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King County

Population in 2010: 1,553. Population change since 2000: -22.0%
Males: 806  (51.9%)
Females: 747  (48.1%)

Median resident age:  28.2 years
Washington median age:  46.6 years

Zip codes: 98801.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $37,715 (it was $29,741 in 2000)
South Wenatchee:

$37,715
Washington:

$56,548
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $15,366

South Wenatchee CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $139,350 (it was $101,900 in 2000)
South Wenatchee:

$139,350
Washington:

$287,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $174,423; Detached houses: $196,706; Townhouses or other attached units: $117,681; In 2-unit structures: $117,906; Mobile homes: $154,130; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $175,063

Median gross rent in 2009: $598.

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South Wenatchee races chart
  • Hispanic - 973 (62.7%)
  • White alone - 533 (34.3%)
  • Two or more races - 18 (1.2%)
  • Asian alone - 12 (0.8%)
  • American Indian alone - 10 (0.6%)
  • Other race alone - 5 (0.3%)
  • Black alone - 2 (0.1%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in South Wenatchee: 110.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (17.4%), United States (8.5%), English (8.1%), Irish (5.7%), French (4.0%), Norwegian (3.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 1.81 square miles.

Population density: 856 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in South Wenatchee:

  • High school or higher: 66.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 15.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Wenatchee CDP:

  • Never married: 26.3%
  • Now married: 52.0%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 15.9%

486 residents are foreign born (24.4% Latin America).

This place:  24.4%
Washington:  10.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $938 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,103 (1.3%)
South Wenatchee satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yakima, WA (56.1 miles , pop. 71,845).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (88.8 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (925.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: East Wenatchee Bench, WA (1.4 miles ), East Wenatchee, WA (1.5 miles ), Wenatchee, WA (1.6 miles ), West Wenatchee, WA (2.0 miles ), Malaga, WA (2.1 miles ), Sunnyslope, WA (2.5 miles ), Rock Island, WA (2.7 miles ), Cashmere, WA (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 47.39 N, Longitude: 120.29 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 509

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

7.4%
Washington:

8.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
  • Manufacturing (19%)
  • Other services, except public administration (15%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Wholesale trade (5%)
  • Wholesale trade (27%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Other services, except public administration (11%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

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Average climate in South Wenatchee, Washington

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Earthquake activity:

South Wenatchee-area historical earthquake activity is below Washington state average. It is 71% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from South Wenatchee center
On 1/29/1995 at 03:11:22, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MW, 5.0 MD, Depth: 10.7 mi) earthquake occurred 97.0 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 72.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1997 at 14:23:12, a magnitude 4.6 (3.9 MB, 4.6 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 70.8 miles away from South Wenatchee center
On 6/18/1994 at 07:01:07, a magnitude 4.3 (3.9 MB, 4.2 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.3 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 King County (26) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 25
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 16, Storms: 15, Mudslides: 8, Landslides: 6, Winter Storms: 5, Heavy Rains: 2, Winds: 2, Earthquakes: 2, Floods: 2, Snow: 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 South Wenatchee:

  • WENATCHEE VALLEY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; WENATCHEE, WA)
  • KITTITAS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; ELLENSBURG, WA)
  • LAKE CHELAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 36 miles away; CHELAN, WA)

Amtrak station near South Wenatchee:

  • 3 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 South Wenatchee:

  • Wenatchee Valley College (about 4 miles; Wenatchee, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,169)
  • Central Washington University (about 30 miles; Ellensburg, WA; FT enrollment: 9,652)
  • Yakima Valley Community College (about 57 miles; Yakima, WA; FT enrollment: 2,757)
  • Bellevue College (about 88 miles; Bellevue, WA; FT enrollment: 6,870)
  • Green River Community College (about 89 miles; Auburn, WA; FT enrollment: 5,056)
  • University of Washington-Bothell Campus (about 93 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 2,021)
  • Highline Community College (about 95 miles; Des Moines, WA; FT enrollment: 3,722)

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Notable locations in South Wenatchee: Lincoln Park Landfill (A), South Wenatchee Avenue Landfill (B), Chelan County Fire District 1 Station 13 South Wenatchee / Appleyard (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Squilchuck Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
King County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2003 was 19.7. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 1.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

19.7
U.S.:

24.6


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 0.9%
(3.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  3.4 people
Washington:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  75.7%
Whole state:  65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.7%
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: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Wenatchee, WA


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South Wenatchee compared to Washington state average:

  • Median household income below 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.
  • 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 (%)


South Wenatchee travel time to work - commute
South Wenatchee mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (89%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


2008 Presidential Election results in King County Washington:
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Religion statistics for South Wenatchee (based on King County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.26%
Here37.3%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaJewishPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents43.3%6.3%5.5%5.0%4.2%
Congregations5.9%9.7%6.2%1.9%5.5%
NameAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal Church Charismatic Churches IndependentOther
Adherents3.8%2.9%2.8%2.7%23.6%
Congregations5.6%4.6%3.6%0.7%56.4%
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: 439
King County:

2.37 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 29
This county:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 220
King County:

1.19 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 399
King County:

2.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 2,027
Here:

10.95 / 10,000 pop.
State:

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

6.7%
Washington:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
King County:

20.5%
Washington:

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

14.6%
State:

13.9%

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.07%
Washington average:

7.86%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,154 average AGI)
King County:

0.27%
Washington average:

0.26%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Snohomish County, WA  0.95% ($45,723 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA  0.78% ($40,128)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.20% ($65,600)


6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.45%
Washington average:

7.07%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,377 average AGI)
King County:

0.16%
Washington average:

0.16%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Snohomish County, WA  1.31% ($49,721 average AGI)
to Pierce County, WA  0.97% ($46,071)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.15% ($51,775)

Strongest AM radio stations in South Wenatchee:

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

Strongest FM radio stations in South Wenatchee:

  • KPLW (89.9 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: GROWING CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION)
  • KPQ-FM (102.1 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KNWR (90.7 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KKRV (104.7 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • K221BI (92.1 FM; EAST WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: JOHN BYERS)
  • K265BD (100.9 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: SUSAN J. SMITH)
  • K280BZ (103.9 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: JOHN BOTTS)
  • KAAP (99.5 FM; ROCK ISLAND, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
  • KYSN (97.7 FM; EAST WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KZPH (106.7 FM; CASHMERE, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, 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.)

TV broadcast stations around South Wenatchee:

  • K24EX (Channel 24; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K09CL (Channel 9; ROCK ISLAND, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K11CS (Channel 11; ROCK ISLAND, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KWCC-LP (Channel 47; WENATCHEE, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K13CQ (Channel 13; ROCK ISLAND, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K09FF (Channel 9; SQUILCHUCK STATE PAR, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K11FJ (Channel 11; SQUILCHUCK STATE PAR, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K13EZ (Channel 13; SQUILCHUCK STATE PAR, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K34EM (Channel 34; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K08CG (Channel 8; MALAGA, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K10CM (Channel 10; MALAGA, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K12CF (Channel 12; MALAGA, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K14BF (Channel 14; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING CO.)
  • K57BA (Channel 57; BAKER FLATS AREA, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K59BF (Channel 59; BAKER FLATS AREA, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K51DR (Channel 51; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K53DN (Channel 53; EAST WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • K55FO (Channel 55; EAST WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED26$175,36716$135,721111$153,8608$95,9281$775,33010$86,8977$84,091
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$154,7604$128,46016$151,6831$115,5400$01$169,6601$83,310
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$151,6605$97,54050$158,5922$57,7700$01$236,5507$98,426
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$225,3001$45,00021$176,6392$74,4900$03$107,2272$172,090
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$85,4401$128,9207$153,5011$126,4800$01$47,4302$180,605
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9611.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$171,7907$180,953
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$248,710
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$174,5202$199,155
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9611.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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