Southern Slopes, Washington

Back to Southern Slopes, WA housing info, Grant County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Population in July 2007: 12,318.

Males: 6,800	(55.2%)
Females: 5,518	(44.8%)

Median resident age:	24.6 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,000 (it was $31,775 in 2000)

Southern Slopes	$38,000
Washington:	$55,591

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $135,900 (it was $100,000 in 2000)

Southern Slopes	$135,900
Washington:	$300,800

Southern Slopes, WA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Southern Slopes:

Hispanic (65.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (57.0%)
Other race (39.2%)
Two or more races (2.5%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Southern Slopes: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 60 feet

Land area: 635.5 square miles.

Population density: 19 people per square mile

(very low).

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

Recent Home Sales
Address:
City	State	Zip
Min Price (optional)	Max Price (optional)
Prioritization: Sale Date Distance

For population 25 years and over in Southern Slopes

High school or higher: 46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 16.1%
Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Southern Slopes CCD

Never married: 27.9%
Now married: 64.9%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 3.1%
Divorced: 4.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.2%
Washington:	10.4%

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

Southern Slopes:	1.0% ($1,032)
Washington:	1.1% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (56.7 miles , pop. 54,693).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (177.5 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (884.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Royal City, WA (8.5 miles ), Mattawa, WA (14.1 miles ), Desert Aire, WA (17.1 miles ), George, WA (20.9 miles ), Federal Reservation, WA (21.3 miles) , Vantage, WA (21.4 miles) , Quincy, WA (30.7 miles ), Cascade Valley, WA (35.2 miles ).

Latitude: 46.81 N, Longitude: 119.71 W

12 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Southern Slopes household income distribution

Southern Slopes home values distribution

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (69%)
Utilities (5%)
Construction (3%)
Educational services (3%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (2%)
Food (2%)
Food and beverage stores (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (7%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
Health care (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (51%)
Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
Construction laborers (3%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (2%)

Most common occupations for females

Agricultural workers including supervisors (35%)
Child care workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Southern Slopes:

QUINCY VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; QUINCY, WA)
COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; EPHRATA, WA)
SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; SUNNYSIDE, WA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Southern Slopes:

GRANT CO INTL (about 39 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID: MWH)
PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 52 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; ID: EAT)
TRI-CITIES (about 57 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Southern Slopes:

DESERT AIRE (about 17 miles; MATTAWA, WA; ID: M94)
QUINCY MUNI (about 28 miles; QUINCY, WA; ID: 80T)
EPHRATA MUNI (about 37 miles; EPHRATA, WA; ID: EPH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southern Slopes:

CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,420)
WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 63 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 127 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 143 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 151 miles; DES MOINES, WA; FT enrollment: 4,288)

Click to draw/clear place borders

Notable locations in Southern Slopes: Low Gap Pumping Station (A), Jericho Substation (B), Vantage Substation (C), Chadbourne Ranch (D), Schrum Ranch (E), Sand Hollow Pumping Station (F), Royal Substation (G), Royal Camp (H), Rasor Ranch (I), Frenchman Hills Pumping Plant (J), Haven (K), Watermaster Headquarters (L). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Pleasant Valley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Saddle Mountain Lake (A), Corral Lake (B), Upper Goose Lake (C), Blythe Lake (D), Red Rock Lake (E), Chukar Lake (F), Falcon Lake (G), Heron Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Frenchman Hills Wasteway (A), Lower Crab Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Southern Slopes include: Wahluke Slope Habitat Management Area (1), Seep Lakes Habitat Management Area (2), Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge (3), Potholes State Park (4), Priest Rapids Wildlife Recreation Area (5), Columbia National Wildlife Refuge (6), Crab Creek Habitat Management Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	3.9 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	47.0%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.0%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	22.0%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	8.8%
Whole state:	4.6%

Southern Slopes compared to Washington 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 significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Back to the top

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,980 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.61%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($149 average AGI)
Grant County: 0.05%
Washington average: 0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from King County, WA	0.72% ($38,412 average AGI)
from Spokane County, WA	0.51% ($26,556)
from Adams County, WA	0.41% ($29,634)

6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
Washington average:	7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Spokane County, WA	0.71% ($31,086 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.47% ($30,026)
to Benton County, WA	0.41% ($34,910)

Strongest AM radio stations in Southern Slopes:

KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KZTS (1210 AM; 10 kW; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KYAK (930 AM; 10 kW; YAKIMA, WA)
KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBSN (1470 AM; 5 kW; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: KSEM, INC.)
KZXR (1310 AM; 5 kW; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
KPQ (560 AM; 5 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING CO.)
KWIQ (1020 AM; 3 kW; MOSES LAKE NORTH, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KONA (610 AM; 5 kW; KENNEWICK-RICHLAND-P, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KALE (960 AM; 5 kW; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Southern Slopes:

KRCW (96.3 FM; ROYAL CITY, WA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
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)
KNWR (90.7 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
KPQ-FM (102.1 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMLW (88.3 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
KWWW-FM (96.7 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC..)
KZML (95.9 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KFFM (107.3 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXDD (104.1 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KZLN-FM (97.5 FM; OTHELLO, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC)
KXLE-FM (95.3 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: KXLE, INC.)
KLWS (91.5 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
KULE-FM (92.3 FM; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Back to Southern Slopes, WA housing info, Grant County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.