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Roy, WA map Population (year 2000): 260. Estimated population in July 2006: 682 (+162.3% change)
Males: 128  (49.2%)
Females: 132  (50.8%)

Pierce County

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

Zip codes: 98580.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,900 (it was $32,727 in 2000)
Roy  $35,900
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $120,400 (it was $84,000 in 2000)
Roy  $120,400
Washington:  $227,700

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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)

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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: 2614 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 85 to 1.

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

Roy:  1.3% ($1,075)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (11.2 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (45.5 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (938.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: North Yelm, WA (4.7 miles ), Yelm, WA (6.0 miles ), Fort Lewis, WA (7.8 miles ), Nisqually Indian Community, WA (8.6 miles ), DuPont, WA (9.2 miles ), McChord AFB, WA (9.8 miles ), Spanaway, WA (10.5 miles ), Lakewood, WA (11.2 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

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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:  4.39
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Roy:
  • WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; TACOMA, WA)
  • COLUMBIA CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; OLYMPIA, WA)
  • SAINT CLARE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Roy:
  • GRAY AAF (about 5 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; ID: GRF)
  • MCCHORD AFB (about 11 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TCM)
  • OLYMPIA (about 25 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: OLM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Roy:
  • WESTERN AIRPARK (about 6 miles; YELM, WA; ID: 92W)
  • AMERICAN LAKE (about 9 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: W37)
  • SPANAWAY (about 11 miles; SPANAWAY, WA; ID: S44)

Amtrak stations near Roy:
  • 18 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.
  • 19 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)
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • BATES TECHNICAL 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 31 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 31 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
Public elementary/middle school in Roy:
  • ROY ELEMENTARY (Students: 294; Location: 4th & Petersen; Grades: K - 6; Our rating: 44)
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 1999:
This city:  10.8%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.7%
Whole state:  4.6%

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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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
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$682
Judicial and Legal 1$2,032$24,3841$600
Water Supply 1$2,164$25,9680$0
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 3$3,446
Local Libraries 0$0 2$423
Other Government Administration 1$2,412$28,9446$450
Totals for Government 3$6,608$26,43213$5,601


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)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KLAY (1180 AM; 5 kW; LAKEWOOD, WA; Owner: CLAY FRANK HUNTINGTON)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KGHO (920 AM; 5 kW; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: SPENCER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • KVI (570 AM; 5 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)

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.)
  • KVTI (90.9 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K205DD (88.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)

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.)

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