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Cowlitz County

Population in July 2007: 3,113.
Males: 1,510  (48.5%)
Females: 1,603  (51.5%)

Median resident age:  34.6 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98632.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,158 (it was $34,421 in 2000)
West Longview:  $38,158
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,744
West Longview:  $16,744
Washington:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $177,358 (it was $125,000 in 2000)
West Longview:  $177,358
Washington:  $300,800

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Races in West Longview:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.3%)
  • Hispanic (4.2%)
  • American Indian (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Other Asian (1.1%)
  • Vietnamese (1.0%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in West Longview: 88.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.9%), United States (11.6%), English (11.2%), Norwegian (8.3%), Irish (7.6%), Swedish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 1.58 square miles.

Population density: 1966 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in West Longview

  • High school or higher: 84.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Longview CDP

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 53.1%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 17.9%

83 residents are foreign born (1.7% Asia, 0.9% North America).

This place:  2.9%
Washington:  10.4%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

West Longview:  1.0% ($1,263)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vancouver, WA (41.4 miles , pop. 143,560).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (47.7 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (870.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Longview Heights, WA (1.4 miles ), Longview, WA (1.6 miles ), West Side Highway, WA (2.0 miles ), Kelso, WA (2.1 miles ), Rainier, OR (2.4 miles ), Castle Rock, WA (2.9 miles ), Prescott, OR (3.1 miles) , Clatskanie, OR (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 46.17 N, Longitude: 122.99 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Paper (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)



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West Longview-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 570% greater 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 78.4 miles away from West Longview 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 66.7 miles away from the city 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 85.4 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 62.8 miles away from West Longview center
On 3/25/1993 at 13:34:35, a magnitude 5.7 (5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 12.8 mi) earthquake occurred 79.4 miles away from the city center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 48.5 miles away from West Longview center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near West Longview:
  • HOSPICE CARE CENTER HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)
  • PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER (about 1 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)
  • S W WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; VANCOUVER, WA)

Amtrak station near West Longview:
  • 5 miles: KELSO-LONGVIEW (KELSO, 501 S 1ST AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Longview:
  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 1 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 40 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT enrollment: 5,106)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 42 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
  • PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,132)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 52 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
  • MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; GRESHAM, OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.9%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  20.2%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.7%
Whole state:  4.6%

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



West Longview compared to Washington state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (93%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for West Longview

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of God
Adherents24.0%14.8%10.3%9.4%6.2%
Congregations8.0%12.6%9.2%8.0%6.9%
NameChurch of the NazareneUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchOther religions
Adherents4.8%4.0%4.0%3.9%18.7%
Congregations5.7%4.6%3.4%5.7%35.6%
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.


8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,614 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.09%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($183 average AGI)
Cowlitz County:  0.06%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Clark County, WA  2.34% ($49,107 average AGI)
from Lewis County, WA  0.41% ($31,667)
from Multnomah County, OR  0.36% ($48,427)


6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,471 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.15%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($229 average AGI)
Cowlitz County:  0.08%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Clark County, WA  1.43% ($39,585 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.32% ($33,898)
to Multnomah County, OR  0.27% ($40,674)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Longview:
  • KBAM (1270 AM; 5 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KEDO (1400 AM; 1 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
  • KLOG (1490 AM; 1 kW; KELSO, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Longview:
  • KLYK (94.5 FM; KELSO, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
  • K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KRVO (105.9 FM; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KINK (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KKCW (103.3 FM; BEAVERTON, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPDQ-FM (93.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OREGON, INC.)
  • KOPB-FM (91.5 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • KKRZ (100.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMHD (89.1 FM; GRESHAM, OR; Owner: MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KVMX (107.5 FM; BANKS, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Longview:
  • K68DZ (Channel 68; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • K36DG (Channel 36; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$166,64324$158,48751$148,1948$59,7901$473,7006$138,2753$74,053
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$04$144,4058$148,5941$76,9700$01$168,7501$48,800
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$06$118,97226$143,7284$67,6200$03$147,6233$70,170
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$148,1104$142,64514$171,7810$00$02$170,8100$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$99,5503$149,0801$64,3400$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0007.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED6$209,6584$202,1301$230,420
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$138,6401$146,8900$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0007.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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