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Population in July 2008: 689. Population change since 2000: +165.0%

Males: 339	(49.2%)
Females: 350	(50.8%)

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 98580.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,344 (it was $32,727 in 2000)

Roy:	$40,344
Washington:	$55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,910

Roy:	$18,910
Washington:	$29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $155,581 (it was $78,800 in 2000)

Roy:	$155,581
Washington:	$300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $182,381; Detached houses: $202,904; Mobile homes: $38,056
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Races in Roy:

White Non-Hispanic (78.8%)
American Indian (10.0%)
Two or more races (8.5%)
Hispanic (8.1%)
Other race (3.8%)
Japanese (1.5%)
Black (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Roy: 107.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.2%), Irish (11.2%), Italian (8.8%), Scottish (7.3%), Norwegian (6.5%), Swedish (5.8%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1908

Elevation: 310 feet

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 2637 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Roy

High school or higher: 85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
Unemployed: 3.8%
Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Roy city

Never married: 21.5%
Now married: 58.0%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 11.7%

10 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe, 1.5% Asia).

This city:	3.8%
Washington:	10.4%

According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Roy, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Roy to the number of sex offenders is 86 to 1.

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

Roy:	1.4% ($1,075)
Washington:	1.2% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (11.1 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (44.2 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (919.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: North Yelm, WA (2.0 miles ), Yelm, WA (2.3 miles ), Nisqually Indian Community, WA (2.4 miles ), Fort Lewis, WA (2.8 miles ), DuPont, WA (2.8 miles ), Spanaway, WA (2.9 miles ), Elk Plain, WA (3.0 miles ), McChord AFB, WA (3.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $82,800
2001: 1 building, cost: $73,500
2002: 1 building, cost: $80,100
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $88,600
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 1 building, cost: $109,000
2006: 1 building, cost: $90,500
2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $163,700
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 47.00 N, Longitude: 122.54 W

Area code: 253

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Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-5.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (25%)
Public administration (21%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (15%)
Private households (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (29%)
Public administration (17%)
Educational services (12%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Fuel dealers (8%)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (19%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Religious workers (6%)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (15%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)

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Crime in Roy (2003):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
5 burglaries (1811.6 per 100,000)
6 thefts (2173.9 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 213.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.35
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Roy, Washington

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Roy-area historical earthquake activity is above Washington state average. It is 413% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 17.2 miles away from Roy center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 6.2 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 23.9 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 32.8 miles away from Roy center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 44.2 miles away from the city 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 68.6 miles away from Roy center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Roy:

COLUMBIA CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; OLYMPIA, WA)
WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; TACOMA, WA)
SAINT CLARE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA)

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Amtrak stations near Roy:

12 miles: OLYMPIA/LACEY (OLYMPIA, 6600 YELM HWY. S.E.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
18 miles: TACOMA (1001 PUYALLUP AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Roy:

PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 11 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,921)
CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 12 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 19 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)

Public elementary/middle school in Roy:

ROY ELEMENTARY (Students: 294; Location: 4th & Petersen; Grades: K - 6)

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Library in Roy:

ROY CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $16,833; Location: 122 THIRD STREET; 5,072 books; 65 audio materials; 211 video materials)

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

CAMPO VERDE STREET & WATER ASSN (Population served: 45, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

35 regular monitoring violations

EATONVILLE KINGDOM HALL (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.6%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	10.8%
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: 2.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	10.8%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.7%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Roy, WA

Roy compared to Washington state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Roy mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (50%) Wood (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)

Religion statistics for Roy

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Assemblies of God	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	29.7%	9.7%	8.9%	7.4%	4.8%
Congregations	6.3%	11.1%	5.7%	6.6%	5.7%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Charismatic Churches Independent	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Other religions
Adherents	4.2%	3.7%	3.6%	3.3%	24.7%
Congregations	6.1%	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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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	1	$2,864	$34,368	1	$465
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$375
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,472	$29,664	1	$693
Police Protection - Officers	3	$8,718	$34,872	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$4,446	$26,676	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		2	$871
Totals for Government	7	$18,500	$31,714	10	$2,404

Roy government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $3,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $9,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $124,000
Regular Highways: $75,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $69,000

Water Utilities: $62,000

General Public Buildings: $58,000

Financial Administration: $46,000

Central Staff Services: $17,000

Libraries: $17,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000

General - Other: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $64,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $63,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $43,000
Interest Earnings: $12,000

Rents: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $240,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $82,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $63,000
Highways: $62,000

All Other: $6,000

General Support: $5,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $119,000
Property: $52,000

Public Utilities: $40,000

NEC: $33,000

Other Selective Sales: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $195,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000

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 Roy:

KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
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.)
KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KLAY (1180 AM; 5 kW; LAKEWOOD, WA; Owner: CLAY FRANK HUNTINGTON)
KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
KGHO (920 AM; 5 kW; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: SPENCER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
KMAS (1030 AM; 10 kW; SHELTON, WA; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Roy:

KWFJ (89.7 FM; ROY, WA; Owner: CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KVTI (90.9 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Roy:

KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
KCPQ (Channel 13; TACOMA, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)
K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

Roy fatal accident list:
Dec 25, 2008 12:18 AM, 288th St S, 73rd Ave E, Lat: 46.996236, Lon: -122.528372, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $111,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,400
Total average daily truck traffic: 120
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 3,960

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Sean M Brandel, (Roy1-#43308), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 50.3 m
Registrant: AZ
Lottie L Thompson, 340 Peterson St. (Roy 2 #43308), Type: Pole, Structure height: 45.4 m, Overall height: 47.2 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
Edward G Roach, 7804 South 288th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.8 m
Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

216 Mcnaught St, Call Sign: KVJ638, Licensee ID: L00328589
Assigned Frequencies : 155.790 MHz, 156.090 MHz
Grant Date: 03/10/2001, Expiration Date: 05/07/2011
Registrant: City Of Roy, Roy, WA 98580, Phone: (206) 843-2286

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

ROY #2, 340 Peterson St. (Roy 2 #43308), Type: Pole, Structure height: 45.4 m, Overall height: 47.2 m, Call Sign: WQIK778
Assigned Frequencies : 6004.50 MHz
Grant Date: 03/05/2008, Expiration Date: 03/05/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 77 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Roy)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 13 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Roy)

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$172,090	2	$198,320	1	$116,360
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$262,610	1	$69,860
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0730.01

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 138
Hazardous Condition: 76
Service Call: 2

Incident types - Roy

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