Walla Walla County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.6%
(7.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.6 people | | Washington: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 69.1% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Waitsburg, WA
Waitsburg compared to Washington state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Waitsburg (2011 data):
- AmericanWest Bank: Waitsburg Financial Center at 215 West Main, branch established on 1955/04/25. Info updated 2011/12/12: Bank assets: $2,274.6 mil, Deposits: $1,889.1 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 76 total offices, Holding Company: Skbhc Holdings Llc
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (62%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Wood (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
Religion statistics for Waitsburg (based on Walla Walla County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.80%
| Here |  | 39.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 28.8% | 27.0% | 7.6% | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Congregations | 6.7% | 13.3% | 8.3% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
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| Name | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Episcopal Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other |
| Adherents | 4.3% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 13.9% |
| Congregations | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 46.7% |
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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: 14 | Walla Walla County: | 2.45 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Walla Walla County: | 0.70 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | Walla Walla County: | 1.93 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34 | Here: | 5.95 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.2% | | Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Walla Walla County: | 24.8% | | Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.8% | | State: | 13.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $5,016 | $30,096 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,331 | $27,972 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,757 | $45,084 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,341 | $40,092 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $4,908 | $29,448 | 1 | $1,600 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $19,353 | $33,177 | 1 | $1,600 |
Waitsburg government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,000 ($4.10)
- Charges - Sewerage: $257,000 ($210.48)
All Other: $165,000 ($135.14)
Solid Waste Management: $88,000 ($72.07)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($4.91)
- Construction - General: $14,000 ($11.47)
Regular Highways: $10,000 ($8.19)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $197,000 ($161.34)
Water Utilities: $105,000 ($86.00)
Solid Waste Management: $87,000 ($71.25)
Sewerage: $81,000 ($66.34)
Police Protection: $69,000 ($56.51)
Parks & Recreation: $61,000 ($49.96)
Financial Administration: $58,000 ($47.50)
Regular Highways: $47,000 ($38.49)
Central Staff Services: $36,000 ($29.48)
Fire Protection: $15,000 ($12.29)
Libraries: $10,000 ($8.19)
Health Services - Other: $6,000 ($4.91)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000 ($2.46)
General Public Buildings: $2,000 ($1.64)
- General - Interest on Debt: $30,000 ($24.57)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $126,000 ($103.19)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $338,000 ($276.82)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $505,000 ($413.60)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $169,000 ($138.41)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,000 ($4.10)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $623,000 ($510.24)
Water Utilities: $329,000 ($269.45)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $46,000 ($37.67)
Water Utilities: $9,000 ($7.37)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $63,000 ($51.60)
General Revenue, NEC: $10,000 ($8.19)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $357,000 ($292.38)
Sewerage: $33,000 ($27.03)
General - Other: $12,000 ($9.83)
Water Utilities: $6,000 ($4.91)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($2.46)
Financial Administration: $3,000 ($2.46)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($1.64)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($0.82)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,341,000 ($1098.28)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $220,000 ($180.18)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $264,000 ($216.22)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $378,000 ($309.58)
General Support: $11,000 ($9.01)
All Other: $3,000 ($2.46)
- Tax - Property: $115,000 ($94.19)
Total General Sales: $85,000 ($69.62)
Public Utilities: $51,000 ($41.77)
NEC: $9,000 ($7.37)
Other Selective Sales: $3,000 ($2.46)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $235,000 ($192.47)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000 ($13.92)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Waitsburg:
- KUJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS)
- KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KONA (610 AM; 5 kW; KENNEWICK-RICHLAND-P, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
- KTEL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: WW2, L.L.C.)
- KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- KALE (960 AM; 5 kW; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KGDC (1320 AM; 1 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: BRIDGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOZE (950 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ID; Owner: 4-K RADIO, INC.)
- KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Waitsburg:
- KZHR (92.5 FM; DAYTON, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- KHSS (100.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: TWO HEARTS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KNLT (95.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KWWS (89.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KGTS (91.3 FM; COLLEGE PLACE, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
- KRKL (93.3 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KOLW (97.9 FM; MILTON-FREEWATER, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KUBQ (98.7 FM; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: GRANDE RADIO, INC.)
- KUJ-FM (99.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS)
- KZZM (101.9 FM; WESTON, OR; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KONA-FM (105.3 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- KXRX (97.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KLRF (88.5 FM; MILTON-FREEWATER, OR; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
- KIOK (94.9 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KEYW (98.3 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWHT (103.5 FM; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: KSRV, INC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 11 meters (36ft)
Total costs: $191,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,847
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,427
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 15,512
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Waitsburg)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Miller Rd 1 3/4 Mi W Gerking Rd (Lat: 46.222361 Lon: -118.224139), Call Sign: KAO478, Licensee ID: L00356880
Assigned Frequencies: 151.835 MHz Grant Date: 06/07/2001, Expiration Date: 07/10/2011
Registrant: Howard P Smith, Rt 2 Box 113, Waitsburg, WA 99361, Phone: (509) 337-6246 - Lat: 46.266389 Lon: -118.139167, Call Sign: WPTI240
Assigned Frequencies: 462.275 MHz, 463.450 MHz Grant Date: 10/05/2001, Expiration Date: 10/05/2011, Certifier: Jack G Miller
Registrant: Walker, Jerry, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - HANSON RANCH, 9 Miles Se Of (Lat: 46.152083 Lon: -118.051056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 31.4 m, Overall height: 37.5 m, Call Sign: WQDI983
Assigned Frequencies: 933.375 MHz Grant Date: 09/08/2005, Expiration Date: 09/08/2015, Certifier: Terry C Miller
Registrant: Washington State Department Of Transportation, 724 Quince Street Se, Olympia, WA 98504-7359, Phone: (360) 705-7046, Fax: (360) 705-6873, Email:
- Waitsburg II, 703 Whoopemup Hollow Road (Lat: 46.279444 Lon: -118.153472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WQFD811
Assigned Frequencies: 6585.00 MHz, 6665.00 MHz Grant Date: 06/22/2006, Expiration Date: 06/22/2016, Certifier: Scott Donlea
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- WL4522 WAITSBURG, 703 Woopemup Hollow Road (Lat: 46.279028 Lon: -118.154167), Type: Mast, Structure height: 37.2 m, Overall height: 38.4 m, Call Sign: WQKQ854
Assigned Frequencies: 11663.1 MHz Grant Date: 08/18/2009, Expiration Date: 08/18/2019, Certifier: Don Houghton
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
- STATION, Located Off Lost Springs Rd 10.1 Miles N Of (Lat: 46.411806 Lon: -118.169944), Overall height: 19.8 m, Call Sign: KBQ27
Assigned Frequencies: 6655.00 MHz, 6645.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz Grant Date: 06/12/2009, Expiration Date: 06/30/2019
Registrant: Anr Pipeline Company, 5250 Corporate Drive, Troy, MI 48098, Phone: (248) 205-4572, Fax: (248) 205-4672, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7 - Call Sign: KB7UIP, Licensee ID: L00893348
Grant Date: 07/16/2004, Expiration Date: 09/21/2013, Certifier: Richard L King
Registrant: Richard L King, Waitsburg, WA 99361-0081 - Call Sign: KJ7DI, Previous Call Sign: KB7RZK, Licensee ID: L00814492
Grant Date: 02/17/2004, Expiration Date: 05/10/2014, Certifier: Kenneth J Littell
Registrant: Kenneth J Littell, Waitsburg, WA 99361 - Call Sign: N7CTE
Grant Date: 02/19/1991, Expiration Date: 02/19/2001, Cancellation Date: 02/20/2003
Registrant: Gary F Hofer, Rt 1 Box 163, Waitsburg, WA 99361 - Call Sign: N7TZU, Licensee ID: L00442969
Grant Date: 01/04/2002, Expiration Date: 01/04/2012
Registrant: John W Ash Iii, 570 Biscuit Ridge Rd, Waitsburg, WA 99361 - Call Sign: W7SMF
Grant Date: 08/25/1987, Expiration Date: 08/25/1997, Cancellation Date: 09/01/1999
Registrant: Verner F Murray, 515 W 3rd, Waitsburg, WA 99361 - Call Sign: WA6QEE, Licensee ID: L00302969
Grant Date: 12/04/2004, Expiration Date: 12/04/2014
Registrant: Kevin D Grussling, 5112 Lewis Peak Rd, Waitsburg, WA 99361-7744 - Call Sign: KF7EHQ, Licensee ID: L01513864
Grant Date: 08/21/2009, Expiration Date: 08/21/2019, Certifier: Joshua E Gesler
Registrant: Joshua E Gesler, 101 Murphy St, Waitsburg, WA 99361
FAA Registered Aircraft: 11 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Waitsburg)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Waitsburg, WA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 17 | 78.8 years |
| Robert | 16 | 74.3 years |
| William | 11 | 76.8 years |
| Dorothy | 10 | 78.3 years |
| James | 8 | 65.0 years |
| Richard | 8 | 71.0 years |
| Mary | 8 | 82.4 years |
| Harold | 7 | 74.4 years |
| Frank | 6 | 78.5 years |
| Carl | 6 | 73.4 years |
| Most common last names in Waitsburg, WA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 9 | 76.4 years |
| Jones | 7 | 72.6 years |
| Stonecipher | 6 | 81.7 years |
| Roberts | 6 | 85.0 years |
| Zuger | 6 | 81.2 years |
| Williams | 6 | 77.9 years |
| Meiners | 5 | 73.4 years |
| Mccown | 5 | 89.6 years |
| Testerman | 4 | 78.4 years |
| Hermanns | 4 | 84.8 years |
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