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Population in July 2007: 877. Population change since 2000: -3.7%
 

Males: 414  (47.3%)
Females: 463  (52.7%)

Median resident age:  46.3 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 99185.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,045 (it was $32,563 in 2000)
Wilbur:  $41,045
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,420 (it was $70,800 in 2000)
Wilbur:  $128,420
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $143,654; Detached houses: $145,921; Townhouses or other attached units: $69,932; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $239,939; Mobile homes: $51,019

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Races in Wilbur:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Wilbur: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.6%), English (13.6%), Irish (11.5%), Norwegian (6.7%), United States (6.6%), Italian (3.9%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1890

Elevation: 2163 feet

Land area: 1.34 square miles.

Population density: 653 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wilbur

  • High school or higher: 90.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wilbur town

  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

13 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.4%
Washington:  10.4%

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

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

Wilbur:  0.9% ($626)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (60.6 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (161.4 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (945.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Creston, WA (2.9 miles ), Almira, WA (3.4 miles ), Grand Coulee, WA (4.3 miles ), Hartline, WA (4.4 miles) , Coulee Dam, WA (4.4 miles ), Electric City, WA (4.4 miles ), Elmer City, WA (4.5 miles ), Davenport, WA (5.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $134,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $153,400
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $60,000

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Latitude: 47.76 N, Longitude: 118.71 W

Area code: 509

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Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Food and beverage stores (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)



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Crime in Wilbur by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Burglaries 03415122
    per 100,000 0.0318.8443.01650.2108.3218.3224.5
Thefts 013154268
    per 100,000 0.01381.51661.1440.0216.7655.0897.9
Auto thefts 1001011
    per 100,000 107.60.00.0110.00.0109.2112.2
Arson 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 8.677.697.5141.916.350.260.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.28
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wilbur:
  • COULEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GRAND COULEE, WA)
  • LINCOLN HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DAVENPORT, WA)
  • ODESSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; ODESSA, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Wilbur, WA

Airports located in Wilbur: See detailed data for Airports located in Wilbur, WA

Local government website: www.wilburwa.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilbur:
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; CHENEY, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,852)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 90 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
Public high school in Wilbur:
Public elementary/middle school in Wilbur:
See full list of schools located in Wilbur

Library in Wilbur:
  • HESSELTINE PUBLIC (Operating income: $5,348; Location: 14 NW DIVISION; 12,003 books; 55 audio materials; 125 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)

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Hotel: Eight Bar B Motel (718 Southeast Main Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Wilbur and their reported violations in the past:

RIVER RUE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 238, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
HANSON HARBOR HOMEOWNERS ASSN (Address: 16565 Jones Rd E, Population served: 56, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-30-1998), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-30-1997), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.2%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  17.4%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wilbur, WA


9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Wilbur compared to Washington state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Wilbur (2009 data):
  • Wheatland Bank: Wilbur Branch at 8 S.E. Main Avenue, branch established on 1981-08-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $209.2 mil, Deposits: $175.4 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Community Financial Group, Inc.
  • Keybank National Association: Wilbur Branch at 4 N.W. Division, branch established on 1969-12-01. Info updated 2008-03-03: Bank assets: $101,868.6 mil, Deposits: $70,142.2 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1003 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (62%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Other fuel (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religon statistics for Wilbur

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents28.6%23.0%15.0%11.4%6.2%
Congregations19.4%19.4%12.9%12.9%3.2%
NameHutterian BrethrenChurch of the NazareneLutheran ChurchInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelOther religions
Adherents4.5%3.7%2.8%1.5%3.3%
Congregations6.5%6.5%3.2%6.5%9.7%
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.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2$5,764$34,5840$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$820
Police Protection - Officers 2$6,639$39,8340$0
Firefighters 0$0 32$921
Streets and Highways 1$3,564$42,7680$0
Solid Waste Management 1$3,075$36,9000$0
Sewerage 1$3,075$36,9000$0
Water Supply 1$3,075$36,9000$0
Local Libraries 0$0 2$843
Totals for Government 8$25,192$37,78840$2,584



Wilbur government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $175,000
    Solid Waste Management: $80,000
    All Other: $45,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $19,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $148,000
    Regular Highways: $119,000
    Police Protection: $114,000
    Sewerage: $103,000
    General - Other: $86,000
    Solid Waste Management: $68,000
    Parks & Recreation: $26,000
    Financial Administration: $24,000
    Health Services - Other: $20,000
    Central Staff Services: $18,000
    General Public Buildings: $14,000
    Air Transportation: $9,000
    Libraries: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $48,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $36,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $855,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $798,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $808,000
    Other, NEC: $742,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $56,000
    Water Utilities: $47,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $49,000
    Rents: $31,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $15,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Libraries: $5,000
    Judicial: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $732,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $219,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $610,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $95,000
    All Other: $28,000
    General Support: $8,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $95,000
    Total General Sales: $78,000
    Public Utilities: $14,000
    Other Selective Sales: $6,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $287,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $26,000

8.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,756 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.64%
Washington average:  7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Spokane County, WA  3.14% ($33,770 average AGI)
from King County, WA  0.56% ($80,650)
from Grant County, WA  0.50% ($38,389)


8.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,721 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.84%
Washington average:  7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Spokane County, WA  3.11% ($30,696 average AGI)
to Grant County, WA  0.94% ($26,206)
to King County, WA  0.53% ($31,737)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wilbur:
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
  • KEYG (1490 AM; 1 kW; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KOMW (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wilbur:
  • KEYG-FM (98.5 FM; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K219DQ (90.5 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
  • K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
  • KXLY-FM (99.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wilbur:
  • K12FM (Channel 12; FORT STOCKTON, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF MIDLAND-ODESSA, L.L.C.)


Wilbur fatal accident list:
May 4, 1988 05:35 AM, 2, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total costs: $214,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,736
Total average daily truck traffic: 902

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • On A Tower 4 Miles West By Northwest Of The Town Of, Call Sign: KNKN211
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/26/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 11760 Us Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Kent Harrison, Alderson Road & Sheffels Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 98.5 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
  • Terry C Miller, Jones Bay- 9 Miles From, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.7 m
    Registrant: Washington State Department Of Transportation, 724 Quince Street Se, Olympia, WA 98504-7359, Phone: (360) 705-7013, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 1 1/2 Mi N, Call Sign: KNCU639, Licensee ID: L00122760
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.490 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/30/2002, Expiration Date: 03/30/2012
    Registrant: Robert Bandy, 35546 Geib Road North, Wilbur, WA 99185, Phone: (509) 647-2332, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • W 413 Regent, Overall height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WNTX912
    Assigned Frequencies : 957.550 MHz, 957.950 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/21/2000, Expiration Date: 03/16/2010
    Registrant: Phone: (509) 647-2421
  • Wilbur, Alderson Road & Sheffels Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 98.5 m, Call Sign: WPSJ335
    Assigned Frequencies : 6650.62 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/17/2001, Expiration Date: 05/17/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
  • WILBUR, Railroad Ave & Wilson St, Overall height: 13.4 m, Call Sign: WLU958
    Assigned Frequencies : 2178.20 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/29/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 10/25/2004
    Registrant: Phone: (360) 905-6839

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: KB0ABW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00677763
    Grant Date: 04/29/2003, Expiration Date: 07/27/2013, Cancelation Date: 02/14/2006
    Registrant: Myron L Root, Wilbur, WA 99185
  • Call Sign: N7DFE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01110957
    Grant Date: 01/26/2006, Expiration Date: 02/05/2016, Certifier: Eileen B Hansen
    Registrant: Eileen B Hansen, 34624 Sherman Rd N, Wilbur, WA 99185
  • Call Sign: N7GAT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01090092
    Grant Date: 12/03/2005, Expiration Date: 12/05/2015
    Registrant: Joseph R Bean, 426 Ne North Ave, Wilbur, WA 99185
  • Call Sign: WA7GFC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01288748
    Grant Date: 05/30/2007, Expiration Date: 08/26/2017, Certifier: Robert O Estes
    Registrant: Robert O Estes, 13530 Keller Lane, Wilbur, WA 99185
  • Call Sign: W7CHZ, Previous Call Sign: KB0ABW, Licensee ID: L00677763
    Grant Date: 02/14/2006, Expiration Date: 02/14/2016, Certifier: Myron L Root
    Registrant: Myron L Root, Wilbur, WA 99185


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 21 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Wilbur)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2

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