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Wind River, WA mapPopulation (year 2000): 4,515
Males: 2,281  (50.5%)
Females: 2,234  (49.5%)

King County

Median resident age:  37.8 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,500 (it was $36,017 in 2000)
Wind River  $39,500
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $210,000 (it was $144,100 in 2000)
Wind River  $210,000
Washington:  $227,700

Wind River, WA residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Wind River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
  • Hispanic (5.5%)
  • Other race (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 222 feet

Land area: 120.7 square miles.

Population density: 37 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wind River

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 18.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wind River CCD

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 61.8%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Washington:  10.4%

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

Wind River:  0.9% ($1,257)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
Wind River satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gresham, OR (51.1 miles , pop. 90,205).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (63.9 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (838.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Carson River Valley, WA (5.6 miles ), Cascade Locks, OR (10.7 miles ), Stevenson, WA (10.9 miles ), Dee, OR (14.5 miles ), Hood River, OR (15.1 miles ), Odell, OR (15.5 miles ), North Bonneville, WA (17.4 miles ), White Salmon, WA (17.5 miles ).

Latitude: 45.75 N, Longitude: 121.74 W


6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (21%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Life and physical scientists (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Hospitals/medical centers near Wind River:
  • PROVIDENCE HOOD RIVER MEMORIAL HOSP (about 9 miles; HOOD RIVER, OR)
  • SKYLINE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WHITE SALMON, WA)
  • MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER (about 40 miles; THE DALLES, OR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wind River:
  • PORTLAND INTL (about 60 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID: PDX)
  • YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 101 miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
  • MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 105 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR; ID: MMV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wind River:
  • CASCADE LOCKS STATE (about 11 miles; CASCADE LOCKS, OR; ID: CZK)
  • HOOD RIVER (about 16 miles; HOOD RIVER, OR; ID: 4S2)
  • COLUMBIA GORGE REGIONAL/THE DALLES MUNI (about 41 miles; THE DALLES, OR; ID: DLS)

Amtrak stations near Wind River:
  • 16 miles: HOOD RIVER (1205 B ST.) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 19 miles: BINGEN-WHITE SALMON (BINGEN, FOOT OF WALNUT ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wind River:
  • PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; Portland, OR; Full-time enrollment: 12,132)
  • MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; GRESHAM, OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)
  • CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; OREGON CITY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,446)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 65 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT enrollment: 5,106)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 70 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 71 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)

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Notable locations in Wind River: Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery (A), Little Wind River Camp (B), Willard National Fish Hatchery (C), Willard Work Center (D), Wind River Nursery (E), Wind River Ranger Station (F), Zone II Engineering Station (G), Trout Creek Forest Camp (H), Bunker Hill Lookout (I), Camp Wind Mountain (J), Collins (K), Moss Creek Campground (L), Dog Mountain Lookout (M), Little Baldy Peak Lookout (N), Little Baldy LOH (O), Panther Creek Campground (P), Hemlock Ranger Station (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Middle Lake (A), East Lake (B), Frog Lake (C), Twin Lakes (D), Drano Lake (E), New Lake (F), Long Lake (G), Home Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Collins Creek (A), Homes Creek (B), Hollis Creek (C), Pine Creek (D), Spring Creek (E), Mill Creek (F), Martha Creek (G), Rock Creek (H), Souther Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Wind River include: Big Cedars County Park (1), Wind River Arboretum (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  56.0%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.8%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  14.7%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Wind River compared to Washington state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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%

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

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


Strongest AM radio stations in Wind River:
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, 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)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KIHR (1340 AM; 1 kW; HOOD RIVER, OR; Owner: COLUMBIA GORGE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KFXX (910 AM; 10 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Wind River:
  • KLVP-FM (88.7 FM; CHERRYVILLE, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KBNO-FM (89.3 FM; WHITE SALMON, WA; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KQHR (90.1 FM; HOOD RIVER, OR; Owner: KBPS PUBLIC RADIO FOUNDATION)
  • KZRI (90.3 FM; WELCHES, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KMCQ (104.5 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: MID-COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K215CR (90.9 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K256AC (99.1 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING NORTHWEST, INC)
  • K273AJ (102.5 FM; ELWOOD, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KYYT (102.3 FM; GOLDENDALE, WA; Owner: HAYSTACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KACI-FM (97.7 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: COLUMBIA GORGE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KMSW (92.7 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: M.S.W. COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C..)

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