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Rock Island, WA map Population (year 2000): 863. Estimated population in July 2006: 854 (-1.0% change)
 

Males: 423  (49.0%)
Females: 440  (51.0%)

Douglas County

Median resident age:  28.8 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98850.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,200 (it was $33,618 in 2000)
Rock Island  $33,200
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $109,200 (it was $95,200 in 2000)
Rock Island  $109,200
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Rock Island:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.4%)
  • Hispanic (30.6%)
  • Other race (20.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Korean (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (18.3%), Irish (12.6%), English (7.6%), United States (7.3%), Italian (3.1%), Dutch (2.9%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1931

Elevation: 650 feet

Land area: 0.59 square miles.

Population density: 1451 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rock Island

  • High school or higher: 67.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 12.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rock Island city

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 55.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

158 residents are foreign born (17.7% Latin America).

This city:  18.3%
Washington:  10.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Rock Island, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rock Island to the number of sex offenders is 857 to 1.

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

Rock Island:  1.2% ($1,127)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yakima, WA (60.0 miles , pop. 71,845).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (140.0 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (927.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Malaga, WA (8.9 miles ), East Wenatchee Bench, WA (9.5 miles ), South Wenatchee, WA (10.4 miles ), East Wenatchee, WA (10.5 miles ), Wenatchee, WA (13.0 miles ), West Wenatchee, WA (14.6 miles ), Sunnyslope, WA (15.2 miles ), Waterville, WA (19.5 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: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 47.37 N, Longitude: 120.14 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +343 (+66.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (12%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rock Island:
  • CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WENATCHEE, WA)
  • QUINCY VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; QUINCY, WA)
  • KITTITAS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock Island:
  • PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 4 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; ID: EAT)
  • GRANT CO INTL (about 59 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID: MWH)
  • YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 62 miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rock Island:
  • WATERVILLE (about 21 miles; WATERVILLE, WA; ID: 2S5)
  • QUINCY MUNI (about 25 miles; QUINCY, WA; ID: 80T)
  • CASHMERE-DRYDEN (about 26 miles; CASHMERE, WA; ID: 8S2)

Amtrak station near Rock Island:
  • 12 miles: WENATCHEE (FOOT OF KITTIAS ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock Island:
  • WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,074)
  • CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
  • YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 109 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; DES MOINES, WA; FT enrollment: 4,288)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 115 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 32,742)
  • SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,526)
Public elementary/middle school in Rock Island:
  • ROCK ISLAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 248; Location: 5645 ROCK ISLAND ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)

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

CITY OF ROCK ISLAND WATER DEPT (Population served: 1917, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2000 and JAN-01-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
CRO FARMS INC (Population served: 215, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and OCT-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-29-2003)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1998)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 53 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  3.2 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  75.6%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  10.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.6%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.8%
Whole state:  4.6%

Rock Island compared to Washington state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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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
Water Supply 1$2,513$30,1560$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$120
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,307
Other Government Administration 1$2,934$35,2086$1,020
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$1,152
Health 0$0 1$228
Totals for Government 2$5,447$32,68210$3,827


Rock Island government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $63,000
    Financial Administration: $45,000
    Central Staff Services: $33,000
    Parks & Recreation: $28,000
    Sewerage: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $21,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $443,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $28,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $344,000
    Other, NEC: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $99,000
    Other, NEC: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $111,000
    Interest Earnings: $22,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $17,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $137,000
    General - Other: $13,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $468,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $107,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $168,000
    All Other: $9,000
    General Support: $7,000
  • Tax - Property: $46,000
    Total General Sales: $35,000
    Other Selective Sales: $5,000
    NEC: $5,000
    Public Utilities: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $115,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $27,000

11.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,301 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.47%
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:
from Chelan County, WA  5.83% ($37,856 average AGI)
from Snohomish County, WA  0.64% ($40,014)
from King County, WA  0.60% ($55,662)


10.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,591 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.30%
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 Chelan County, WA  5.00% ($33,401 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.79% ($30,281)
to Spokane County, WA  0.45% ($30,039)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rock Island:
  • KPQ (560 AM; 5 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KWWX (1340 AM; 1 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC..)
  • KKRT (900 AM; 1 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KYAK (930 AM; 10 kW; YAKIMA, WA)
  • 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.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rock Island:
  • KPLW (89.9 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: GROWING CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION)
  • KKRV (104.7 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KNWR (90.7 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KPQ-FM (102.1 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOHO-FM (101.1 FM; LEAVENWORTH, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
  • KWWW-FM (96.7 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC..)
  • KZML (95.9 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KXLE-FM (95.3 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: KXLE, INC.)
  • KQBE (103.1 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: PEAK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K232CV (94.3 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOZI-FM (93.5 FM; CHELAN, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRCW (96.3 FM; ROYAL CITY, WA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KFFM (107.3 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KZPH (106.7 FM; CASHMERE, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rock Island:
  • K34EM (Channel 34; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KWCC-LP (Channel 47; WENATCHEE, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K12CF (Channel 12; MALAGA, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K08CG (Channel 8; MALAGA, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K10CM (Channel 10; MALAGA, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K14BF (Channel 14; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING CO.)

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