Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Washington: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 69.2% | | Whole state: | 66.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 14.5% | | Whole state: | 10.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tekoa, WA
52 people in nursing homes
Tekoa compared to Washington state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Tekoa (2009 data):
- AmericanWest Bank: Tekoa Financial Center at 147 North Broadway, branch established on 1985-09-23. Info updated 2009-03-26: Bank assets: $1,904.2 mil, Deposits: $1,573.7 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 66 total offices, Holding Company: Americanwest Bancorporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (48%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Wood (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Tekoa
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.46%
| Here | | 33.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Charismatic Churches Independent |
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| Adherents | 31.0% | 11.0% | 8.5% | 7.8% | 6.6% |
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| Congregations | 14.5% | 7.2% | 10.1% | 5.8% | 1.4% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | United Church of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Southern Baptist Convention | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.6% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 18.8% |
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| Congregations | 7.2% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 2.9% | 39.1% |
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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 | $2,705 | $32,460 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,898 | $22,776 | 7 | $40 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,097 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,363 | $28,356 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,363 | $28,356 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $9,329 | $27,987 | 8 | $1,137 |
Tekoa government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $199,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $107,000
Solid Waste Management: $80,000
All Other: $4,000
Parks & Recreation: $0
- Current Operations - General - Other: $130,000
Police Protection: $90,000
Water Utilities: $90,000
Regular Highways: $84,000
Solid Waste Management: $70,000
Financial Administration: $61,000
Sewerage: $61,000
Libraries: $31,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $59,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $201,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $180,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $13,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $194,000
Other, NEC: $150,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $17,000
Water Utilities: $7,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $17,000
General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
Rents: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $111,000
Fire Protection: $3,000
Police Protection: $2,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $210,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $111,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $27,000
- State Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $83,000
Highways: $18,000
Housing & Community Development: $10,000
General Support: $7,000
All Other: $2,000
- Tax - Public Utilities: $63,000
Total General Sales: $49,000
NEC: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $342,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000
13.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,185 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 13.88% | | Washington average: | 7.86% |
1.43% of residents moved from foreign countries ($489 average AGI)| Whitman County: | 1.43% | | Washington average: | 0.26% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
14.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,516 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 14.93% | | Washington average: | 7.07% |
0.33% of residents moved to foreign countries ($344 average AGI)| Whitman County: | 0.33% | | Washington average: | 0.16% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Tekoa:
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
- KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
- KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
- KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
- KJRB (790 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTRW (970 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KTRW, LLC)
- KDRK (1050 AM; 5 kW; DISHMAN, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KAQQ (1280 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA)
- KMBI (1330 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tekoa:
- KIXZ-FM (96.1 FM; OPPORTUNITY, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDRK-FM (93.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KPBX-FM (91.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- KMBI-FM (107.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- KCDA (103.1 FM; POST FALLS, ID; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KISC (98.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KZZU-FM (92.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: QUEENB)
- KZBD (105.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KEYF-FM (101.1 FM; CHENEY, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSFC (91.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO)
- KEEH (104.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: UPPER COLUMBIA MEDIA ASSOCIATION)
- KKZX (98.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KICR (102.3 FM; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KHTR (104.3 FM; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
- KEWU-FM (89.5 FM; CHENEY, WA; Owner: EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY)
- KXLY-FM (99.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- KHTQ (94.5 FM; HAYDEN, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
- KYWL (103.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRAO-FM (102.5 FM; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
- KAGU (88.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: GONZAGA UNIVERSITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Tekoa:
- KREM-TV (Channel 2; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K59BW (Channel 59; BONNERS FERRY, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
- KHQ-TV (Channel 6; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KHQ, INCORPORATED)
- KAYU-TV (Channel 28; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: MOUNTAIN LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSPS-TV (Channel 7; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT #81)
- K09FZ (Channel 9; SPOKANE, ETC., WA; Owner: SPOKANE TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSKN (Channel 22; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KSKN TELEVISION, INC.)
- KGPX (Channel 34; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: PAXSON SPOKANE LICENSE, INC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 39 meters (128ft)
Total costs: $123,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,059
Total average daily truck traffic: 476
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5- Tekoa Mt 3 Mi Nw, Call Sign: KNHB417, Licensee ID: L00105197
Assigned Frequencies : 461.250 MHz
Grant Date: 05/08/2003, Expiration Date: 07/26/2013
Registrant: James G Pittmann, 1601 Waterman Rd, Rosalia, WA 99170, Phone: (509) 523-4863 - Tekoa Butte 1 1/2 Mi Nw Us Post Office, Call Sign: KNDE927, Licensee ID: L00558877
Assigned Frequencies : 451.725 MHz
Grant Date: 08/16/2002, Expiration Date: 08/20/2012
Registrant: Fred Zimmerman Farms Inc, 32801 Sr 27, Oakesdale, WA 99158 - 3 Mi Wnw Of Us Post Office On Lone Pine Rd, Call Sign: KNFU552
Assigned Frequencies : 151.550 MHz
Grant Date: 04/23/2002, Expiration Date: 06/17/2012, Certifier: Michael Mc Hargue
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - 3 1/2 Mi Wnw Us Post Office On Lone Pine Rd, Call Sign: KNFU553, Licensee ID: L00103883
Assigned Frequencies : 151.520 MHz
Grant Date: 05/10/2002, Expiration Date: 06/17/2012
Registrant: Charlie M Mc Hargue, 4492 Lone Pine Road, Tekoa, WA 99033, Phone: (509) 284-7562 - 2.46 Mi Nnw, Call Sign: KNAA284
Assigned Frequencies : 451.400 MHz
Grant Date: 04/21/2001, Expiration Date: 06/30/2011
Registrant: Verizon Northwest Inc., Irving, TX 75015-2092, Phone: (972) 718-4599, Fax: (972) 719-7242, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5- TEKOA MTN, 2.46 Mi Nnw Of, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 39 m, Call Sign: WPJA810
Assigned Frequencies : 10715.0 MHz, 11215.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Northwest Inc., Irving, TX 75015-2092, Phone: (972) 718-4599, Fax: (972) 719-7242, Email:
- TEKOA, S 143 Crosby, Structure height: 21.3 m, Overall height: 22.6 m, Call Sign: WPJA811
Assigned Frequencies : 11215.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Northwest Inc., Irving, TX 75015-2092, Phone: (972) 718-4599, Fax: (972) 719-7242, Email:
- TEKOA, 2.2 Miles North Of, Overall height: 25.6 m, Call Sign: KOY67, Licensee ID: L00015792
Assigned Frequencies : 4190.00 MHz, 4190.00 MHz
Grant Date: 07/24/1995, Expiration Date: 02/01/2000, Cancelation Date: 11/12/1999
Registrant: At&t Corp, 1200 Peachtree St 15w24, Atlanta, GA 30309 - TEKOA, 2.2 Mi N Of, Overall height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WBB352
6034.15 MHz, 6034.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz
Grant Date: 02/01/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: David A Christman
Registrant: Bryan Cave LLP, 700 13th Street Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 508-6041, Fax: (202) 508-6200, Email:
- WILLOW CREEK, 5.6 Mi Sse Of, Structure height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WGW397
Assigned Frequencies : 10835.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 10835.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Northwest Inc., Irving, TX 75015-2092, Phone: (972) 718-4599, Fax: (972) 719-7242, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- 2 Mile North Of Tekoa Butte, Call Sign: KNKJ547, Licensee ID: L00001352
Assigned Frequencies : 454.400 MHz
Grant Date: 05/24/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009
Registrant: Thompson Communications, Inc., Spokane, WA 99213
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: N7EVQ, Previous Call Sign: KA7UMF
Grant Date: 03/11/1999, Expiration Date: 03/11/2009
Registrant: Arthur C Todd, Box 516, Tekoa, WA 99033 - Call Sign: KE7VWL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01430811
Grant Date: 09/12/2008, Expiration Date: 09/12/2018, Certifier: Nick Vietri
Registrant: Nick Vietri, Tekoa, WA 99033
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 11 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Tekoa)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 23
- Hazardous Condition: 3
- Good Intent Call: 1
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Tekoa, WA
Tekoa on our top lists:
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
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