL-FM (99.5 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KATW (101.5 FM; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)


Pomeroy fatal accident list:
Sep 16, 1989 09:00 AM, 12, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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