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Population in July 2007: 663.

Males: 349	(52.8%)
Females: 314	(47.2%)

Median resident age:	32.9 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $24,377 (it was $19,931 in 2000)

West End:	$24,377
Washington:	$56,548

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $13,233

West End CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $159,775 (it was $81,900 in 2000)

West End:	$159,775
Washington:	$287,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $162,877; Detached houses: $169,161; Mobile homes: $142,579; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $151,829

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White alone - 301 (50.3%)
American Indian alone - 246 (41.1%)
Hispanic - 35 (5.8%)
Two or more races - 13 (2.2%)
Asian alone - 4 (0.7%)

Races in West End detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in West End: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 1110.9 square miles.

Population density: 0.6 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West End:

High school or higher: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
Unemployed: 18.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West End CCD:

Never married: 26.5%
Now married: 59.7%
Separated: 7.1%
Widowed: 6.0%
Divorced: 7.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Washington:	10.4%

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

West End CCD:	0.8% ($638)
Washington:	1.2% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Shoreline, WA (86.3 miles , pop. 53,025).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (86.9 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (990.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Forks, WA (4.3 miles ), Quinault Reservation, WA (4.8 miles ), Neilton, WA (5.1 miles ), Taholah, WA (5.1 miles ), Lake Quinault, WA (5.4 miles ), Crescent, WA (5.8 miles ), Moclips, WA (5.9 miles ), Humptulips, WA (5.9 miles ).

Latitude: 47.72 N, Longitude: 124.19 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 360

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	9.7%
Washington:	8.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (26%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Public administration (13%)
Repair and maintenance (10%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)

Educational services (25%)
Public administration (20%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (10%)
Construction (9%)
Social assistance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Health care (7%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (8%)
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Special education teachers (9%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Rail and water transportation workers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)

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Average climate in West End, Washington

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

West End, Washington average temperatures

West End, Washington average precipitation

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Earthquake activity:

West End-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 85.6 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, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 87.2 miles away from West End center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 91.3 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 64.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/2001 at 13:19:11, a magnitude 5.0 (4.8 MB, 5.0 MD, Depth: 25.3 mi) earthquake occurred 50.1 miles away from West End center
On 1/29/1995 at 03:11:22, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MW, 5.0 MD, Depth: 10.7 mi) earthquake occurred 88.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (16) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Mudslides: 6, Landslides: 5, Winter Storms: 3, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near West End:

OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 45 miles away; PORT ANGELES, WA)
GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 56 miles away; ABERDEEN, WA)
MASON GENERAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 62 miles away; SHELTON, WA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West End:

The Evergreen State College (about 73 miles; Olympia, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,271)
Olympic College (about 74 miles; Bremerton, WA; FT enrollment: 3,930)
South Puget Sound Community College (about 77 miles; Olympia, WA; FT enrollment: 3,017)
Tacoma Community College (about 85 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 3,801)
Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom (about 85 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 3,085)
Seattle Pacific University (about 86 miles; Seattle, WA; FT enrollment: 3,207)
Shoreline Community College (about 86 miles; Shoreline, WA; FT enrollment: 3,488)

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Notable locations in West End: Lower Hoh Fire Camp (A), Twelve Mile Shelter (B), Trapper Shelter (C), North Fork Campground (D), Halfway House Campsite (E), Francis Creek Campsite (F), Low Divide Ranger Station (G), Graves Creek Ranger Station (H), Graves Creek Campground (I), North Fork Ranger Station (J), Chicago Camp (K), Camp Wilder (L), Kalaloch Campground (M), Bob Creek Shelter (N), Underground Passage (O), Big Flat Shelter (P), Glacier Meadow Ranger Station (Q), Copper Mine Botton Campground (R), Clearwater Honor Camp (S), Upper Clearwater Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Fletcher Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Lake Margaret (A), Reflection Lake (B), Kurtz Lake (C), Martins Lakes (D), Lake Sundown (E), Yahoo Lake (F), Lake Mary (G), Lake Dilly (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Big Creek (A), Bob Creek (B), Boulevard Creek (C), Braden Creek (D), Buckinghorse Creek (E), Bull Creek (F), Cannings Creek (G), Canyon Creek (H), Cedar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in West End: Clearwater State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Beaches: Boulder Beach (A), Ruby Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	50.8%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	17.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	40.3%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	9.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West End, WA

West End compared to Washington state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (48%)
Wood (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Other fuel (2%)

2008 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Washington:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for West End (based on Jefferson County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 22.16%

Here		22.2%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	33.6%	11.0%	8.5%	8.4%	6.0%
Congregations	3.4%	6.9%	6.9%	6.9%	6.9%

Name	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	Church of the Nazarene	Other
Adherents	5.0%	4.7%	4.1%	3.7%	15.0%
Congregations	3.4%	13.8%	6.9%	3.4%	41.4%

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: 8

Jefferson County:	2.74 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:	2.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4

Jefferson County:	1.37 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:	1.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9

Jefferson County:	3.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.67 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 45

Here:	15.43 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.26 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	6.9%
Washington:	7.7%

Adult obesity rate:

Jefferson County:	20.8%
Washington:	25.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	15.2%
State:	13.9%

9.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,800 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.35%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($5,587 average AGI)
Jefferson County:
0.17%
Washington average:
0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from King County, WA	1.19% ($104,913 average AGI)
from Kitsap County, WA	0.94% ($67,315)
from Clallam County, WA	0.60% ($30,783)

7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,055 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.39%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($298 average AGI)
Jefferson County:
0.10%
Washington average:
0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to King County, WA	1.11% ($31,992 average AGI)
to Kitsap County, WA	0.99% ($42,732)
to Clallam County, WA	0.62% ($62,586)

Strongest AM radio stations in West End:

KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KMAS (1030 AM; 10 kW; SHELTON, WA; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West End:

KAYO-FM (99.3 FM; ELMA, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)

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