Skamania County, Washington (WA)

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County population in July 2007: 10,723 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,775
Renter-occupied apartments: 980

% of renters here:	26%
State:	35%

Land area: 1656 sq. mi.
Water area: 27.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Skamania County: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (16.5%), Educational,health and social services (16.0%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.2%), Construction (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 69%
Government: 23%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Skamania County, Washington:

White Non-Hispanic (90.4%)
Hispanic (4.0%)
American Indian (3.5%)
Other race (2.4%)
Two or more races (2.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	38.7 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 4,967	(50.3%)
Females: 4,905	(49.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,550
County population in 2003: 10,274
Jobs in 2003: 2,127

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Skamania County,WA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 4,951
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.6%

Average household size:

Skamania County:	2.6 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,747 ($39,317 in 1999)

This county:	$47,747
Washington:	$55,591

2007 median house/condo value: $273,523 ($150,200 in 2000)

Skamania County:	$273,523
Washington:	$300,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $579 (lower quartile is $451, upper quartile is $738)

This county:	$579
State:	$721

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,407
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $366

Institutionalized population: 56

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 11
Burglaries: 65
Thefts: 214
Auto thefts: 15

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

Murders: 3
Rapes: 7
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 72
Thefts: 276
Auto thefts: 29

Skamania County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 102 buildings, average cost: $144,000
2005: 120 buildings, average cost: $160,200
2006: 123 buildings, average cost: $176,800

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,290 (0.9%)

Skamania County household income distribution in 2007

Skamania County home values distribution

Skamania County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	13.1%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

Area name: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Skamania County is $625 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $723 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1053 a month.

Cities in this county include: Stevenson, North Bonneville, Bonneville, Gifford Pinchot, Wind River.

Neighboring counties: Clark County , Cowlitz County , Hood River County, Oregon , Klickitat County , Lewis County , Multnomah County, Oregon , Yakima County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Skamania County: Muddy River Viewpoint (A), Adams Fork Campground (B), Lake Camp (C), Outlaw Ridge Volcanic Viewpoint (D), Home Guard Station (E), Aldrich Butte Lookout (F), Horseshoe Lake Forest Camp (G), West Twin Butte Lookout (H), Huckle Lookout (I), Huffman Peak Lookout (J), Olallie Lake Campground (K), Hungry Peak Lookout (L), Oklahoma Campground (M), West Point Lookout (N), Ice Cave Campground (O), Observation Peak Lookout (P), West Flattop Lookout (Q), Observation Berryfield Campground (R), Independence Pass Viewpoint (S), Ape Cave Entrance (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: South Prairie Lake (A), Wecoma Lake (B), Cold Spring Lake (C), Badger Lake (D), Ghost Lake (E), Wauna Lake (F), Middle Lake (G), Washougal Ponds (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Layout Creek (A), Cato Creek (B), Hungry Creek (C), Oldman Creek (D), Ole Creek (E), Scamp Creek (F), Le Bong Creek (G), Horseshoe Creek (H), Collins Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Skamania County include: Beacon Rock State Park (1), Cedar Flats Natural Area (2), Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument (3), Big Cedars County Park (4), Wind River Arboretum (5), Wind River Natural Area (6), Upper Wind River Winter Sports Area (7), Sister Rocks Research Natural Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.0%
Washington:	4.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 283
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 347 (46% naturalized citizens)

Skamania County:	3.5%
Whole state:	10.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 46 1990 to 1994: 60 1985 to 1989: 45 1980 to 1984: 31 1975 to 1979: 25 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 29 1965 to 1969: 102

Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.7%

Skamania County marital status for males

Skamania County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,039
One, attached: 78
Two: 104
3 or 4: 84
5 to 9: 46
10 to 19: 8
20 or more: 29
Mobile homes: 1,120
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 68

Housing units in Skamania County with a mortgage: 1,043 (91 second mortgage, 110 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 536

Here:	66.1% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Agriculture in Skamania County
Average size of farms: 58 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $116446
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1368.99
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.09%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $63379
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.50%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.23%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $89038
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.96
Land in orchards: 510 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Paper (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Health care (11%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Top executives (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (39%)
United Kingdom (18%)
Canada (12%)
Korea (4%)
Germany (3%)
Greece (3%)
Netherlands (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Skamania County:

German (18%)
English (13%)
Irish (12%)
United States or American (11%)
Norwegian (5%)
Swedish (3%)
French (except Basque) (3%)

Skamania County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,238 (76%)
Carpooled: 631 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 3 (0%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 98 (2%)
Other means: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 241 (6%)

People in group quarters in Skamania County, Washington

30 people in nursing homes
26 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $55,304.

9.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.80%
Washington average:	7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.70% relocated from other counties in Washington ($22,757 average AGI)
5.10% relocated from other states ($30,639 average AGI)
Skamania County: 5.10%
Washington average: 3.90%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Clark County, WA	2.67% ($52,435 average AGI)
from Klickitat County, WA	0.90% ($39,032)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.73% ($71,120)
from Hood River County, OR	0.70% ($42,292)

7.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,378 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.77%
Washington average:	7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.27% relocated to other counties in Washington ($21,729 average AGI)
3.50% relocated to other states ($14,649 average AGI)
Skamania County: 3.50%
Washington average: 3.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Clark County, WA	2.34% ($37,519 average AGI)
to Klickitat County, WA	0.74% ($46,800)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.42% ($27,429)
to Hood River County, OR	0.39% ($35,692)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.36% ($31,917)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Births per 1000 population in Skamania County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Skamania County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Skamania County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,032 (858 aged, 174 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 684.550
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 740.810

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 28.13

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 18.75

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,808

In family households: 8,598 (2,227 male householders, 554 female householders)
2,244 spouses, 2,963 children (2,671 natural, 66 adopted, 226 stepchildren), 171 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 81 other relatives, 292 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,210 (534 male householders (411 living alone)), 446 female householders (375 living alone)), 230 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 64 (56 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,261 2-persons, 589 3-persons, 541 4-persons, 262 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 786 1-person, 172 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

95.1% of residents of Skamania County speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $46,318,000 ($4391 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,038,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $19,448,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,332,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,000
Federal grants: $5,939,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,625,000 ($6,066,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,969,000 ($49,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $920,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,140,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,323,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 560

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 336

Here:	32 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +35

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +550

Here:	+52 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Skamania County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.17 millions of gallons per day (32% from ground, 68% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 116
1995 to 1998: 452
1990 to 1994: 335
1980 to 1989: 809
1970 to 1979: 1,055
1960 to 1969: 613
1950 to 1959: 314
1940 to 1949: 392
1939 or earlier: 490

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Skamania County, Washington:
	1 room: 37 2 rooms: 46 3 rooms: 194 4 rooms: 240 5 rooms: 531 6 rooms: 687 7 rooms: 404 8 rooms: 284 9+ rooms: 352

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Skamania County, Washington:
	1 room: 25 2 rooms: 77 3 rooms: 128 4 rooms: 254 5 rooms: 185 6 rooms: 155 7 rooms: 59 8 rooms: 62 9+ rooms: 35

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Skamania County:
	no bedroom: 42 1 bedroom: 176 2 bedrooms: 602 3 bedrooms: 1,402 4 bedrooms: 436 5+ bedrooms: 117

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Skamania County:
	no bedroom: 29 1 bedroom: 203 2 bedrooms: 351 3 bedrooms: 295 4 bedrooms: 76 5+ bedrooms: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Skamania County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 53 1 vehicle: 522 2 vehicles: 1,164 3 vehicles: 733 4 vehicles: 165 5+ vehicles: 138

Cars and other vehicles available in Skamania County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 79 1 vehicle: 368 2 vehicles: 377 3 vehicles: 113 4 vehicles: 13 5+ vehicles: 30

53% of Skamania County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Washington.

Skamania County:	53.3%
State average:	50.2%

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

This state: 3739
Northeast: 201
Midwest: 1086
South: 495
West: 3896

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (52%) Wood (26%) Utility gas (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (61%) Wood (20%) Utility gas (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 55

Here:	4.5%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 52

Here:	8.0%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36

Here:	15.3%
Washington:	15.7%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Skamania County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $210,000
All Other: $205,000

Parks & Recreation: $59,000
Construction - General: $3,337,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,246,000
Police Protection: $1,572,000

General - Other: $1,425,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,023,000

Corrections - Other: $1,001,000

Financial Administration: $984,000

Central Staff Services: $898,000

General Public Buildings: $808,000

Health Services - Other: $526,000

Parks & Recreation: $525,000

Solid Waste Management: $401,000

Natural Resources - Other: $139,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $134,000

Welfare - Other: $27,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $259,000
General Support: $205,000
Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $784,000
All Other: $406,000

Highways: $12,000
Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $1,865,000
Interest Earnings: $1,381,000

General Revenue, NEC: $221,000

Rents: $174,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,589,000
General - Other: $126,000

Solid Waste Management: $108,000

Police Protection: $10,000

Corrections - Other: $5,000

Financial Administration: $5,000

Judicial: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $28,101,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,784,000
Highways: $1,286,000

Health & Hospitals: $398,000

Transit Utilities: $52,000

Education: $30,000

General Support: $27,000
Tax - Property: $2,343,000
Total General Sales: $292,000

NEC: $274,000

Motor Vehicle License: $42,000

Other Selective Sales: $17,000

Public Utilities: $15,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,934,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Skamania County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)