Okanogan County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	35%

This county:	21.3%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.0%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Okanogan County, Washington:

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 19,706	(49.8%)
Females: 19,858	(50.2%)

Okanogan County:	2.6 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county	$31,990
Washington:	$49,262

Okanogan County	$131,057
Washington:	$227,700

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 21
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 43
• Burglaries: 194
• Thefts: 307
• Auto thefts: 34

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 228
• Thefts: 313
• Auto thefts: 57

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Okanogan County is $489 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $787 a month.

Cities in this county include: Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Oroville, Coulee Dam, Tonasket, Twisp, North Omak, Pateros, Malone-Porter.

Neighboring counties: Chelan County , Douglas County , Ferry County , Grant County , Lincoln County , Skagit County , Whatcom County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Okanogan County: Highland Fire Camp (A), Midway Camp (B), Highlands (C), Aeneas Guard Station (D), Holman Campground (E), Albert Camp (F), Memorial Campground (G), Alder Campground (H), Honeymoon Campground (I), Hoot Owl Camp (J), Oriole Campground (K), Horse Heaven Camp (L), Lake Creek Trailhead (M), Andrews Creek Campground (N), Andrews Creek Trailhead (O), Inlow Camp (P), Irenes Camp (Q), North Fork Ninemile Campground (R), Atchison Mill (S), North Cascades Smokejumper Base (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Okanogan County: Saint Marys Mission (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Okanogan Cemetery (1), Beaver Creek Cemetery (2), Okanogan Memorial Gardens (3), Indian Cemetery (4), Riverview Cemetery (5), Chiliwist Cemetery (6), Fort Okanogan Memorial Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: BJ Lake (A), Morris Lake (B), South Lake (C), South Furman Lake (D), Middle Hidden Lake (E), Dolly Lake (F), Baker Lake (G), Proctor Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ogle Creek (A), Hurricane Creek (B), Hurley Creek (C), Hunter Creek (D), Okanogan River (E), Olallie Creek (F), Sullivan Creek (G), Hungry Creek (H), Cecil Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Okanogan County include: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (1), Lake Osoyoos State Park (2), Shady Park (3), Lake Osoyoos State Park (4), Indian Dan State Wildlife Recreation Area (5), Goodenough Park (6), Pearrygin Lake State Park (7), Methow Wildlife Recreation Area (8), Methow Wildlife Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.1%
Washington:	4.3%

Current college students: 1,047
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,044 (23% naturalized citizens)

Okanogan County:	10.2%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,973
• One, attached: 154
• Two: 330
• 3 or 4: 399
• 5 to 9: 338
• 10 to 19: 314
• 20 or more: 183
• Mobile homes: 3,949
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 445

Housing units in Okanogan County with a mortgage: 3,311 (269 second mortgage, 219 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,434

Okanogan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Washington state average. It is 20.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,571 (70%) Carpooled: 2,118 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 54 (0%) Taxi: 14 (0%) Motorcycle: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 65 (0%) Walked: 841 (6%) Other means: 125 (1%) Worked at home: 1,227 (8%)

6.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,789 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.69%
Washington average:	7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.38% relocated from other counties in Washington ($25,261 average AGI)
2.31% relocated from other states ($13,529 average AGI)

Okanogan County:	2.31%
Washington average:	3.90%

from King County, WA	0.83% ($53,306 average AGI)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.44% ($37,456)
from Chelan County, WA	0.42% ($27,673)
from Spokane County, WA	0.38% ($35,500)
from Pierce County, WA	0.33% ($33,116)
from Grant County, WA	0.28% ($40,667)
from Whatcom County, WA	0.24% ($24,484)

6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,364 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.75%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)

Okanogan County:	0.08%
Washington average:	0.16%

4.49% relocated to other counties in Washington ($20,241 average AGI)
2.17% relocated to other states ($9,875 average AGI)

Okanogan County:	2.17%
Washington average:	3.17%

to Spokane County, WA	0.80% ($25,471 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.54% ($27,648)
to Chelan County, WA	0.50% ($25,185)
to Douglas County, WA	0.35% ($34,935)
to Grant County, WA	0.33% ($35,860)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.31% ($31,200)
to Pierce County, WA	0.20% ($28,115)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,820 (5,699 aged, 1,121 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 33,456 (8,174 male householders, 2,442 female householders)

  8,333 spouses, 11,483 children (10,465 natural, 258 adopted, 760 stepchildren), 674 grandchildren, 300 brothers or sisters, 182 parents, 611 other relatives, 1,257 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,257 (2,226 male householders (1,835 living alone)), 2,176 female householders (1,843 living alone)), 855 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 851 (412 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,872 2-persons, 2,148 3-persons, 1,891 4-persons, 976 5-persons, 448 6-persons, 281 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,678 1-person, 640 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

84.9% of residents of Okanogan County speak English at home.
12.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $260,496,000 ($6604 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,097,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $112,618,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,547,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,448,000
Federal grants: $58,923,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,348,000 ($487,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,612,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,452,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,861,000
Federal Government insurance: $72,321,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	-27 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.03 millions of gallons per day (91% from ground, 9% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.3

Here:	4.2
State:	3.9

56% of Okanogan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Washington.

Okanogan County:	55.6%
State average:	50.2%

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

• This state: 23078
• Northeast: 808
• Midwest: 3470
• South: 1955
• West: 5913

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,100

Here:	5.1%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	2.7%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	10.9%
Washington:	15.7%

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