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Yakima County

Population in July 2007: 778.
Males: 425  (54.7%)
Females: 353  (45.3%)

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

Zip codes: 98948.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $52,973 (it was $32,143 in 2000)
Satus:

$52,973
Washington:

$56,548
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,584

Satus CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $137,615 (it was $70,900 in 2000)
Satus:

$137,615
Washington:

$287,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $270,318; Detached houses: $315,984; Townhouses or other attached units: $90,971; In 2-unit structures: $74,431; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,943; Mobile homes: $185,251

Median gross rent in 2009: $900.

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  • White alone - 319 (46.7%)
  • American Indian alone - 298 (43.6%)
  • Hispanic - 51 (7.5%)
  • Two or more races - 15 (2.2%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Satus: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (6.6%), Italian (3.8%), English (2.4%), Irish (2.3%), Dutch (1.5%), United States (1.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 68.6 square miles.

Population density: 11 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Satus:

  • High school or higher: 68.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 10.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Satus CDP:

  • Never married: 32.7%
  • Now married: 51.0%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 1.3%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

73 residents are foreign born (8.8% Latin America).

This place:  9.8%
Washington:  10.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $740 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $588 (0.9%)
Satus satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yakima, WA (31.6 miles , pop. 71,845).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (131.2 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (845.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Mabton, WA (2.5 miles ), Sunnyside, WA (2.8 miles ), Granger, WA (2.8 miles ), Grandview, WA (3.2 miles ), Zillah, WA (3.6 miles ), Toppenish, WA (3.7 miles ), Prosser, WA (4.1 miles ), Northwest Benton, WA (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 46.24 N, Longitude: 120.12 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 509

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

10.0%
Washington:

8.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (48%)
  • Public administration (19%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (9%)
  • Information (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Manufacturing (1%)
  • Educational services (38%)
  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Other services, except public administration (18%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (15%)
  • Manufacturing (2%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (25%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Customer service representatives (8%)
  • Life and physical scientists (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

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Average climate in Satus, Washington

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Earthquake activity:

Satus-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 18% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/8/2006 at 02:48:26, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.5 MD, Depth: 2.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from Satus center
On 6/29/2002 at 14:36:04, a magnitude 4.5 (4.0 MB, 4.5 MD, Depth: 3.9 mi) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/9/1998 at 16:43:08, a magnitude 4.0 (3.7 MB, 4.0 MD, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 28.4 miles away from Satus center
On 7/14/2008 at 18:45:55, a magnitude 4.2 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.2 MD, Depth: 13.0 mi) earthquake occurred 86.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Yakima County (17) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Fires: 6, Storms: 4, Heavy Rains: 2, Mudslides: 2, Snows: 2, Floods: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Landslide: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Satus:

  • SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; SUNNYSIDE, WA)
  • TOPPENISH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; TOPPENISH, WA)
  • YAKIMA REGIONAL MEDICAL AND CARDIAC CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; YAKIMA, WA)

Amtrak station near Satus:

  • 9 miles: SUNNYSIDE (OUTPOST TEXACO, EXIT 69, I-82) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Satus:

  • Yakima Valley Community College (about 31 miles; Yakima, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,757)
  • Columbia Basin College (about 48 miles; Pasco, WA; FT enrollment: 3,351)
  • Central Washington University (about 57 miles; Ellensburg, WA; FT enrollment: 9,652)
  • Wenatchee Valley College (about 83 miles; Wenatchee, WA; FT enrollment: 2,169)
  • Walla Walla Community College (about 89 miles; Walla Walla, WA; FT enrollment: 2,727)
  • Eastern Oregon University (about 114 miles; La Grande, OR; FT enrollment: 2,178)
  • Mt Hood Community College (about 121 miles; Gresham, OR; FT enrollment: 4,091)

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Notable locations in Satus: Satus Number 3 Pumping Station (A), Empire (B), Satus Longhouse (C), Yakima County Fire District 5 Station 16 Satus (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Satus: Indian Shaker Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Round Lake (A), Cockleburr Lake (B), Slaughterhouse Lake (C), Warren Lake (D), Horseshoe Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Toppenish Creek (A), Satus Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Satus: Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Yakima County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2006 was 27.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.
City:

27.4
U.S.:

25.4


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.6%
(30.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 9.7% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 93.8% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  3.5 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  84.0%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Satus, WA


42 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Satus compared to Washington state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above 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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Satus travel time to work - commute
Satus mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (61%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Wood (10%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Yakima County Washington:
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Religion statistics for Satus (based on Yakima County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.92%
Here38.9%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchAssemblies of GodPresbyterian Church (USA)Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents47.7%6.2%5.2%4.3%4.0%
Congregations7.2%7.2%8.9%3.8%5.5%
NameChurch of the NazareneUnited Methodist ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther
Adherents3.6%3.4%2.7%2.2%20.7%
Congregations5.1%4.6%5.9%2.5%49.4%
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: 52
Yakima County:

2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 7
This county:

0.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 23
Yakima County:

0.99 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 80
Yakima County:

3.45 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 120
Here:

5.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.26 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.2%
Washington:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Yakima County:

29.2%
Washington:

25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

17.6%
State:

13.9%

4.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,982 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.00%
Washington average:

7.86%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($548 average AGI)
Yakima County:

0.05%
Washington average:

0.26%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from King County, WA  0.41% ($38,287 average AGI)
from Benton County, WA  0.35% ($32,261)
from Kittitas County, WA  0.23% ($39,665)


4.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,023 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.78%
Washington average:

7.07%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($459 average AGI)
Yakima County:

0.05%
Washington average:

0.16%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to King County, WA  0.61% ($29,496 average AGI)
to Benton County, WA  0.50% ($31,588)
to Spokane County, WA  0.21% ($32,291)

Strongest AM radio stations in Satus:

  • KZTS (1210 AM; 10 kW; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KZXR (1310 AM; 5 kW; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
  • KYAK (930 AM; 10 kW; YAKIMA, WA)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KYXE (1020 AM; 5 kW; SELAH, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUTI (1460 AM; 5 kW; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KBBO (1390 AM; 5 kW; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KIT (1280 AM; 5 kW; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KJOX (980 AM; 5 kW; SELAH, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Satus:

  • KLES (98.7 FM; MABTON, WA; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
  • KZTB (96.7 FM; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K204DH (88.7 FM; HANFORD, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KARY-FM (100.9 FM; GRANDVIEW, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KXDD (104.1 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KMNA (101.7 FM; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
  • KFFM (107.3 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K201AS (88.1 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: WEST VALLEY TRANSLATOR ASSOCIATION)
  • KYPL (91.1 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: GROWING CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION)
  • KDBL (92.9 FM; TOPPENISH, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K218CX (91.5 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KHHK (99.7 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KSOH (89.5 FM; WAPATO, WA; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
  • KDNA (91.9 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NORTHWEST COMMUNITIES EDUC., CENTER)
  • KATS (94.5 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KNWY (90.3 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KRCW (96.3 FM; ROYAL CITY, WA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KYYT (102.3 FM; GOLDENDALE, WA; Owner: HAYSTACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMCQ (104.5 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: MID-COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KONA-FM (105.3 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • W Satus Rd & Foster Rd 4 1/2 Mi S (Lat: 46.267639 Lon: -120.187833), Call Sign: KNFG862
    Assigned Frequencies: 152.960 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/22/1997, Expiration Date: 05/26/2002, Cancellation Date: 09/29/2002
    Registrant: R A Rasmussen & Son Inc, Granger, WA 98932, Phone: (509) 854-1365



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$176,435
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$130,610
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$129,760
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0027.02

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