Grant County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	35%

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Races in Grant County, Washington:

Median resident age:	31.1 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 38,177	(51.1%)
Females: 36,521	(48.9%)

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Grant County:	2.9 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,198
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$464
State:	$721

Grant County:	$135,200
Washington:	$300,800

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 22
• Assaults: 49
• Burglaries: 544
• Thefts: 992
• Auto thefts: 178

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 45
• Burglaries: 465
• Thefts: 891
• Auto thefts: 157

Grant County:	17.4%
Washington:	11.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $573 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $774 a month.

Cities in this county include: Moses Lake, Bangor Trident Base, Ephrata, Quincy, Mattawa, Warden, Royal City, Cascade Valley, Soap Lake, Desert Aire.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Benton County , Douglas County , Franklin County , Kittitas County , Lincoln County , Okanogan County , Yakima County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Grant County: Adco Siding (A), Wheatland School (B), West Wilson Creek (C), Olson Spur (D), Babcock Pumping Station (E), Bacon Siphon (F), Low Gap Pumping Station (G), Jericho Substation (H), Vantage Substation (I), Burke (J), Burke Substation (K), Chadbourne Ranch (L), Schrum Ranch (M), Sand Hollow Pumping Station (N), Drumheller Ranch (O), Royal Substation (P), Royal Camp (Q), Evergreen Pumping Plant (R), Raugust Station (S), Rasor Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Schultz Memorial Cemetery (1), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (2), Welsh Cemetery (3), Saint Johns Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Babcock Ridge Lake (A), Saddle Mountain Lake (B), Sage Lakes (C), George Lake (D), Garland Lake (E), Soda Lake (F), Frenchman Hills Lake (G), Soap Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Devils Creek (A), Ladds Creek (B), Meadow Creek (C), Frenchman Hills Wasteway (D), Spring Creek (E), Rocky Ford Creek (F), Crab Creek (G), Rusho Creek (H), Canniwai Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Grant County include: Dry Falls Heritage Area (1), Northrup Canyon State Park (2), Banks Lake Wildlife Recreation Area (3), Wahluke Slope Habitat Management Area (4), Seep Lakes Habitat Management Area (5), Crescent Bar Recreational Area (6), Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge (7), Desert Habitat Management Area (8), Lake Lenore State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.4%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 2,622
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,803 (20% naturalized citizens)

Grant County:	17.1%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,448
• One, attached: 1,059
• Two: 1,002
• 3 or 4: 662
• 5 to 9: 582
• 10 to 19: 445
• 20 or more: 949
• Mobile homes: 8,319
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 615

Housing units in Grant County with a mortgage: 6,777 (702 second mortgage, 538 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,289

Here:	67.3% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Grant County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Washington state average. It is 14.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Grant County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 0% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 82.8 miles away from Grant 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 91.3 miles away from the county center
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) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the 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 99.9 miles away from Grant County center
On 10/9/1998 at 16:43:08, a magnitude 4.0 (3.7 MB, 4.0 MD, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 93.7 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 99.4 miles away from Grant County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 21,044 (73%) Carpooled: 4,978 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 116 (0%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Railroad: 8 (0%) Ferryboat: 3 (0%) Taxi: 24 (0%) Motorcycle: 53 (0%) Bicycle: 108 (0%) Walked: 894 (3%) Other means: 210 (1%) Worked at home: 1,363 (5%)

6.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,980 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.61%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($149 average AGI)

Grant County:	0.05%
Washington average:	0.26%

4.43% relocated from other counties in Washington ($21,871 average AGI)
2.14% relocated from other states ($10,959 average AGI)

Grant County:	2.14%
Washington average:	3.90%

from King County, WA	0.72% ($38,412 average AGI)
from Spokane County, WA	0.51% ($26,556)
from Adams County, WA	0.41% ($29,634)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.38% ($44,957)
from Pierce County, WA	0.26% ($42,250)
from Chelan County, WA	0.22% ($15,151)
from Yakima County, WA	0.22% ($26,377)

6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
Washington average:	7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.37% relocated to other counties in Washington ($20,967 average AGI)
2.48% relocated to other states ($11,428 average AGI)

Grant County:	2.48%
Washington average:	3.17%

to Spokane County, WA	0.71% ($31,086 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.47% ($30,026)
to Benton County, WA	0.41% ($34,910)
to Chelan County, WA	0.28% ($42,217)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.28% ($32,897)
to Yakima County, WA	0.27% ($28,292)
to Adams County, WA	0.23% ($25,982)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,696 (9,093 aged, 1,603 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 65,837 (15,168 male householders, 3,665 female householders)

  15,262 spouses, 25,710 children (23,562 natural, 586 adopted, 1,562 stepchildren), 1,101 grandchildren, 787 brothers or sisters, 403 parents, 1,527 other relatives, 2,214 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,765 (3,284 male householders (2,563 living alone)), 3,090 female householders (2,771 living alone)), 1,391 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,096 (582 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,169 2-persons, 3,639 3-persons, 3,598 4-persons, 2,305 5-persons, 1,147 6-persons, 975 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,334 1-person, 846 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

71.7% of residents of Grant County speak English at home.
25.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $399,669,000 ($4997 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $26,481,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $163,077,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $60,454,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,013,000
Federal grants: $78,570,000
Federal procurement contracts: $30,681,000 ($7,006,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $47,874,000 ($11,832,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,353,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $47,202,000
Federal Government insurance: $195,248,000

Here:	91 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+46 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 21.56 millions of gallons per day (97% from ground, 3% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.3

Here:	4.0
State:	3.9

52% of Grant County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Washington.

Grant County:	52.5%
State average:	50.2%

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

• This state: 37426
• Northeast: 804
• Midwest: 5524
• South: 4550
• West: 13120

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $83,100

Here:	3.2%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	2.8%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	5.5%
Washington:	15.7%

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