Kittitas County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	42%
State:	35%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.3%), Retail trade (13.7%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Kittitas County, Washington:

Median resident age:	31.4 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 16,575	(49.7%)
Females: 16,787	(50.3%)

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Kittitas County:	2.3 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$39,524
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$559
State:	$721

Kittitas County:	$250,426
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $320,386

Here:	$320,386
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $376,430

Here:	$376,430
State:	$335,498

In 2-unit structures: $229,809

Here:	$229,809
State:	$357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $222,363

Here:	$222,363
State:	$300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $420,262

Here:	$420,262
State:	$299,543

Mobile homes: $99,142

Here:	$99,142
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,244

Here:	$27,244
State:	$62,453

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 220
• Thefts: 329
• Auto thefts: 34

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 278
• Thefts: 389
• Auto thefts: 49

This county:	19.6%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	9.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kittitas County is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $868 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ellensburg, Cle Elum, Kittitas, Roslyn, South Cle Elum, Easton, Thorp, Ronald, Snoqualmie Pass, Vantage.

Neighboring counties: Chelan County , Douglas County , Grant County , King County , Pierce County , Yakima County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Kittitas County: Lion Rock Lookout (A), High Valley Ranch (B), Pacific West Ski Area (C), Horlick (D), Hour Creek Campground (E), Hubner (F), Illahee Camp (G), Indian Camp Campground (H), Little Naches Summer Homes (I), North Ridge Lookout (J), Little Salmon la Sac (K), Lllahee Camp (L), Longmile Meadows Campground (M), Baker Creek Campground (N), Bakers Camp (O), Liberty National Historic District (P), Liberty Guard Station (Q), Barnes Cabin (R), Naches Pass Campsite (S), Mineral Springs Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Holy Cross Cemetery (1), Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (2), Swauk Prairie Cemetery (3), Thorp Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Baker Lake (A), Deer Lakes (B), Gallagher Head Lake (C), Waptus Lake (D), Frog Lake (E), Kendall Peak Lakes (F), Cooper Lake (G), Joe Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Skeeter Creek (A), Hurley Creek (B), Hunt Creek (C), Scatter Creek (D), Howson Creek (E), Howard Creek (F), Hovey Creek (G), Hour Creek (H), Delate Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Kittitas County include: Wanapum Recreation Area (1), Quilomene Wildlife Recreation Area (2), Schaake State Wildlife Recreation Area (3), Olmstead Place State Park (4), Colockum State Wildlife Area (5), Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.7%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 6,679
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,780 (35% naturalized citizens)

Kittitas County:	5.3%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,861
• One, attached: 394
• Two: 736
• 3 or 4: 739
• 5 to 9: 403
• 10 to 19: 656
• 20 or more: 1,479
• Mobile homes: 1,964
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 243

Housing units in Kittitas County with a mortgage: 3,327 (314 second mortgage, 200 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,017

Here:	62.3% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Kittitas County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Washington state average. It is 97% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 84.9 miles away from Kittitas County center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 88.2 miles away from the county center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 77.8 miles away from the county center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
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 70.1 miles away from Kittitas County center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 78.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/29/1995 at 03:11:22, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MW, 5.0 MD, Depth: 10.7 mi) earthquake occurred 80.3 miles away from Kittitas County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,410 (68%) Carpooled: 2,166 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 60 (0%) Railroad: 13 (0%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 352 (2%) Walked: 1,242 (8%) Other means: 86 (1%) Worked at home: 869 (6%)

11.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,920 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.61%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($99 average AGI)

Kittitas County:	0.12%
Washington average:	0.26%

8.96% relocated from other counties in Washington ($28,322 average AGI)
2.53% relocated from other states ($8,498 average AGI)

Kittitas County:	2.53%
Washington average:	3.90%

from King County, WA	2.70% ($46,223 average AGI)
from Yakima County, WA	1.15% ($23,037)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.91% ($60,648)
from Pierce County, WA	0.74% ($35,205)
from Grant County, WA	0.39% ($29,087)
from Benton County, WA	0.33% ($24,821)
from Chelan County, WA	0.33% ($24,026)

11.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,845 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.05%
Washington average:	7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.01% relocated to other counties in Washington ($19,952 average AGI)
3.04% relocated to other states ($8,893 average AGI)

Kittitas County:	3.04%
Washington average:	3.17%

to King County, WA	2.30% ($20,269 average AGI)
to Yakima County, WA	1.42% ($39,665)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.66% ($21,987)
to Pierce County, WA	0.65% ($23,234)
to Grant County, WA	0.32% ($28,921)
to Spokane County, WA	0.32% ($22,868)
to Benton County, WA	0.25% ($35,690)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,541 (3,984 aged, 557 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,332 (6,234 male householders, 1,597 female householders)

  6,522 spouses, 7,520 children (6,874 natural, 201 adopted, 445 stepchildren), 218 grandchildren, 245 brothers or sisters, 75 parents, 283 other relatives, 638 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,867 (2,767 male householders (1,762 living alone)), 2,807 female householders (2,052 living alone)), 2,293 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,163 (188 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,795 2-persons, 1,646 3-persons, 1,462 4-persons, 655 5-persons, 182 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,814 1-person, 1,346 2-persons, 323 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

92.3% of residents of Kittitas County speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $160,550,000 ($4495 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,574,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $76,359,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,542,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $713,000
Federal grants: $34,361,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,067,000 ($304,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,509,000 ($2,463,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $48,267,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,087,000
Federal Government insurance: $73,032,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+65 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.60 millions of gallons per day (85% from ground, 15% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Here:	3.8
State:	3.9

45% of Kittitas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Washington.

Kittitas County:	45.0%
State average:	50.2%

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

• This state: 20048
• Northeast: 879
• Midwest: 3251
• South: 1411
• West: 5687

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,400

Here:	5.6%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	5.3%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	2.1%
Washington:	15.7%

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