Asotin County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	35%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.4%), Retail trade (13.5%), Manufacturing (12.0%).

Type of workers:

Asotin County, Washington business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Asotin County, Washington:

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 9,798	(47.7%)
Females: 10,753	(52.3%)

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Asotin County:	2.4 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,712
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$515
State:	$721

Asotin County:	$184,105
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $246,176

Here:	$246,176
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $433,519

Here:	$433,519
State:	$335,498

In 2-unit structures: $259,803

Here:	$259,803
State:	$357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $253,715

Here:	$253,715
State:	$300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $152,233

Here:	$152,233
State:	$299,543

Mobile homes: $53,787

Here:	$53,787
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,232

Here:	$18,232
State:	$62,453

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 35
• Thefts: 130
• Auto thefts: 16

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 49
• Thefts: 177
• Auto thefts: 21

This county:	15.4%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	4.6%

Area name: Lewiston, ID-WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Asotin County is $440 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $551 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $782 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clarkston, Asotin.

2005 air pollution in Asotin County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 56 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Garfield County , Wallowa County, Oregon , Nez Perce County, Idaho , Whitman County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Asotin County: Horak Ranch (A), Wenatchee Guard Station (B), Arthur Weiss Ranch (C), Ausman Ranch (D), Jim Barkley Ranch (E), Black Ranch (F), Sunbeam Ranch (G), Cecil Slaybaugh (H), Charlie Knight Ranch (I), Saddle Springs Guard Station (J), E A Parsons Ranch (K), Raymond Blankenship Ranch (L), R Barber Ranch (M), Asotin Game Range Headquarters (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mountain View Cemetery (1), Asotin Cemetery (2), Cloverland Cemetery (3), Autrey Cemetery (4), Craige Cemetery (5), Theon Cemetery (6), Lake Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Tule Lake (A), Huber Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Menatchee Creek (A), Page Creek (B), Medicine Creek (C), Charley Creek (D), Deer Creek (E), State Line Creek (F), Pintler Creek (G), South Fork Asotin Creek (H), Pow Wah Kee Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Asotin County include: Asotin State Wildlife Recreation Area (1), Fields Spring State Park (2), Swallows Park (3), Chief Timothy State Park (4), Chief Joseph State Wildlife Recreation Area (5), Headgate County Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.3%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 853
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 374 (61% naturalized citizens)

Asotin County:	1.8%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,230
• One, attached: 170
• Two: 512
• 3 or 4: 304
• 5 to 9: 172
• 10 to 19: 115
• 20 or more: 345
• Mobile homes: 1,182
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 81

Housing units in Asotin County with a mortgage: 2,840 (238 second mortgage, 350 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,594

Here:	64.1% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Asotin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from Asotin County center
On 7/14/1992 at 20:01:51, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 ML, 4.1 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 61.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/1998 at 07:35:32, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MD, 3.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 19.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/11/2001 at 16:00:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from Asotin County center
On 11/8/1997 at 09:15:06, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, 3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/25/2001 at 14:15:23, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MD, 3.5 ML, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from Asotin County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,464 (82%) Carpooled: 845 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 21 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 212 (2%) Other means: 53 (1%) Worked at home: 442 (5%)

10.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,965 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.68%
Washington average:	7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.88% relocated from other counties in Washington ($9,777 average AGI)
7.81% relocated from other states ($27,188 average AGI)

Asotin County:	7.81%
Washington average:	3.90%

from Nez Perce County, ID	4.05% ($34,142 average AGI)
from Spokane County, WA	0.55% ($40,439)
from Whitman County, WA	0.53% ($37,025)
from Latah County, ID	0.35% ($36,423)
from King County, WA	0.25% ($33,263)
from Pierce County, WA	0.19% ($41,571)
from Clearwater County, ID	0.17% ($29,000)

10.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,198 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.30%
Washington average:	7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.69% relocated to other counties in Washington ($8,190 average AGI)
7.61% relocated to other states ($26,008 average AGI)

Asotin County:	7.61%
Washington average:	3.17%

to Nez Perce County, ID	3.64% ($28,867 average AGI)
to Spokane County, WA	0.64% ($35,750)
to Whitman County, WA	0.47% ($30,543)
to King County, WA	0.35% ($34,038)
to Latah County, ID	0.32% ($24,292)
to Kootenai County, ID	0.28% ($40,762)
to Pierce County, WA	0.19% ($25,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,100 (3,404 aged, 696 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,026 (4,275 male householders, 1,393 female householders)

  4,391 spouses, 5,805 children (5,155 natural, 110 adopted, 540 stepchildren), 255 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 91 parents, 170 other relatives, 553 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,183 (1,173 male householders (926 living alone)), 1,511 female householders (1,338 living alone)), 499 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 342 (175 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,706 2-persons, 1,209 3-persons, 1,033 4-persons, 529 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,264 1-person, 363 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

97.0% of residents of Asotin County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $169,307,000 ($8128 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $54,390,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $65,913,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,360,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,763,000
Federal grants: $19,797,000
Federal procurement contracts: $51,301,000 ($50,577,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,173,000 ($531,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,593,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,648,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.66 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.3
State:	3.9

52% of Asotin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Washington.

Asotin County:	51.8%
State average:	50.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5081
• Northeast: 471
• Midwest: 2015
• South: 987
• West: 11529

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $89,400

Here:	6.5%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	4.0%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	3.2%
Washington:	15.7%

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