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Notable locations in Wasco: Wasco Sewage Disposal (A), Wasco Womans Club (B), Wasco City Hall (C), Wasco Branch Kern County Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wasco include: United Methodist Church of Wasco (A), Wasco Christian Church (B), Wasco Church of the Nazarene (C), Truelight Missionary Baptist Church (D), Family Christian Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), First Church of Christ Scientist (G), First Congregational Church (H), Central Missionary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Wasco include: Westside Park (1), Cormack Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Wasco Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  27.5% | | Whole state: |  14.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 8.6% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Wasco compared to California state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Wasco (2007 data):
- Bank of America, National Association: Wasco Branch at 849 7th Street, branch established on 1922-04-24. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Union Bank of California, National Association: Wasco Branch at 1049 Seventh Street, branch established on 1958-10-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51,969.1 mil, Deposits: $43,916.7 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 340 total offices, Holding Company: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc.
- Finance and Thrift Company: Wasco Branch at 1139 Seventh Street, branch established on 1959-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $119.0 mil, Deposits: $95.6 mil, headquarters in Porterville, CA, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 23 total offices
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Transit |
2 | $5,535 | $33,210 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $12,319 | $36,957 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $7,530 | $30,120 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
15 | $50,145 | $40,116 | 3 | $159 |
| Other Government Administration |
11 | $27,168 | $29,638 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
7 | $20,318 | $34,831 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
6 | $18,998 | $37,996 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $11,320 | $67,920 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
50 | $153,333 | $36,800 | 3 | $159 |
Wasco government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,799,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,500,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,265,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,163,000
All Other: $350,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $175,000
Water Utilities: $104,000
Housing & Community Development: $32,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,072,000
Police Protection: $1,687,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,151,000
Water Utilities: $865,000
Solid Waste Management: $795,000
Financial Administration: $793,000
Sewerage: $467,000
Central Staff Services: $199,000
Transit Utilities: $151,000
Health Services - Other: $117,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $38,000
Housing & Community Development: $23,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $854,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $350,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $14,235,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $13,945,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $290,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $398,000
General Revenue, NEC: $103,000
Rents: $18,000
Special Assessments: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $44,000
Regular Highways: $44,000
Parks & Recreation: $34,000
Housing & Community Development: $28,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $9,000
Transit Utilities: $6,000
Central Staff: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,868,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,200,000
Transit Utilities: $13,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,409,000
General Support: $1,117,000
Highways: $458,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $943,000
Property: $657,000
NEC: $227,000
Public Utilities: $219,000
Other Selective Sales: $10,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,119,000
5.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,274 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.81% | | California average: | 5.75% |
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($659 average AGI)| Kern County: | 0.12% | | California average: | 0.21% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,551 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.94% | | California average: | 6.27% |
0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($736 average AGI)| Kern County: | 0.11% | | California average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Wasco:
- KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
- KCHJ (1010 AM; 5 kW; DELANO, CA; Owner: ILLINOIS LOTUS CORP.)
- KNZR (1560 AM; 25 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP. OF CALIF.)
- KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
- KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
- KUZZ (550 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY)
- KGET (970 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
- KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KAFY (1100 AM; 4 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: KAFY, INC.)
- KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KMAP (1050 AM; 10 kW; FRAZIER PARK, CA; Owner: KMAP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wasco:
- KIWI (102.9 FM; MCFARLAND, CA; Owner: ILLINOIS LOTUS CORP.)
- K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
- KGZO (90.9 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
- K293AG (106.5 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: CENTRO CRISTIANO DE FE, INC.)
- KZPO (103.3 FM; LINDSAY, CA; Owner: LINDSAY BROADCASTING)
- KSMJ (97.7 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA)
- KKBB (99.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KMQA (100.5 FM; EAST PORTERVILLE, CA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PORTERVILLE L.L.C.)
- KMYX-FM (92.5 FM; ARVIN, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUC. RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KDUV (88.9 FM; VISALIA, CA; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTNG, INC.)
- KJUG-FM (106.7 FM; TULARE, CA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K220EY (91.9 FM; PORTERVILLE, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KUFW (90.5 FM; WOODLAKE, CA; Owner: NATIONAL FARM WORKERS SERVICE CENTER)
- KDFO-FM (98.5 FM; DELANO, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KKDJ (105.3 FM; DELANO, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KRFR (104.3 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC)
- KAXL (88.3 FM; GREENACRES, CA; Owner: SKYRIDE UNLIMITED, INCORPORATED)
- KFRB (91.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KUZZ-FM (107.9 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Wasco:
- KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
- KPMC-LP (Channel 42; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST)
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