Willapa Valley, Washington
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Males: 844 | (51.4%) |
Females: 800 | (48.6%) |
Median resident age: | 42.4 years |
Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip code: 98577
Willapa Valley: | $79,102 |
WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,791 (it was $18,815 in 2000)
Willapa Valley CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $351,510 (it was $111,500 in 2000)
Willapa Valley: | $351,510 |
WA: | $569,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $344,978; detached houses: $381,534; townhouses or other attached units: $251,934; in 2-unit structures: $325,760; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $254,028; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $242,331; mobile homes: $180,089; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $98,705
Willapa Valley, WA residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Willapa Valley, WA
- 1,47892.1%White alone
- 573.6%Hispanic
- 352.2%Two or more races
- 161.0%American Indian alone
- 150.9%Asian alone
- 10.06%Black alone
- 10.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 10.06%Other race alone
Races in Willapa Valley detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 248.7 square miles.
Population density: 6.6 people per square mile (very low).
Willapa Valley CCD: | 0.9% ($1,003) |
Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (61.8 miles , pop. 58,211).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (86.8 miles , pop. 529,121).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (907.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 46.61 N, Longitude: 123.55 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 360
Here: | 7.5% |
Washington: | 4.6% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.9%)
- Health care (12.8%)
- Public administration (10.2%)
- Educational services (9.8%)
- Wood products (9.0%)
- Construction (3.0%)
- Finance & insurance (2.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (27.3%)
- Wood products (15.3%)
- Public administration (11.7%)
- Construction (5.4%)
- Chemicals (4.9%)
- Educational services (4.4%)
- Paper (2.2%)
- Health care (26.5%)
- Educational services (16.6%)
- Public administration (8.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.3%)
- Finance & insurance (5.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.5%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.0%)
- Registered nurses (4.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.3%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (10.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (5.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9.6%)
- Registered nurses (8.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.6%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (6.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.8%)
Average climate in Willapa Valley, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2014 was 47.8. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 47.8 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2014 was 5.41. This is significantly better than average. There were 0 monitors within city limits.
City: | 5.41 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Willapa Valley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1330% 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 66.6 miles away from Willapa Valley center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 54.0 miles away from Willapa Valley center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) earthquake occurred 56.7 miles away from the city 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 75.5 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 34.7 miles away from Willapa Valley center
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 420.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Pacific County (21) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 15, Mudslides: 10, Storms: 10, Landslides: 9, Winter Storms: 6, Winds: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Earthquake: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Willapa Valley:
- Centralia College (about 29 miles; Centralia, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,354)
- South Puget Sound Community College (about 42 miles; Olympia, WA; FT enrollment: 3,981)
- The Evergreen State College (about 43 miles; Olympia, WA; FT enrollment: 4,613)
- Lower Columbia College (about 44 miles; Longview, WA; FT enrollment: 2,595)
- Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom (about 61 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 5,228)
- Clover Park Technical College (about 64 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
- Pacific Lutheran University (about 65 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 3,548)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Willapa Valley: Camp One (A), Willapa Harbor Recreation Vehicle Park (B), Forks Creek Hatchery (C), Willapa Harbor Golf Course (D), Pacific County Fire District 3 Lebam Station (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Willapa Valley: Lebam Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Fern Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Camp Seven Pond (A), Owens Ponds (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Penny Creek (A), Brown Creek (B), Brush Creek (C), Custer Creek (D), Donaldson Creek (E), Ellis Creek (F), Ellsworth Creek (G), Fairchild Creek (H), Fall Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.5 people |
Washington: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 70.5% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This place: | 7.6% |
Whole state: | 7.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
This place: | 8.1% |
Whole state: | 10.6% |
This place: | 3.3% |
Whole state: | 4.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Willapa Valley:
- Never married: 16.9%
- Now married: 68.8%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 9.0%
For population 25 years and over in Willapa Valley:
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.0 minutes
Here: | 9.1 |
Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Willapa Valley, WA (based on Pacific County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 2,728 | 2 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,515 | 16 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,244 | 20 |
Other | 821 | 4 |
None | 14,612 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 4.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Pacific County: | 13.54 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Pacific County: | 11.9% |
Washington: | 7.7% |
Pacific County: | 30.6% |
Washington: | 25.7% |
Here: | 12.6% |
State: | 13.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Willapa Valley:
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KAST (1370 AM; 10 kW; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KXRO (1320 AM; 5 kW; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Willapa Valley:
- KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KJET (105.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
- KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KAYO-FM (99.3 FM; ELMA, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KMUN (91.9 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
- KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KWYA (89.7 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
- K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)
- K211ET (90.1 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KCBZ (94.9 FM; CANNON BEACH, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
- KRXY (94.5 FM; SHELTON, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KSWW (102.1 FM; MONTESANO, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXXK (95.3 FM; HOQUIAM, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KAST-FM (92.9 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KDUX-FM (104.7 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Willapa Valley:
- K53AZ (Channel 53; CENTRALIA, ETC., WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- 47.4%Electricity
- 35.5%Wood
- 7.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.5%Other fuel
- 1.7%No fuel used
- 47.1%Electricity
- 28.4%Wood
- 14.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Willapa Valley compared to Washington state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.