White Center, Washington

Back to White Center, WA housing info, King 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 White Center, WA King County Population in July 2007: 22,417. Males: 11,267   (50.3%) Females: 11,150   (49.7%) Median resident age:   33.4 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 98146. Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,029 (it was $40,480 in 2000) White Center:   $51,029 Washington:   $55,591 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,153 White Center:   $22,153 Washington:   $29,027 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $288,037 (it was $150,500 in 2000) White Center:   $288,037 Washington:   $300,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $292,251; Detached houses: $303,523; Townhouses or other attached units: $293,126; In 2-unit structures: $346,421; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $314,510; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $140,179; Mobile homes: $81,259 White Center, 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 White Center: White Non-Hispanic (51.4%) Hispanic (12.0%) Vietnamese (10.4%) Other race (6.9%) Black (6.4%) Two or more races (6.0%) Other Asian (5.6%) American Indian (3.6%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (2.6%) Filipino (2.3%) Chinese (1.1%) Korean (0.9%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in White Center: 113.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about White Center, Washington on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. White Center is mentioned 167 times on our forum: affordable houses in White Center?  (23 replies) How come Seattle isn't a world class city?  (289 replies) Where are the bad neighborhoods?  (62 replies) Is Seattle overrated?  (71 replies) Is crime that bad?  (54 replies) After 6 years I am ready to leave Seattle.  (164 replies) Ancestries: German (10.2%), English (8.1%), Irish (7.0%), Norwegian (4.6%), United States (4.2%), French (3.6%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 400 feet Land area: 3.39 square miles. Population density: 6621 people per square mile   (high).

Average climate in White Center, Washington

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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White Center-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Washington state average. It is 275% 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 19.2 miles away from White Center 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 30.9 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 13.2 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 51.8 miles away from White Center center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 36.1 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 74.0 miles away from White Center center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Shopping Centers: Ambaum Shopping Center (1), Marketime-Lucky Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Hicks Lake (A), Arbor Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in White Center include: Lakewood Park (1), Seola Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	68.2%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.2%
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: 0.5% of all households

This place:	14.7%
Whole state:	10.6%

This place:	7.1%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in White Center, WA

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7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,154 average AGI)

King County:	0.27%
Washington average:	0.26%

from Snohomish County, WA	0.95% ($45,723 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA	0.78% ($40,128)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.20% ($65,600)

6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.45%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,377 average AGI)

King County:	0.16%
Washington average:	0.16%

to Snohomish County, WA	1.31% ($49,721 average AGI)
to Pierce County, WA	0.97% ($46,071)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.15% ($51,775)

• Stephanie I Jones, 6118 12th Ave. S., Type: Pole, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 12.2 m
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
• Lori A Lee, 7800 Detroit Avenue Sw, Type: Pole, Structure height: 22.9 m, Overall height: 22.9 m
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, One Verizon Place (Mc: Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4277, Email:
• Lisa M Minney, 1625 Sew 114th Street, Type: Pole, Structure height: 27.1 m, Overall height: 28.9 m
  Registrant: Crown Castle, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
• Marin Fettman, 9826 14th Ave S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 28 m, Overall height: 28 m, , Licensee ID: L00006906
  Registrant: T-Mobile West Corporation, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:

• Fire: 1
• Hazardous Condition: 1