Klickitat County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	35%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.1%), Manufacturing (12.2%), Retail trade (10.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Klickitat County, Washington:

Median resident age:	39.5 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 9,555	(49.9%)
Females: 9,606	(50.1%)

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Klickitat County:	2.5 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,614
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$486
State:	$721

Klickitat County:	$206,353
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $298,183

Here:	$298,183
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $519,105

Here:	$519,105
State:	$335,498

In 2-unit structures: $428,369

Here:	$428,369
State:	$357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $483,232

Here:	$483,232
State:	$300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $649,097

Here:	$649,097
State:	$299,543

Mobile homes: $96,034

Here:	$96,034
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $41,597

Here:	$41,597
State:	$62,453

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 156
• Thefts: 26
• Auto thefts: 22

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 112
• Thefts: 14
• Auto thefts: 21

This county:	17.0%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Klickitat County is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $588 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $826 a month.

Cities in this county include: Goldendale, White Salmon, Dallesport, Bingen, Lyle, Trout Lake, Klickitat, Wishram, Centerville, Bickleton.

2005 air pollution in Klickitat County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.070 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.062 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Gilliam County, Oregon , Hood River County, Oregon , Morrow County, Oregon , Sherman County, Oregon , Skamania County , Wasco County, Oregon , Yakima County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Klickitat County: Memaloose Island Light (A), Holderman Camp (B), Outlet Creek Campground (C), Middle Fork Camp (D), Avery (E), Lower Bowman Campsite (F), Liberty Bond (G), Whitmore Ranch (H), Yeackel Camp (I), Upper Bowman Campsite (J), Bristol (K), Brooks Memorial State Park Ski Area (L), Brownlee Corrals (M), Mile 7 Light (N), Cliffs (O), Spearfish Substation (P), Spearfish (Q), Soda Springs Campground (R), Smeltzer Mill (S), Sixprong Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Centerville Cemetery (1), Lyle Cemetery (2), Mount Adams Cemetery (3), Dunkard Graveyard (4), Trout Lake Cemetery (5), Wish-Ham Cemetery (6), Hartland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Pothole Lake (A), Waterhole (B), Balch Lake (C), Conboy Lake (D), Beds, Lake (E), Rowland Lake (F), McCarty Pond (G), Look Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Catherine Creek (A), Schafer Creek (B), Cedar Creek (C), Holmes Creek (D), Outlet Creek (E), Hole in the Ground Creek (F), Harrison Creek (G), Hanson Creek (H), Hangman Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Klickitat County include: A J Bolon Historic Monument (1), Brooks Memorial State Park (2), Avery Recreation Area (3), Hess Park (4), Jewett Creek Park (5), Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge (6), Whitcomb Cabin (7), Horsethief Lake State Park (8), Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.4%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 441
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,158 (29% naturalized citizens)

Klickitat County:	6.0%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,550
• One, attached: 133
• Two: 209
• 3 or 4: 287
• 5 to 9: 146
• 10 to 19: 37
• 20 or more: 153
• Mobile homes: 2,027
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 91

Housing units in Klickitat County with a mortgage: 1,489 (116 second mortgage, 113 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,216

Here:	55.0% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Klickitat County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Washington state average. It is 216% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1993 at 13:34:35, a magnitude 5.7 (5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 12.8 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from Klickitat 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 67.1 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 74.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/2002 at 14:36:04, a magnitude 4.5 (4.0 MB, 4.5 MD, Depth: 3.9 mi) earthquake occurred 50.7 miles away from Klickitat County center
On 7/14/2008 at 18:45:55, a magnitude 4.2 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.2 MD, Depth: 13.0 mi) earthquake occurred 50.8 miles away from the 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 26.4 miles away from Klickitat 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: 5,505 (72%) Carpooled: 1,182 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 47 (1%) Railroad: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 1 (0%) Bicycle: 20 (0%) Walked: 343 (4%) Other means: 89 (1%) Worked at home: 473 (6%)

9.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,485 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.82%
Washington average:	7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.45% relocated from other counties in Washington ($14,827 average AGI)
6.37% relocated from other states ($30,658 average AGI)

Klickitat County:	6.37%
Washington average:	3.90%

from Hood River County, OR	0.90% ($44,288 average AGI)
from Clark County, WA	0.79% ($46,692)
from Wasco County, OR	0.73% ($40,854)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.58% ($40,342)
from King County, WA	0.49% ($48,875)
from Skamania County, WA	0.38% ($46,800)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.35% ($100,609)

8.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.02%
Washington average:	7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.52% relocated to other counties in Washington ($14,427 average AGI)
4.50% relocated to other states ($16,928 average AGI)

Klickitat County:	4.50%
Washington average:	3.17%

to Clark County, WA	0.78% ($31,700 average AGI)
to Wasco County, OR	0.60% ($27,641)
to Hood River County, OR	0.59% ($35,342)
to Skamania County, WA	0.48% ($39,032)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.47% ($33,467)
to Yakima County, WA	0.31% ($22,550)
to Spokane County, WA	0.29% ($33,421)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,357 (2,858 aged, 499 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,493 (4,229 male householders, 1,151 female householders)

  4,540 spouses, 5,558 children (4,913 natural, 175 adopted, 470 stepchildren), 219 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 200 other relatives, 480 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,458 (1,128 male householders (958 living alone)), 973 female householders (830 living alone)), 357 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 210 (113 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,576 2-persons, 1,076 3-persons, 951 4-persons, 456 5-persons, 194 6-persons, 127 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,788 1-person, 282 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

89.4% of residents of Klickitat County speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $119,878,000 ($6038 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,367,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,852,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,565,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,047,000
Federal grants: $18,312,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,386,000 ($11,857,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,715,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $206,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,177,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,677,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.65 millions of gallons per day (65% from ground, 35% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.3

Here:	4.3
State:	3.9

54% of Klickitat County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Washington.

Klickitat County:	54.2%
State average:	50.2%

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

• This state: 7662
• Northeast: 457
• Midwest: 2145
• South: 866
• West: 6762

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,300

Here:	6.6%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	4.2%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	23.4%
Washington:	15.7%

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