West Valley, Washington

Back to West Valley, WA housing info, Yakima County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for West Valley, WA Yakima County Population in July 2007: 10,915. Males: 5,278   (48.4%) Females: 5,637   (51.6%) Median resident age:   36.2 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 98908. Estimated median household income in 2007: $62,753 (it was $51,201 in 2000) West Valley:   $62,753 Washington:   $55,591 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $31,728 West Valley:   $31,728 Washington:   $29,027 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $197,348 (it was $145,600 in 2000) West Valley:   $197,348 Washington:   $300,800 West Valley, WA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in West Valley: White Non-Hispanic (85.6%) Hispanic (8.7%) Other race (3.9%) Two or more races (2.6%) American Indian (1.8%) Korean (0.9%) Black (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in West Valley: 85.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about West Valley, Washington on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. West Valley is mentioned 65 times on our forum: Best area in Spokane to raise a family  (235 replies) Tri-cities V. Yakima  (44 replies) Seattle vs Los Angeles  (45 replies) A really good hamburger?  (44 replies) Pros and Cons of Yakima  (81 replies) How bad are the rattle snakes, ticks, skunks, and coyotes  (13 replies) Ancestries: German (24.5%), English (11.1%), Irish (10.4%), United States (7.1%), Norwegian (6.0%), French (5.0%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Land area: 7.20 square miles. Population density: 1515 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in West Valley, Washington

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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West Valley-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Washington state average. It is 113% greater than the overall U.S. average.

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 99.5 miles away from West Valley 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 95.6 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 70.2 miles away from the city 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 99.4 miles away from West Valley center
On 10/8/2006 at 02:48:26, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.5 MD, Depth: 2.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 50.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/1994 at 07:01:07, a magnitude 4.3 (3.9 MB, 4.2 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.4 miles away from West Valley center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable locations in West Valley: Congdon (A), Meadow Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Meadowbrook Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	78.2%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	5.1%
Whole state:	10.6%

This place:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

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4.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,982 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.00%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($548 average AGI)

Yakima County:	0.05%
Washington average:	0.26%

from King County, WA	0.41% ($38,287 average AGI)
from Benton County, WA	0.35% ($32,261)
from Kittitas County, WA	0.23% ($39,665)

4.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,023 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.78%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($459 average AGI)

Yakima County:	0.05%
Washington average:	0.16%

to King County, WA	0.61% ($29,496 average AGI)
to Benton County, WA	0.50% ($31,588)
to Spokane County, WA	0.21% ($32,291)

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