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Notable location: Pomeroy Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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).
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Garfield County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
SO2
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 4.47. This is significantly better than average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.05. This is worse than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
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)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.0%
(15.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 39.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.2 people | | Washington: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 62.5% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
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
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:
- 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 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 (2011 data):
- U.S. Bank National Association: Pomeroy Branch at 703 Main Street, branch established on 1940/08/05. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Sterling Savings Bank: Pomeroy Branch at 782 Main, branch established on 1981/01/01. Info updated 2012/03/21: Bank assets: $9,207.8 mil, Deposits: $6,454.1 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 192 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (59%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (8%)
- Other fuel (2%)
Religion statistics for Pomeroy (based on Garfield County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 65.29%
| Here |  | 65.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
| Adherents | 44.9% | 20.2% | 14.4% | 9.5% | 11.1% |
| Congregations | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 42.9% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 1 | Garfield County: | 4.89 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | Here: | 14.68 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.7% | | Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Garfield County: | 29.9% | | Washington: | 25.7% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $7,475 | $44,850 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $5,368 | $64,416 | 6 | $700 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $655 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,816 | $45,792 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $4,392 | $52,704 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $4,223 | $50,676 | 1 | $902 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,731 | $56,772 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $30,005 | $51,437 | 9 | $2,257 |
Pomeroy government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $219,000 ($153.15)
Parks & Recreation: $57,000 ($39.86)
All Other: $17,000 ($11.89)
- Construction - Sewerage: $1,073,000 ($750.35)
Parks & Recreation: $61,000 ($42.66)
Regular Highways: $47,000 ($32.87)
General: $46,000 ($32.17)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $160,000 ($111.89)
Police Protection: $150,000 ($104.90)
Sewerage: $134,000 ($93.71)
Parks & Recreation: $112,000 ($78.32)
Regular Highways: $66,000 ($46.15)
Judicial and Legal Services: $60,000 ($41.96)
General - Other: $44,000 ($30.77)
Financial Administration: $31,000 ($21.68)
Central Staff Services: $17,000 ($11.89)
Fire Protection: $15,000 ($10.49)
Libraries: $2,000 ($1.40)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($1.40)
- General - Interest on Debt: $20,000 ($13.99)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $84,000 ($58.74)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $394,000 ($275.52)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $341,000 ($238.46)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $396,000 ($276.92)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $73,000 ($51.05)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $626,000 ($437.76)
Water Utilities: $382,000 ($267.13)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $38,000 ($26.57)
Water Utilities: $12,000 ($8.39)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $65,000 ($45.45)
General Revenue, NEC: $57,000 ($39.86)
Rents: $1,000 ($0.70)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $14,000 ($9.79)
Central Staff: $5,000 ($3.50)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($2.80)
Libraries: $3,000 ($2.10)
General - Other: $1,000 ($0.70)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $650,000 ($454.55)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $225,000 ($157.34)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $694,000 ($485.31)
Highways: $80,000 ($55.94)
Housing & Community Development: $38,000 ($26.57)
General Support: $13,000 ($9.09)
- Tax - Property: $135,000 ($94.41)
Total General Sales: $124,000 ($86.71)
Public Utilities: $105,000 ($73.43)
NEC: $15,000 ($10.49)
Other Selective Sales: $6,000 ($4.20)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $387,000 ($270.63)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $19,000 ($13.29)
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:
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.)
- KWSU (1250 AM; 5 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KOZE (950 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KRLC (1350 AM; 5 kW; CLARKSTON LEWISTON,, WA; Owner: IDA-VEND COMPANY, INC.)
- KCLK (1430 AM; 5 kW; ASOTIN, WA; Owner: CLARKSTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
- KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
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.)
- KVTY (105.1 FM; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: IDAVEND CO. INC.)
- KHTR (104.3 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
- 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)
- KATW (101.5 FM; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: PACIFIC EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KZZL-FM (99.5 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
- KRAO-FM (102.5 FM; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
- KNLT (95.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KZFN (106.1 FM; MOSCOW, ID; Owner: KRPL, INC.)
- KWWS (89.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KHSS (100.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: TWO HEARTS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KRFA-FM (91.7 FM; MOSCOW, ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KGTS (91.3 FM; COLLEGE PLACE, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
- KNWO (90.1 FM; COTTONWOOD, ID; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
Pomeroy fatal accident list:
Sep 16, 1989 02:00 PM, 12, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 12
Total length: 14 meters (46ft)
Total costs: $371,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,208
Total average daily truck traffic: 175
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 3,538
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 0
- 1940-1949: 1
- 1950-1959: 2
- 1960-1969: 3
- 1970-1979: 2
- 1980-1989: 2
- 1990-1999: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Pomeroy, WA
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 - Alpowa Summit Cell Site: 65 Legge Rd (Lat: 46.442111 Lon: -117.420167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 46.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN489
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz Grant Date: 12/07/2000, Expiration Date: 12/07/2010
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, Nw, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:
- Dodge Cell Site: 211 Highway 127 (Lat: 46.528889 Lon: -117.808611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 56.1 m, Call Sign: KNKN489
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz Grant Date: 12/07/2000, Expiration Date: 12/07/2010
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, Nw, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3 - Terry C Miller, Dry Hollow -9 Miles South (Lat: 46.504222 Lon: -117.942222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.6 m
Registrant: Washington State Department Of Transportation, 724 Quince Street Se, Olympia, WA 98504-7359, Phone: (360) 705-7001, Email:
- Terry C Miller, Dry Hollow -9 Miles South (Lat: 46.504222 Lon: -117.942222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.6 m
Registrant: Washington State Department Of Transportation, 724 Quince Street Se, Olympia, WA 98504-7359, Phone: (360) 705-7001, Email:
- terry c miller, Dry Hollow -9 Miles South (Lat: 46.504222 Lon: -117.942222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.6 m
Registrant: Washington State Department Of Transportation, 724 Quince Street Se, Olympia, WA 98504-7359, Phone: (360) 705-7001, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Pomeroy, WA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 19 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Pomeroy)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 13 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Pomeroy)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Pomeroy, WA
| Most common first names in Pomeroy, WA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 26 | 79.6 years |
| Mary | 25 | 85.1 years |
| James | 20 | 75.0 years |
| William | 18 | 75.3 years |
| George | 13 | 77.5 years |
| Richard | 12 | 75.5 years |
| Helen | 12 | 82.2 years |
| Hazel | 10 | 82.6 years |
| Doris | 9 | 76.2 years |
| Henry | 9 | 78.1 years |
| Most common last names in Pomeroy, WA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Kimble | 16 | 77.9 years |
| Ruark | 15 | 84.1 years |
| Watson | 12 | 77.1 years |
| Slaybaugh | 12 | 70.2 years |
| Fitzsimmons | 11 | 79.9 years |
| Baker | 10 | 75.9 years |
| Brown | 10 | 80.3 years |
| Johnson | 10 | 73.1 years |
| Porter | 9 | 80.9 years |
| Dixon | 9 | 79.0 years |
Businesses in Pomeroy, WA
- MasterBrand Cabinets: 2
- RadioShack: 1
- U-Haul: 1
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