Pend Oreille County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	35%

This county:	18.1%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	7.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.3%), Manufacturing (13.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Pend Oreille County, Washington:

Median resident age:	41.9 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 5,881	(50.1%)
Females: 5,851	(49.9%)

Pend Oreille County:	2.5 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county	$34,089
Washington:	$49,262

Pend Oreille County	$144,965
Washington:	$227,700

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 125
• Thefts: 244
• Auto thefts: 35

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 142
• Thefts: 177
• Auto thefts: 27

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pend Oreille County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $559 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $750 a month.

Cities in this county include: Newport, Ione, Metaline Falls, Cusick, Metaline, Graham-Thrift.

Neighboring counties: Bonner County, Idaho , Boundary County, Idaho , Spokane County , Stevens County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pend Oreille County: Orwig Hump Lookout (A), Ojibway Knoll Lookout (B), Lake Leo Campground (C), Indian Community Hall (D), Indian Mountain Lookout (E), North Skookum Lake Recreational Site (F), North Skookum Campground (G), Noisy Creek Campground (H), No Name Lake Recreational Site (I), No Name Lake Campground (J), Babbitz Landing (K), Newport Geophysical Observatory (L), Maitlen (M), Mineral Bay Recreational Site (N), Bead Lake Launch (O), Vista Lookout (P), Vista House (Q), Yokum Lake Lookout (R), Upper Sand Creek Lookout (S), Bensons Spur (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pend Oreille County include: Our Lady of Sorrows (A), Spring Valley Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Harvey Grave (1), Perkins Cemetery (2), Riverside Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Babbitz Lake (A), Watch Lake (B), Scotchman Lake (C), Conklin Lake (D), Cooks Lake (E), Bead Lake (F), Frater Lake (G), Yocum Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cato Creek (A), Ojibway Creek (B), Hungry Creek (C), Le Clerc Creek (D), Styx Creek (E), Onota Creek (F), Orwig Creek (G), Outlet Creek (H), Pable Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pend Oreille County include: Lake Newport State Park (1), Crawford State Park (2), Pioneer Park (3), Pend Oreille State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.4%
Washington:	4.3%

Current college students: 365
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 239 (56% naturalized citizens)

Pend Oreille County:	2.0%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,692
• One, attached: 47
• Two: 49
• 3 or 4: 32
• 5 to 9: 86
• 10 to 19: 54
• 20 or more: 121
• Mobile homes: 1,315
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 212

Housing units in Pend Oreille County with a mortgage: 955 (70 second mortgage, 62 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 767

Pend Oreille County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Washington state average. It is 10.8 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,859 (72%) Carpooled: 553 (14%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 232 (6%) Other means: 40 (1%) Worked at home: 270 (7%)

10.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,623 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.95%
Washington average:	7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.17% relocated from other counties in Washington ($22,162 average AGI)
4.78% relocated from other states ($21,461 average AGI)

Pend Oreille County:	4.78%
Washington average:	3.90%

from Spokane County, WA	3.31% ($31,261 average AGI)
from Bonner County, ID	0.84% ($31,914)
from King County, WA	0.46% ($58,632)
from Stevens County, WA	0.41% ($33,471)
from Kootenai County, ID	0.38% ($29,875)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.34% ($38,929)
from Pierce County, WA	0.26% ($35,818)

8.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,995 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.99%
Washington average:	7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.77% relocated to other counties in Washington ($19,295 average AGI)
3.22% relocated to other states ($10,699 average AGI)

Pend Oreille County:	3.22%
Washington average:	3.17%

to Spokane County, WA	3.83% ($28,987 average AGI)
to Bonner County, ID	0.56% ($28,130)
to Stevens County, WA	0.37% ($27,533)
to King County, WA	0.29% ($27,417)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,309 (1,813 aged, 496 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,040 (2,630 male householders, 635 female householders)

  2,678 spouses, 3,312 children (2,877 natural, 116 adopted, 319 stepchildren), 233 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 108 other relatives, 354 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,592 (746 male householders (637 living alone)), 622 female householders (525 living alone)), 224 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 100 (80 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,648 2-persons, 634 3-persons, 522 4-persons, 258 5-persons, 112 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,162 1-person, 192 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

2,038 married couples with children.
734 single-parent households (233 men, 501 women).

96.5% of residents of Pend Oreille County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $71,591,000 ($5739 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,320,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,764,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,003,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $687,000
Federal grants: $14,113,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,273,000 ($162,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,752,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $825,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,362,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,000,000

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+80 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.72 millions of gallons per day (82% from ground, 18% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	3.9

59% of Pend Oreille County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Washington.

Pend Oreille County:	59.4%
State average:	50.2%

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

• This state: 5836
• Northeast: 330
• Midwest: 1416
• South: 768
• West: 3063

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,500

Here:	7.2%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	13.1%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	14.6%
Washington:	15.7%

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