Valleyford, Washington
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| Males: 1,234 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 1,217 |  (49.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 39.6 years |
| Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip code: 99023
| Valleyford: | $85,735 |
| WA: | $78,687 |
Estimated per capita income in 2019: $40,951 (it was $24,215 in 2000)
Valleyford CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $452,043 (it was $192,300 in 2000)
| Valleyford: | $452,043 |
| WA: | $387,600 |
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $295,247; detached houses: $307,562; townhouses or other attached units: $325,809; in 2-unit structures: $198,860; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $198,883; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $328,891; mobile homes: $143,197; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $99,222
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Valleyford, WA
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- 2,19097.3%White alone
- 241.1%Two or more races
- 140.6%American Indian alone
- 140.6%Hispanic
- 70.3%Asian alone
- 10.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 10.04%Other race alone
Races in Valleyford detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Elevation: 2480 feet
Land area: 78.8 square miles.
Population density: 31 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Valleyford CCD: | 1.2% ($2,229) |
| Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane Valley, WA (9.1 miles 
, pop. 89,755).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (231.5 miles , pop. 480,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (932.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Opportunity, WA (2.7 miles ),
), Veradale, WA (2.7 miles ),
), Dishman, WA (2.9 miles ),
), Green Acres, WA (2.9 miles ),
), Spokane Valley, WA (3.0 miles ),
), Liberty Lake, WA (3.1 miles ),
), Millwood, WA (3.2 miles )
)Latitude: 47.54 N, Longitude: 117.20 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 509
| Here: | 6.7% |
| Washington: | 5.9% |
- Construction (14.8%)
- Health care (11.6%)
- Educational services (9.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.8%)
- Finance & insurance (6.7%)
- Public administration (3.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.4%)
- Construction (25.1%)
- Health care (8.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.2%)
- Educational services (6.4%)
- Computer & electronic products (4.0%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (3.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.4%)
- Health care (15.9%)
- Finance & insurance (13.5%)
- Educational services (12.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.5%)
- Public administration (8.3%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (5.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.4%)
- Financial managers (4.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (12.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.7%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (5.0%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5.0%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.7%)
- Financial managers (8.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.0%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5.2%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.0%)
- Accountants and auditors (3.0%)
- Health technologists and technicians (2.8%)
Average climate in Valleyford, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 92.4. This is worse than average.
| City: | 92.4 |
| U.S.: | 74.2 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2002 was 1.13. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.13 |
| U.S.: | 0.27 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 24.8. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 24.8 |
| U.S.: | 19.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 9.54. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 9.54 |
| U.S.: | 8.46 |
Earthquake activity:
Valleyford-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 979% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 290.5 miles away from Valleyford center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 375.6 miles away from Valleyford center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 248.8 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 254.0 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi) earthquake occurred 260.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 240.5 miles away from Valleyford center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Spokane County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 5, Fires: 3, Landslides: 3, Mudslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Snows: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Valleyford:
- FMC VALLEY DIALYSIS UNIT (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
- MISSION GOOD SAMARITAN (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
- VALLEY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
- FAMILY HOME CARE AND HOSPICE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
- GENTIVA HEALTH SVS /SPOKANE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
- WATERFORD ON SOUTH HILL HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
- TOUCHMARK ON SOUTH HILL NURSING (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
Amtrak station near Valleyford:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Valleyford:
- Spokane Community College (about 12 miles; Spokane, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)
- Gonzaga University (about 13 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 6,780)
- Spokane Falls Community College (about 16 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 6,052)
- Whitworth University (about 18 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 2,689)
- Eastern Washington University (about 19 miles; Cheney, WA; FT enrollment: 11,643)
- North Idaho College (about 21 miles; Coeur d'Alene, ID; FT enrollment: 4,684)
- Washington State University (about 57 miles; Pullman, WA; FT enrollment: 25,055)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Valleyford: Lockwood (A), Mica Peak (B), Sharon (C), Excelsior (D), Spokane County Fire District 8 Station 85 (E), Spokane County Fire District 8 Station 82 (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mica Cemetery (1), Mica Creek Cemetery (2), Mica Peak Cemetery (3), Evergreen Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Olson Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Valleyford: Valleyford County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.8 people |
| Washington: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 82.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This place: | 0.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Valleyford:
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 68.1%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 2.9%
- Divorced: 10.2%
For population 25 years and over in Valleyford:
- High school or higher: 92.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.2 |
| Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Valleyford, WA (based on Spokane County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 61,575 | 27 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 58,417 | 217 |
| Other | 29,621 | 84 |
| Mainline Protestant | 23,240 | 81 |
| Orthodox | 754 | 3 |
| Black Protestant | 682 | 4 |
| None | 296,932 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 82
| Spokane County: | 1.80 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 8
| Spokane County: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 28
| Spokane County: | 0.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 118
| This county: | 2.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 281
| Here: | 6.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Spokane County: | 8.2% |
| Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Spokane County: | 27.2% |
| Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 9.7% |
| Washington: | 13.9% |
5.85% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($51,828 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.85% |
| Washington average: | 7.39% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($594 average AGI)
Spokane County: 0.07% Washington average: 0.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
| from Kootenai County, ID |  0.44% ($46,410 average AGI) |
| from King County, WA | 0.42% ($61,472) |
| from Stevens County, WA | 0.27% ($41,795) |
4.84% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($49,623 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.84% |
| Washington average: | 6.40% |
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($852 average AGI)
Spokane County: 0.09% Washington average: 0.13%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
| to King County, WA | 0.41% ($50,372 average AGI) |
| to Kootenai County, ID | 0.39% ($54,189) |
| to Stevens County, WA | 0.25% ($44,922) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Valleyford:
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
- KJRB (790 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KDRK (1050 AM; 5 kW; DISHMAN, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTRW (970 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KTRW, LLC)
- KMBI (1330 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- KAQQ (1280 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA)
- KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
- KXLI (630 AM; 1 kW; OPPORTUNITY, WA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
- KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
- KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Valleyford:
- KISC (98.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KZBD (105.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- 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)
- KZZU-FM (92.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: QUEENB)
- 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)
- KEWU-FM (89.5 FM; CHENEY, WA; Owner: EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY)
- KKZX (98.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KYWL (103.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KCDA (103.1 FM; POST FALLS, ID; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KICR (102.3 FM; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KAGU (88.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: GONZAGA UNIVERSITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION)
- KEZE (96.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
- KXLY-FM (99.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- K262AG (100.3 FM; SPOKANE, ETC., WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- KHTQ (94.5 FM; HAYDEN, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Valleyford:
- KREM-TV (Channel 2; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- 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.)
- KHBA-LP (Channel 52; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- K59BW (Channel 59; BONNERS FERRY, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
- K14IF (Channel 14; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- KQUP-LP (Channel 47; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; Owner: PULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
2- 5 Mi Nw (Lat: 47.568500 Lon: -117.346028), Type: Building, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: KAL296,
Assigned Frequencies: 151.490 MHz, Grant Date: 09/29/2011, Expiration Date: 09/29/2021, Registrant: Gillespie, Prudhon & Associates, Clackamas, OR 97015, Phone: (503) 657-0424, Fax: (503) 657-0361, Email: - Weger Rd 3 1/2 Mi W (Lat: 47.537944 Lon: -117.315472), Call Sign: KNFU577, Licensee ID: L00108583,
Assigned Frequencies: 151.535 MHz, Grant Date: 10/30/1997, Expiration Date: 12/15/2002, Cancellation Date: 12/12/2002, Registrant: Gordon Schoedel, Valleyford, WA 99036
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Valleyford)FAA Registered Aircraft:
15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Valleyford)2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Valleyford, WA
- 10665.8%Outside Fires
- 3018.6%Structure Fires
- 169.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 95.6%Other
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 9. The highest number of fire incidents - 37 took place in 2005, and the least - 2 in 2011. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (65.8%), and Structure Fires (18.6%).
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 34.2%Electricity
- 27.9%Utility gas
- 14.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.5%Wood
- 7.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.9%Other fuel
- 0.7%Coal or coke
- 84.1%Electricity
- 15.9%Wood
Valleyford compared to Washington state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly 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.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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