Douglas County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	35%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.1%), Retail trade (13.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Douglas County, Washington:

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 16,155	(49.6%)
Females: 16,448	(50.4%)

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Douglas County:	2.8 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$46,711
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$606
State:	$721

Douglas County:	$238,929
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $280,313

Here:	$280,313
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $271,616

Here:	$271,616
State:	$335,498

In 2-unit structures: $245,853

Here:	$245,853
State:	$357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $211,667

Here:	$211,667
State:	$300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $346,253

Here:	$346,253
State:	$299,543

Mobile homes: $81,824

Here:	$81,824
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $133,065

Here:	$133,065
State:	$62,453

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 27
• Burglaries: 190
• Thefts: 414
• Auto thefts: 40

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 29
• Burglaries: 177
• Thefts: 478
• Auto thefts: 30

This county:	14.4%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

Area name: Wenatchee, WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Douglas County is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $847 a month.

Cities in this county include: Paine Field-Lake Stickney, East Wenatchee Bench, East Wenatchee, Bridgeport, Waterville, Rock Island, Mansfield.

Neighboring counties: Chelan County , Grant County , Kittitas County , Okanogan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Douglas County: Mud Spring Community Club (A), Old Port Columbia (B), Badger Wells (C), Barry (D), Barry School (E), Vulcan (F), Bonita (G), Bonspur (H), Bridgeport Bar (I), Bridgeport Grange (J), Buckingham (K), Columbia River (L), Columbia Substation (M), Del Rio (N), Del Rio School (O), Sanderson (P), Saint Andrews Substation (Q), McCue Station (R), Rock Lake School (S), Rex School (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Douglas County: Saint Hubert Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Slack Cemetery (1), Happy Home Cemetery (2), South Side Cemetery (3), Danish Cemetery (4), Jameson Cemetery (5), Brays Landing Cemetery (6), Orondo Community Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Klinkhammer Lakes (A), Barker Canyon Lake (B), McClain Lake (C), Cornehl Lake (D), Beard Lake (E), Smith Lake (F), Wilson Lake (G), Bennett Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: School Creek (A), Paine Creek (B), Deep Creek (C), China Creek (D), Foster Creek (E), Rattlesnake Creek (F), Rock Island Creek (G), Duffy Creek (H), Dry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Douglas County include: Waterfront Park (1), Crown Point State Park (2), Foster Creek Wildlife Recreation Area (3), Rock Ridge Park (4), Rock Island State Park (5), Bridgeport Bar State Wildlife Recreation Area (6), Central Ferry State Wildlife Recreation Area (7), Chief Joseph State Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.8%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 1,088
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,402 (27% naturalized citizens)

Douglas County:	13.5%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,047
• One, attached: 317
• Two: 522
• 3 or 4: 627
• 5 to 9: 276
• 10 to 19: 133
• 20 or more: 258
• Mobile homes: 2,621
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 143

Housing units in Douglas County with a mortgage: 3,978 (424 second mortgage, 444 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,652

Here:	70.7% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Douglas County-area historical earthquake activity is below Washington state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 87.1 miles away from Douglas County center
On 6/24/1997 at 14:23:12, a magnitude 4.6 (3.9 MB, 4.6 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 48.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/8/2006 at 02:48:26, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.5 MD, Depth: 2.4 mi) earthquake occurred 98.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/1994 at 07:01:07, a magnitude 4.3 (3.9 MB, 4.2 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.5 miles away from Douglas County center
On 7/4/1997 at 10:45:38, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MD, 3.3 ML, Depth: 4.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 6.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/15/1991 at 05:31:13, a magnitude 3.6 (3.0 MB, 3.6 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 23.9 miles away from Douglas County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,541 (75%) Carpooled: 1,979 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 69 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 23 (0%) Subway or elevated: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 47 (0%) Bicycle: 71 (1%) Walked: 493 (4%) Other means: 123 (1%) Worked at home: 625 (4%)

11.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,301 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.47%
Washington average:	7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.43% relocated from other counties in Washington ($31,307 average AGI)
2.04% relocated from other states ($6,993 average AGI)

Douglas County:	2.04%
Washington average:	3.90%

from Chelan County, WA	5.83% ($37,856 average AGI)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.64% ($40,014)
from King County, WA	0.60% ($55,662)
from Okanogan County, WA	0.40% ($34,935)
from Grant County, WA	0.39% ($35,022)
from Spokane County, WA	0.31% ($23,057)
from Kittitas County, WA	0.20% ($39,783)

10.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,591 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.30%
Washington average:	7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.47% relocated to other counties in Washington ($26,747 average AGI)
1.84% relocated to other states ($5,844 average AGI)

Douglas County:	1.84%
Washington average:	3.17%

to Chelan County, WA	5.00% ($33,401 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.79% ($30,281)
to Spokane County, WA	0.45% ($30,039)
to Grant County, WA	0.35% ($30,538)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.29% ($31,848)
to Pierce County, WA	0.27% ($21,800)
to Okanogan County, WA	0.25% ($40,929)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,361 (6,469 aged, 892 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 28,844 (7,245 male householders, 1,656 female householders)

  7,400 spouses, 10,518 children (9,668 natural, 272 adopted, 578 stepchildren), 303 grandchildren, 284 brothers or sisters, 207 parents, 476 other relatives, 755 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,464 (1,360 male householders (1,006 living alone)), 1,463 female householders (1,323 living alone)), 641 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 295 (220 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,741 2-persons, 1,895 3-persons, 1,710 4-persons, 949 5-persons, 422 6-persons, 184 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,329 1-person, 402 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

80.5% of residents of Douglas County speak English at home.
17.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $153,479,000 ($4458 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,778,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,600,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $34,388,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,113,000
Federal grants: $20,795,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,790,000 ($6,278,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,792,000 ($3,780,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $653,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,003,000
Federal Government insurance: $37,501,000

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

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

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+18 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	3.9

56% of Douglas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Washington.

Douglas County:	55.7%
State average:	50.2%

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

• This state: 18367
• Northeast: 446
• Midwest: 2715
• South: 1806
• West: 4674

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $128,400

Here:	3.3%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	3.8%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	8.4%
Washington:	15.7%

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