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Notable locations in Vashon Island: Camp Sealth (A), Vashon Water Treatment Plant (B), Ober Park Park and Ride (C), Valley Center Park and Ride (D), Tahlequah Ferry Landing (E), Paradise Cove (F), Quartermaster (G), Sandy Beach (H), Sunset Beach (I), Sylvan Beach (J), Vashon Center (K), Quartermaster Marina (L), Gold Beach (M), Vashon Golf and Country Club (N), Camp Burton (O), Quartermaster Heights (P), Racoma (Q), Harbor Heights (R), Kingsbury Beach (S), Fir Ridge (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Vashon Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Vashon Island include: Bethel Church (A), Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit (B), Vashon Presbyterian Church (C), Havurate Ee Shalom (D), Vashon Lutheran Church (E), Vashon United Methodist Church (F), Saint John Vianney Catholic Church (G), Vashon Island Community Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Penbrock Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Rabbs Lagoon (A), Frenchmans Pond (B), Matsuda Reservoir (C), Wildwood Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Green Valley Creek (A), Christensen Creek (B), Judd Creek (C), Tahlequah Creek (D), Shingle Mill Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Vashon Island include: Nike Site Park (1), Agren Memorial Park (2), Northeast Vashon Park (3), Ober Park (4), Burton Acres Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Northilla Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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King County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.6. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.274. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 11.3 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.46. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.3 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 18.2. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 16.9. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.12. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.1 miles away from the city center.
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.4 people | | Washington: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 58.3% | | Whole state: | 66.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 10.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vashon Island, WA
28 people in nursing homes
12 people in other group homes
Vashon Island compared to Washington 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 significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with branches in Vashon Island (2011 data):
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Vashon Island at 9922 S W 178th Street, branch established on 1916/01/01. Info updated 2011/11/10: Bank assets: $1,811,678.0 mil, Deposits: $1,190,738.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5577 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (41%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Wood (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Religion statistics for Vashon Island (based on King County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.26%
| Here |  | 37.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Jewish | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 43.3% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 4.2% |
| Congregations | 5.9% | 9.7% | 6.2% | 1.9% | 5.5% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church | Episcopal Church | Charismatic Churches Independent | Other |
| Adherents | 3.8% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 23.6% |
| Congregations | 5.6% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 56.4% |
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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.
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Vashon Island:
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, 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)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KVI (570 AM; 5 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KKMO (1360 AM; 5 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KRIZ (1420 AM; 10 kW; RENTON, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Vashon Island:
- KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
- KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
- KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
- KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KRWM (106.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: SEASCAPE RADIO, INC.)
- KBTC-FM (91.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
- K205DD (88.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KJR-FM (95.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KUBE (93.3 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KPLZ-FM (101.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KNHC (89.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
TV broadcast stations around Vashon Island:
- K67GJ (Channel 67; POINT PULLEY, ETC., WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
- KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
- KCPQ (Channel 13; TACOMA, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)
- KCTS-TV (Channel 9; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KCTS TELEVISION)
- KIRO-TV (Channel 7; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- K57HB (Channel 57; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
- KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- KONG-TV (Channel 16; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KONG-TV, INC.)
- K68DL (Channel 68; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KWDK (Channel 56; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
- KTBW-TV (Channel 20; TACOMA, WA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF WASHINGTON)
- KWOG (Channel 51; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: AFRICAN-AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO.OF BELLEVUE, INC.)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Vashon Island)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 18 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Lat: 47.416667 Lon: -122.466667, Call Sign: WQGS858
Assigned Frequencies: 0.54000 MHz Grant Date: 04/09/2007, Expiration Date: 04/30/2007, Cancellation Date: 07/01/2007, Certifier: Susan Mccabe
Registrant: Iss Inc, Zeeland, MI 49464, Phone: (616) 772-2300
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - N. VASHON ISLAND, 10505 S.W. 188 St. (Lat: 47.435556 Lon: -122.468889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 39.6 m, Overall height: 43.6 m, Call Sign: WQIK707
Assigned Frequencies: 10755.0 MHz Grant Date: 03/05/2008, Expiration Date: 03/05/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, 774 Mays Blvd., #10-465, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
- Point Heyer (Lat: 47.421750 Lon: -122.430111), Overall height: 135.3 m, Call Sign: WLF813
Assigned Frequencies: 948.125 MHz, 947.875 MHz Grant Date: 12/17/1986, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014
Registrant: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 2300 N Street Nw, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 663-8525, Fax: (202) 663-8007, Email:
- VASHON, 204th St & 99th Avenue (Lat: 47.421750 Lon: -122.460944), Overall height: 50.3 m, Call Sign: WLR486
Assigned Frequencies: 17880.0 MHz, 17920.0 MHz Grant Date: 06/02/1992, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 10/24/2000
Registrant: Alascom, Inc., 1200 Peachtree St, 5w30, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4020, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:
- SEA F, 10505 Sw 188th St (Lat: 47.435639 Lon: -122.469000), Overall height: 44.8 m, Call Sign: WLW222
Assigned Frequencies: 17760.0 MHz Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 02/03/2006
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, One Verizon Place (Mc: Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4277, Fax: (678) 339-8552, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 - 26026 120th Lane S.W. (Lat: 47.370833 Lon: -122.487778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: KKL
Assigned Frequencies: 4.01640 MHz, 4.41840 MHz, 6.51740 MHz, 8.18340 MHz, 8.42800 MHz, 8.78040 MHz, 12.1030 MHz, 12.1044 MHz, 13.1384 MHz, 16.3440 MHz... (+6 more) Grant Date: 02/21/2003, Expiration Date: 07/29/2012
Registrant: Kkl Radio, 26026 120th Lane S.W., Burton, WA 98013, Phone: (206) 200-5551, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Vashon Island)
Businesses in Vashon Island, WA
Vashon Island on our top lists:
- #30 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
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