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Walla Walla County

Population in July 2007: 413.
Males: 213  (51.8%)
Females: 200  (48.2%)
Median resident age:  33.6 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 99360.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,268 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
Touchet:  $47,268
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $163,790 (it was $90,300 in 2000)
Touchet:  $163,790
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $171,151; Detached houses: $183,659; Mobile homes: $51,563

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Races in Touchet:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.6%)
  • Hispanic (15.7%)
  • Other race (4.3%)
  • American Indian (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Touchet: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.2%), Irish (9.6%), English (9.3%), Dutch (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%), French (3.5%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 443 feet

Land area: 1.21 square miles.

Population density: 340 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Touchet

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Touchet CDP

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 65.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

41 residents are foreign born (8.8% Latin America, 1.5% Asia).

This place:  10.4%
Washington:  10.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Touchet:  1.0% ($907)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (35.4 miles , pop. 54,693).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (263.7 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (826.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Umapine, OR (12.9 miles ), Helix, OR (13.1 miles) , Wallula, WA (16.5 miles) , Garrett, WA (19.8 miles ), College Place, WA (19.8 miles ), Athena, OR (19.9 miles ), Adams, OR (20.2 miles ), Milton-Freewater, OR (20.5 miles ).

Latitude: 46.04 N, Longitude: 118.67 W

Area code: 509

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Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
  • Paper (11%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (34%)
  • Health care (19%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Paper (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Touchet:
  • EASTERN OREGON PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 27 miles; PENDLETON, OR)
  • ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; PENDLETON, OR)
  • LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; PASCO, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Touchet, WA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Touchet:
  • EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 27 miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
  • WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 27 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; ID: ALW)
  • TRI-CITIES (about 35 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Touchet:
  • MARTIN FIELD (about 18 miles; COLLEGE PLACE, WA; ID: S95)
  • LOWER MONUMENTAL STATE (about 37 miles; KAHLOTUS, WA; ID: W09)
  • VISTA FIELD (about 39 miles; KENNEWICK, WA; ID: S98)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Touchet:
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 31 miles; PASCO, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
  • EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 120 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 137 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
Public high school in Touchet:

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Touchet currently has a regulation 9 hole golf course expanding to 18 holes beginning in fall 2006.

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Touchet and their reported violations in the past:

KPS GAS & GROCER (Population served: 104, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-31-1998), St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-30-1998), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
PIERCES GREEN VALLEY RV PARK (Population served: 27, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-31-1998), St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1998)

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  83.7%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  13.4%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.7%
Whole state:  4.6%

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Touchet compared to Washington state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (71%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
  • Wood (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

7.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,761 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.44%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($286 average AGI)
Walla Walla County:  0.16%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Umatilla County, OR  0.83% ($33,132 average AGI)
from Benton County, WA  0.62% ($35,496)
from King County, WA  0.44% ($42,425)


7.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,950 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.57%
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 Umatilla County, OR  0.88% ($29,198 average AGI)
to Benton County, WA  0.79% ($32,910)
to Franklin County, WA  0.53% ($32,092)


Strongest AM radio stations in Touchet:
  • KUJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KONA (610 AM; 5 kW; KENNEWICK-RICHLAND-P, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KUMA (1290 AM; 5 kW; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: ROUND-UP RADIO, INC.)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KALE (960 AM; 5 kW; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KGDC (1320 AM; 1 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: BRIDGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOHU (1360 AM; 4 kW; HERMISTON, OR; Owner: WESTEND RADIO, LLC)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KTEL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: WW2, L.L.C.)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Touchet:
  • KUJ-FM (99.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KOLW (97.9 FM; MILTON-FREEWATER, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRKL (93.3 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KHSS (100.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: TWO HEARTS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KONA-FM (105.3 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KXRX (97.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KNLT (95.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KEYW (98.3 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWWS (89.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KIOK (94.9 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KGTS (91.3 FM; COLLEGE PLACE, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
  • KUMA-FM (107.7 FM; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: ROUND-UP RADIO, INC.)
  • K261CG (100.1 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: NORTHWEST CHICANO RADIO NETWORK)
  • KFAE-FM (89.1 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KUBQ (98.7 FM; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: GRANDE RADIO, INC.)
  • KWHT (103.5 FM; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: KSRV, INC.)
  • KORD-FM (102.7 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOLU (90.1 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: RIVERVIEW BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
  • KEGX (106.5 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KBLD (91.7 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

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