Average household size:
| This town: |  3.1 people | | Washington: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 79.2% | | Whole state: | 66.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.2% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 10.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Prairie, WA
South Prairie compared to Washington state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (54%)
- Wood (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Other fuel (2%)
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Religon statistics for South Prairie
| Name | Catholic Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Assemblies of God | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 29.7% | 9.7% | 8.9% | 7.4% | 4.8% |
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| Congregations | 6.3% | 11.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 5.7% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Charismatic Churches Independent | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 24.7% |
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| Congregations | 6.1% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 6.3% | 48.6% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,580 | $30,960 | 1 | $1,274 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $28 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,131 | $37,572 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $5,711 | $34,266 | 7 | $1,302 |
South Prairie government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $94,000
- Construction - General: $8,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $78,000
Sewerage: $77,000
Water Utilities: $48,000
Financial Administration: $38,000
Fire Protection: $20,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
Central Staff Services: $7,000
Housing & Community Development: $3,000
General - Other: $2,000
General Public Buildings: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $69,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $24,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $28,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $226,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $223,000
Water Utilities: $24,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000
Other, NEC: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $25,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
Rents: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $15,000
Regular Highways: $8,000
Health - Other: $8,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $247,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $86,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $85,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000
All Other: $6,000
General Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $36,000
Total General Sales: $27,000
Public Utilities: $13,000
NEC: $9,000
Other Selective Sales: $7,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $83,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in South Prairie:
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KZIZ (1560 AM; 5 kW; SUMNER, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KLAY (1180 AM; 5 kW; LAKEWOOD, WA; Owner: CLAY FRANK HUNTINGTON)
- KRIZ (1420 AM; 10 kW; RENTON, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in South Prairie:
- 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)
- 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.)
- 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.)
- KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGRG (89.9 FM; AUBURN, WA; Owner: GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
- KJR-FM (95.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KUBE (93.3 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KPLZ-FM (101.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KNHC (89.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
TV broadcast stations around South Prairie:
- KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
- KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KWDK (Channel 56; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
- KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
- KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
- K25CH (Channel 25; NORTH BEND, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- K54GS (Channel 54; PUYALLUP, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $83,000
Total average daily traffic: 6,560
Total average daily truck traffic: 787
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 11,800
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in South Prairie)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: PIPER J-2 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 59 mph), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 19213 , Serial Number: 1613, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 09/18/1947
Registrant (Individual): Robert W Arrell, Po Box 433, South Prairie, WA 98385 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O 470R (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2700P , Serial Number: 18257803, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 07/28/2004
Registrant (Co-Owned): Douglas W Mcconnell, Po Box 316, South Prairie, WA 98385, Other Owners: Toni Mcconnell
Deregistered: Yes
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 10
- Hazardous Condition: 10
- Service Call: 5
- Good Intent Call: 1
Incident types - South Prairie
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for South Prairie, WA
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