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Winthrop, WA map Population (year 2000): 349. Estimated population in July 2006: 371 (+6.3% change)
 

Males: 159  (45.6%)
Females: 190  (54.4%)

Okanogan County

Median resident age:  46.4 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98862.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,100 (it was $25,417 in 2000)
Winthrop  $25,100
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $109,600 (it was $95,500 in 2000)
Winthrop  $109,600
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Winthrop:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: English (20.1%), German (16.9%), Irish (13.8%), Swedish (9.7%), United States (8.6%), Norwegian (6.3%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1924

Elevation: 1760 feet

Land area: 0.88 square miles.

Population density: 410 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Winthrop

  • High school or higher: 86.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Winthrop town

  • Never married: 15.8%
  • Now married: 52.0%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 18.6%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.7%
Washington:  10.4%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Winthrop, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Winthrop to the number of sex offenders is 180 to 1.

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

Winthrop:  0.9% ($900)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yakima, WA (132.0 miles , pop. 71,845).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (148.8 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1002.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Methow Valley, WA (8.5 miles ), Twisp, WA (8.6 miles ), Early Winters, WA (21.1 miles ), Stehekin, WA (28.3 miles) , Conconully, WA (30.0 miles) , Brewster-Wakefield, WA (34.1 miles ), Pateros, WA (34.7 miles ), Brewster, WA (37.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $66,100
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $94,500
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $139,500
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,600
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,900
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $63,500
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $63,500
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $61,200
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $61,200

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Latitude: 48.47 N, Longitude: 120.18 W


Area code: 509

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Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+10.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (26%)
  • Food and beverage stores (13%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Utilities (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Life and physical scientists (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (6%)


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Crime in Winthrop by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0280.90.0
Robberies 00010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0280.90.0
Assaults 10100
    per 100,000 281.70.0286.50.00.0
Burglaries 00381
    per 100,000 0.00.0859.62247.2274.0
Thefts 174711
    per 100,000 281.71949.91146.11966.33013.7
Auto thefts 00100
    per 100,000 0.00.0286.50.00.0
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 199.6) 67.678.0186.2544.9139.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.57
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Winthrop:
  • OKANOGAN-DOUGLAS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; BREWSTER, WA)
  • LAKE CHELAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; CHELAN, WA)
  • WENATCHEE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; WENATCHEE, WA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Winthrop:
  • PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 75 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; ID: EAT)
  • GRANT CO INTL (about 106 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID: MWH)
  • YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 134 miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Winthrop:
  • METHOW VALLEY STATE (about 6 miles; WINTHROP, WA; ID: S52)
  • TWISP MUNI (about 11 miles; TWISP, WA; ID: 2S0)
  • LOST RIVER RESORT (about 25 miles; MAZAMA, WA; ID: W12)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Winthrop:
  • WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,074)
  • CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
  • YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 130 miles; YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
  • HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 134 miles; DES MOINES, WA; FT enrollment: 4,288)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 134 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 32,742)
  • SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 134 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,526)
  • SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 134 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,992)
Public high school in Winthrop:
  • LIBERTY BELL JR SR HIGH (Students: 356; Location: 24 TWIN LAKES RD.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Winthrop:
  • METHOW VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 244; Location: 18 TWIN LAKES RD.; Grades: PK - 06)
  • ALT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE (Students: 24; Location: 18 TWIN LAKES RD.; Grades: KG - 12)
Private elementary/middle school in Winthrop:
  • LITTLE STAR SCHOOL-MONTESSORI (Students: 53; Location: P.O. BOX 608; Grades: PK - KG)

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Notable location: Shafer Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map

River: Chewuch River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Methow Valley Central Reservation (503 Highway 20).

Hotels: Chewuch Inn & Cabins (223 White Avenue), Mazama Ranch House (42 Lost River Road), Eagle Pine Chalets (345 Twin Lakes Road), MT Gardner Inn (611 Highway 20), Duck Brand Hotel & Cantina (Duck Brand Building), AJ & Company Construction Inc (887 Wolf Creek Road), Best Western Cascade Inn (960 Highway 20), Farm House Inn (128 Eastside Chewuch Road 709 Highway 20), Methow Valley Central Reservation (131 Riverside Avenue).

 

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

WASHINGTON PASS WELL - METHOW RD (Address: 24 W CHEWUCH RD, Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
SUN MOUNTAIN RESORT (Population served: 383, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-2005
RAINY PASS REST AREA - METHOW RD (Address: 24 W CHEWUCH RD, Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
PEARRYGIN LAKE STATE PARK - WEST CG (Address: 561 Bear Creek Rd, Population served: 99, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
WOLF CREEK PROPERTY OWNERS ASSN (Population served: 88, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
METHOW VALLEY KOA CAMPGROUND (Population served: 66, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
KLIPCHUCK CG - METHOW RD (Address: 24 W CHEWUCH RD, Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-30-1998), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
EARLY WINTERS WC - METHOW RD (Address: 24 W CHEWUCH RD, Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Winthrop that have no violations reported:
  • PEARRYGIN LAKE STATE PARK (Population served: 1134, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • RIVER RUN INN (Population served: 59, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SILVERLINE RESORT (Population served: 20, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  1.9 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  54.6%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  15.1%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Winthrop compared to Washington state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Winthrop (2007 data):
  • Farmers State Bank, Winthrop, Wash.: at Main Street, branch established on 1916-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $18.7 mil, Deposits: $16.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 1$3,958$47,4960$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$688
Police Protection - Officers 3$7,350$29,4000$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$390
Other Government Administration 1$1,925$23,1008$1,200
Financial Administration 1$2,734$32,8080$0
Water Supply 1$3,958$47,4960$0
Firefighters 0$0 1$250
Totals for Government 7$19,925$34,15712$2,528


Winthrop government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $132,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $126,000
    General - Other: $100,000
    Sewerage: $79,000
    Water Utilities: $71,000
    Regular Highways: $65,000
    Financial Administration: $43,000
    Parks & Recreation: $42,000
    Central Staff Services: $37,000
    Fire Protection: $19,000
    Health Services - Other: $17,000
    Libraries: $9,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $268,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $130,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $253,000
    Other, NEC: $120,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000
    Other, NEC: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
    Rents: $8,000
    Property Sale Other: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $58,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
    General - Other: $9,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $720,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $116,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $63,000
    All Other: $29,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $170,000
    Other Selective Sales: $128,000
    Property: $113,000
    Public Utilities: $89,000
    NEC: $20,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $245,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000

6.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,789 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.69%
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 King County, WA  0.83% ($53,306 average AGI)
from Snohomish County, WA  0.44% ($37,456)
from Chelan County, WA  0.42% ($27,673)


6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,364 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.75%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)
Okanogan County:  0.08%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Spokane County, WA  0.80% ($25,471 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.54% ($27,648)
to Chelan County, WA  0.50% ($25,185)


Strongest AM radio stations in Winthrop:
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KOMW (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KPQ (560 AM; 5 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Winthrop:
  • K236AE (95.1 FM; TWISP, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KVLR (106.3 FM; TWISP, WA; Owner: VALLEY AIR LLC.)
  • K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
  • KQWS (90.1 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • K219DQ (90.5 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)


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