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Population in July 2007: 1,676. Population change since 2000: +4.1%
 

Males: 785  (49.2%)
Females: 810  (50.8%)

Grays Harbor County

Median resident age:  38.6 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98537.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,700 (it was $41,106 in 2000)
Cosmopolis  $44,700
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $134,500 (it was $100,000 in 2000)
Cosmopolis  $134,500
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Cosmopolis:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.7%)
  • Hispanic (3.3%)
  • American Indian (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Filipino (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Cosmopolis: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.6%), Irish (12.4%), English (8.9%), United States (7.3%), Swedish (6.7%), Polish (6.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1891

Elevation: 12 feet

Land area: 1.40 square miles.

Population density: 1167 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cosmopolis

  • High school or higher: 86.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cosmopolis city

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 60.0%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

71 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 1.1% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.6% North America).

This city:  4.5%
Washington:  10.4%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Cosmopolis, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cosmopolis to the number of sex offenders is 543 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cosmopolis:  1.1% ($1,099)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)

Cosmopolis satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (86.9 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (109.3 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (964.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Junction City, WA (1.2 miles) , Aberdeen, WA (3.4 miles ), Central Park, WA (4.5 miles ), Hoquiam, WA (7.9 miles ), Aberdeen Gardens, WA (8.1 miles ), North River, WA (9.7 miles ), Montesano, WA (12.2 miles ), Wishkah, WA (14.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $104,200
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,600
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $107,800
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $102,900
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $185,100
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $92,900
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $144,900
  • 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $109,700
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $119,300
  • 2005: 15 buildings, average cost: $134,600
  • 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $174,700
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $174,700

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Latitude: 46.96 N, Longitude: 123.77 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 360

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Population change in the 1990s: +187 (+13.3%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Crime in Cosmopolis by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 001010
    per 100,000 0.00.062.20.060.50.0
Assaults 013416
    per 100,000 0.060.9186.7246.060.5358.4
Burglaries 11414626
    per 100,000 679.0243.6871.2369.0120.9358.4
Thefts 10424201830
    per 100,000 617.3243.61493.51230.01088.31792.1
Auto thefts 110211
    per 100,000 61.760.90.0123.060.559.7
Arson 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.061.50.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2) 77.243.8176.7134.187.1173.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.07
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Cosmopolis:
  • GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ABERDEEN, WA)
  • WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SOUTH BEND, WA)
  • MARK REED HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; MCCLEARY, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Cosmopolis, WA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cosmopolis:
  • ASTORIA REGIONAL (about 56 miles; ASTORIA, OR; ID: AST)
  • OLYMPIA (about 61 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: OLM)
  • WILLIAM R FAIRCHILD INTL (about 83 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; ID: CLM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cosmopolis:
  • BOWERMAN (about 12 miles; HOQUIAM, WA; ID: HQM)
  • WILLAPA HARBOR (about 19 miles; SOUTH BEND/RAYMOND/, WA; ID: 2S9)
  • WESTPORT (about 24 miles; WESTPORT, WA; ID: 14S)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cosmopolis:
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,908)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 78 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 83 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 86 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 89 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
Public high school in Cosmopolis:

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Strongest FM stations please add: KGHO (94.3 FM Aberdeen - Grays Harbor Educational Media)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Cosmopolis and their reported violations in the past:

COSMOPOLIS WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 1595, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-09-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-09-2003)

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.4%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.3%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.6%

Cosmopolis compared to Washington state average:

Cosmopolis, Washington environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police - Other 1$2,392$28,7040$0
Financial Administration 3$10,063$40,2520$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$975
Judicial and Legal 0$0 3$3,355
Police Protection - Officers 5$16,553$39,7272$2,314
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$589
Water Supply 1$3,093$37,1160$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,701$32,4120$0
Sewerage 1$2,701$32,4120$0
Solid Waste Management 1$2,801$33,6120$0
Streets and Highways 2$7,780$46,6800$0
Totals for Government 15$48,084$38,46712$7,233



Cosmopolis government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $205,000
    All Other: $19,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
    Housing & Community Development: $0
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $587,000
    Sewerage: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $432,000
    Regular Highways: $257,000
    Water Utilities: $211,000
    Financial Administration: $180,000
    Parks & Recreation: $138,000
    Sewerage: $97,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $59,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $55,000
    Fire Protection: $52,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    Central Staff Services: $34,000
    General Public Buildings: $19,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $73,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $201,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,730,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $724,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,682,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $185,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $683,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $89,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $286,000
    Interest Earnings: $84,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $44,000
    Rents: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $23,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,680,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $254,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $695,000
    All Other: $41,000
    General Support: $14,000
  • Tax - Property: $540,000
    Public Utilities: $272,000
    NEC: $192,000
    Total General Sales: $157,000
    Other Selective Sales: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $730,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,438 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.95%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($252 average AGI)
Grays Harbor County:  0.08%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Thurston County, WA  1.15% ($37,328 average AGI)
from King County, WA  0.76% ($40,573)
from Pierce County, WA  0.65% ($35,902)


6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,320 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.44%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($237 average AGI)
Grays Harbor County:  0.05%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Thurston County, WA  1.22% ($34,961 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.60% ($36,367)
to Pierce County, WA  0.45% ($29,543)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cosmopolis:
  • KXRO (1320 AM; 5 kW; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBKW (1450 AM; 1 kW; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWOK (1490 AM; 1 kW; HOQUIAM, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • 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.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KMAS (1030 AM; 10 kW; SHELTON, WA; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cosmopolis:
  • KXXK (95.3 FM; HOQUIAM, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KDUX-FM (104.7 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • K205EN (88.9 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K207DB (89.3 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KAYO-FM (99.3 FM; ELMA, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KJET (105.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSWW (102.1 FM; MONTESANO, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KJET-FM1 (105.7 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K221BG (92.1 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: GRAYS HARBOR CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K296CV (107.1 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: GRAYS HARBOR CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)
  • K265DP (100.9 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Cosmopolis:
  • K23AS (Channel 23; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K25CG (Channel 25; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)

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