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Asotin County, Washington (WA)

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Asotin County, WA mapCounty population in 2005: 21,178 (94% urban, 6% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,612
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,752
% of renters here:  33%
State:  35%
Land area: 635 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 33 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  15.4%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  6.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

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

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 74%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Asotin County, Washington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

Males: 9,798  (47.7%)
Females: 10,753  (52.3%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $25,027
County population in 2003: 20,571
Jobs in 2003: 5,872

Asotin County,WA real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 10,120
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.6%

Average household size:
Asotin County:  2.4 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,077 ($33,524 in 2000)
This county  $36,077
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $144,105
Asotin County  $144,105
Washington:  $227,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $494
Institutionalized population: 171
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Asotin County in 2000: $848


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

Asotin County races chart


Asotin County, WA map from a distance
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,206 (1.2%)

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 .


Asotin County close-up map

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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

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.9%
Washington:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 18
  • 1990 to 1994: 69
  • 1985 to 1989: 30
  • 1980 to 1984: 27
  • 1975 to 1979: 26
  • 1970 to 1974: 11
  • 1970 to 1974: 30
  • 1965 to 1969: 163

Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

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

Asotin County marital status for males

Asotin County marital status for females

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


Agriculture in Asotin County
Average size of farms: 1558 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $50479
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $143.05
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.15%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 35.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $52580
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.51%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.50%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $66519
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.89%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.54
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.05%
All wheat for grain: 25703 harvested acres
Vegetables: 15 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 71 acres


Class of Workers


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (13%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Canada (31%)
  • United Kingdom (17%)
  • Other Northern Europe (7%)
  • Mexico (6%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • Thailand (5%)
  • Germany (3%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Asotin County:
  • German (26%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (12%)
  • United States or American (11%)
  • Norwegian (4%)
  • Italian (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)

Asotin County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 

People in group quarters in Asotin County, Washington
  • 148 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 117 people in nursing homes
  • 31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 17 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 15 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 6 people in other group homes
  • 4 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 4 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 4 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,054.

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%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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



Births per 1000 population in Asotin County

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



Deaths per 1000 population in Asotin County

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



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Asotin County

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


Households: 20,209
  • 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.

3,248 married couples with children.
1,550 single-parent households (320 men, 1,230 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,360
Here:  64 per 1000 residents
State:  66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,021
Here:  48 per 1000 residents
State:  38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +12
Here:  +1 per 1000 residents
State:  +21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +303
Here:  +14 per 1000 residents
State:  +13 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Asotin County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.3
State:  3.9



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 171
  • 1995 to 1998: 811
  • 1990 to 1994: 603
  • 1980 to 1989: 933
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,020
  • 1960 to 1969: 892
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,263
  • 1940 to 1949: 949
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,469


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Asotin County, Washington:
  • 1 room: 31
  • 2 rooms: 79
  • 3 rooms: 211
  • 4 rooms: 660
  • 5 rooms: 1,003
  • 6 rooms: 975
  • 7 rooms: 846
  • 8 rooms: 773
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,034


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Asotin County, Washington:
  • 1 room: 104
  • 2 rooms: 225
  • 3 rooms: 351
  • 4 rooms: 854
  • 5 rooms: 548
  • 6 rooms: 279
  • 7 rooms: 213
  • 8 rooms: 103
  • 9 or more rooms: 75


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Asotin County:
  • no bedroom: 36
  • 1 bedroom: 203
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,491
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,291
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,161
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 430


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Asotin County:
  • no bedroom: 112
  • 1 bedroom: 567
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,238
  • 3 bedrooms: 542
  • 4 bedrooms: 218
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 75


Cars and other vehicles available in Asotin County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 207
  • 1 vehicle: 1,318
  • 2 vehicles: 2,419
  • 3 vehicles: 1,085
  • 4 vehicles: 466
  • 5 or more vehicles: 117


Cars and other vehicles available in Asotin County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 306
  • 1 vehicle: 1,275
  • 2 vehicles: 852
  • 3 vehicles: 203
  • 4 vehicles: 88
  • 5 or more vehicles: 28

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

  


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (47%)
  • Electricity (44%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 149
Here:  6.5%
Washington:  9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 55
Here:  4.0%
Washington:  7.0%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 24
Here:  3.2%
Washington:  15.7%



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
Asotin County government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $935,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,412,000
    All Other: $667,000
    Sewerage: $609,000
    Parks & Recreation: $58,000
  • Construction - General: $215,000
    Parks & Recreation: $41,000
  • Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $2,495,000
    Regular Highways: $1,840,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,243,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,102,000
    Solid Waste Management: $946,000
    Police Protection: $758,000
    Financial Administration: $738,000
    Sewerage: $476,000
    Central Staff Services: $402,000
    Parks & Recreation: $210,000
    General - Other: $201,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $168,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $87,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $67,000
    Air Transportation: $11,000
    Libraries: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $544,000
    General Support: $37,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $526,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,315,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,254,000
    Highways: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,459,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,020,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $11,116,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $999,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $363,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $442,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $145,000
    Rents: $33,000
    Special Assessments: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $293,000
    General - Other: $116,000
    Solid Waste Management: $57,000
    Health - Other: $28,000
    Libraries: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,091,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,589,000
    All Other: $1,189,000
    Health & Hospitals: $952,000
    General Support: $47,000
    Housing & Community Development: $41,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,608,000
    Total General Sales: $441,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $199,000
    NEC: $198,000
    Other Selective Sales: $183,000
    Public Utilities: $68,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $4,007,000

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