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Notable locations in Ritzville: Adams County Public Hospital District 2 (A), Adams County Fire District 1 (B), Ritzville Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Burrough's Museum (408 West Main Avenue).
Hotels: Best Western Bronco Inn (105 West Galbreath Way), Best Western of Ritzville (105 West Galbreath Way), LA Quinta Inn (1513 South Smittys Boulevard), Colwell Best Value Inn (Bv) (501 W 1st Ave), Empire Motel (101 West 1st Avenue), Comfort Inn (1513 South Smittys Boulevard).
Courts: Adams County - Superior Court Judge (210 West Broadway Avenue Basement), Adams County - Superior Court Clerk (210 West Broadway Avenue Basement), Ritzville City - District Court (210 West Broadway Avenue Basement).
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Adams County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.1%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 28.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | Washington: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 59.1% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
| This city: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ritzville, WA
51 people in nursing homes
15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Ritzville compared to Washington state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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 Ritzville (2011 data):
- Wheatland Bank: Ritzville Branch at 101 E 1st Ave, branch established on 1976/07/01. Info updated 2011/05/09: Bank assets: $274.8 mil, Deposits: $238.6 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Community Financial Group, Inc.
- Columbia State Bank: Ritzville Branch at 201 West Main Street, branch established on 1989/12/16. Info updated 2011/08/09: Bank assets: $4,785.2 mil, Deposits: $3,892.8 mil, headquarters in Tacoma, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 104 total offices, Holding Company: Columbia Banking System, Inc.
- U.S. Bank National Association: Ritzville Branch at 101 East Main, branch established on 1935/12/16. 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: Ritzville Branch at 108 East First Avenue, branch established on 1998/06/15. 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
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Ritzville, Washington:
- Best Western Heritage Inn, 1405 Smitty's Blvd, Ritzville, WA 99169
 , Phone: (509) 659-1007
- Colwell Motor Inn, 501 W, Ritzville, WA 99169 , Phone: (509) 659-1620
- La Quinta Inn & Suites, 1513 S Smittys Blvd, Ritzville, WA 99169 , Phone: (509) 659-1007, Fax: (509) 659-1025
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Ritzville, Washington
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Religion statistics for Ritzville (based on Adams County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.87%
| Here | | 48.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Catholic Church | Assemblies of God | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church |
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| Adherents | 26.0% | 20.9% | 10.7% | 9.1% | 6.7% |
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| Congregations | 19.5% | 9.8% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% |
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| Name | Church of the Nazarene | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.6% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 11.1% |
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| Congregations | 4.9% | 7.3% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 26.8% |
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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: 2 | Adams County: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Adams County: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8 | Adams County: | 4.74 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10 | Here: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.4% | | Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Adams County: | 33.9% | | Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 18.6% | | State: | 13.9% |
| 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 | $5,696 | $34,176 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $4,252 | $51,024 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $14,679 | $44,037 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $217 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 28 | $784 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,267 | $39,204 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,314 | $27,768 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,808 | $33,696 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,183 | $38,196 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $36,199 | $39,490 | 29 | $1,001 |
Ritzville government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $387,000 ($230.08)
Solid Waste Management: $288,000 ($171.22)
Parks & Recreation: $62,000 ($36.86)
All Other: $19,000 ($11.30)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $508,000 ($302.02)
Sewerage: $96,000 ($57.07)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $238,000 ($141.50)
Solid Waste Management: $238,000 ($141.50)
Water Utilities: $213,000 ($126.63)
Financial Administration: $151,000 ($89.77)
Parks & Recreation: $150,000 ($89.18)
Regular Highways: $110,000 ($65.40)
Sewerage: $101,000 ($60.05)
Judicial and Legal Services: $51,000 ($30.32)
Libraries: $50,000 ($29.73)
Central Staff Services: $43,000 ($25.56)
Fire Protection: $29,000 ($17.24)
General - Other: $29,000 ($17.24)
Air Transportation: $14,000 ($8.32)
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000 ($3.57)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $6,000 ($3.57)
General Public Buildings: $5,000 ($2.97)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($1.19)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000 ($5.95)
- General - Interest on Debt: $49,000 ($29.13)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Water Utilities: $23,000 ($13.67)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000 ($12.49)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $840,000 ($499.41)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,537,000 ($913.79)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $63,000 ($37.46)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,384,000 ($822.83)
Water Utilities: $770,000 ($457.79)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $90,000 ($53.51)
Water Utilities: $70,000 ($41.62)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $84,000 ($49.94)
Property Sale Other: $47,000 ($27.94)
General Revenue, NEC: $38,000 ($22.59)
Rents: $3,000 ($1.78)
Special Assessments: $1,000 ($0.59)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $94,000 ($55.89)
Water Utilities: $24,000 ($14.27)
Libraries: $18,000 ($10.70)
Police Protection: $17,000 ($10.11)
Financial Administration: $4,000 ($2.38)
Air Transportation: $2,000 ($1.19)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($0.59)
Central Staff: $1,000 ($0.59)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,400,000 ($832.34)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $456,000 ($271.11)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $285,000 ($169.44)
General Support: $15,000 ($8.92)
All Other: $3,000 ($1.78)
- Tax - Public Utilities: $264,000 ($156.96)
Property: $258,000 ($153.39)
Total General Sales: $250,000 ($148.63)
Other Selective Sales: $58,000 ($34.48)
NEC: $24,000 ($14.27)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $509,000 ($302.62)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $52,000 ($30.92)
6.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,291 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.16% | | Washington average: | 7.86% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,052 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.72% | | 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 Ritzville:
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
- KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, 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)
- KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KJRB (790 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBSN (1470 AM; 5 kW; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: KSEM, 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)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ritzville:
- KZZU-FM (92.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: QUEENB)
- KDRK-FM (93.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KIXZ-FM (96.1 FM; OPPORTUNITY, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KISC (98.1 FM; SPOKANE, 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)
- KEYF-FM (101.1 FM; CHENEY, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KZBD (105.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KEYG-FM (98.5 FM; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWLN (103.3 FM; WILSON CREEK, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
Ritzville fatal accident list:
May 8, 1985 07:50 PM, Washngtnst, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $41,000
Total average daily traffic: 937
Total average daily truck traffic: 29
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 1,167
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Ritzville)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 82 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Ritzville, WA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 17 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ritzville)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 7 - Aircraft: CESSNA 177RG (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1919Q , Serial Number: 177RG0319, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 01/16/1973
Registrant (Individual): Bernard L Erickson, 679-B W Rosenoff Rd, Ritzville, WA 99169 - Aircraft: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3671H , Serial Number: 25-0443, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 09/29/1980
Registrant (Corporation): Erickson Orchards Inc, 679b W Rosenoff Rd, Ritzville, WA 99169 - Aircraft: KOHLER TONY QUICKIE (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ONAN ALL MDLS A/B (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 40TK , Serial Number: 0234, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 07/09/1984
Registrant (Individual): William E Anderson, 101 West 1st Ave, Ritzville, WA 99169 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 737WT , Serial Number: 17269737, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 11/04/1977
Registrant (Individual): Curtis Hennings, 57 N Marcellus Rd, Ritzville, WA 99169 - Aircraft: CESSNA 210M (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8197M , Serial Number: 21062036, Airworthiness Date: 08/16/1986
Registrant (Corporation): Lund Flying Service Inc, Po Box 131, Ritzville, WA 99169 - Aircraft: CESSNA 140 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 89076 , Serial Number: 8080, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 09/26/1955
Registrant (Individual): David Weber, 1000 W Schrag Rd, Ritzville, WA 99169 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-25-260 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9532P , Serial Number: 25-7405618, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 05/15/1974
Registrant (Corporation): Moore Aircraft Company, 204 E 10th Ave, Ritzville, WA 99169
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Ritzville
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| Most common first names in Ritzville, WA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 30 | 81.6 years |
| William | 25 | 74.3 years |
| Mary | 22 | 86.5 years |
| Henry | 19 | 80.8 years |
| Anna | 18 | 86.3 years |
| Robert | 17 | 77.4 years |
| Fred | 16 | 81.4 years |
| Walter | 14 | 82.6 years |
| Lydia | 13 | 88.1 years |
| Helen | 13 | 81.1 years |
| Most common last names in Ritzville, WA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Heimbigner | 21 | 78.1 years |
| Miller | 16 | 77.9 years |
| Wellsandt | 14 | 87.7 years |
| Koch | 14 | 82.8 years |
| Schafer | 13 | 80.2 years |
| Smith | 13 | 74.7 years |
| Thiel | 12 | 83.3 years |
| Weber | 11 | 82.3 years |
| Oestreich | 11 | 77.6 years |
| Telecky | 11 | 79.7 years |
| Businesses in Ritzville, WA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Best Western | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | | Starbucks | 1 |
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