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Population in July 2007: 6,251. Population change since 2000: +6.3%
 

Males: 2,930  (46.9%)
Females: 3,321  (53.1%)
Median resident age:  41.8 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98466.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $67,700 (it was $54,912 in 2000)
Fircrest  $67,700
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $308,400 (it was $161,800 in 2000)
Fircrest  $308,400
Washington:  $300,800

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Races in Fircrest:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.0%)
  • Black (5.2%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)
  • Korean (0.6%)
  • Filipino (0.5%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Fircrest: 107.1 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.0%), English (12.0%), Irish (10.6%), Norwegian (8.0%), Italian (6.1%), French (4.9%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1925

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 1.56 square miles.

Population density: 4005 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Fircrest

  • High school or higher: 91.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fircrest city

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 55.5%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

333 residents are foreign born (2.7% Asia, 1.6% Europe, 1.0% North America).

This city:  5.7%
Washington:  10.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Fircrest, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fircrest to the number of sex offenders is 6251 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Fircrest:  1.5% ($2,370)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
Fircrest satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tacoma, WA (3.8 miles , pop. 193,556).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (30.0 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (952.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: University Place, WA (2.1 miles ), Tacoma, WA (3.8 miles ), Ruston, WA (4.5 miles ), Lakewood, WA (4.8 miles ), McChord AFB, WA (6.6 miles ), Steilacoom, WA (7.0 miles ), Fox Island, WA (7.3 miles ), Parkland, WA (8.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $67,400
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $147,100
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $153,500
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $137,300
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $182,000
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $154,200
  • 2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $190,600
  • 2003: 29 buildings, average cost: $197,600
  • 2004: 43 buildings, average cost: $203,200
  • 2005: 94 buildings, average cost: $230,500
  • 2006: 25 buildings, average cost: $234,600
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $260,200

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Latitude: 47.23 N, Longitude: 122.51 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,575 (-26.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 259 (9.5%)


Area code commonly used in this area: 253

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Fircrest, Washington business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +274 (+4.9%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Fircrest by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 010000
    per 100,000 0.016.60.00.00.00.0
Rapes 002220
    per 100,000 0.00.033.033.032.80.0
Robberies 232143
    per 100,000 33.649.733.016.565.648.5
Assaults 303288
    per 100,000 50.30.049.633.0131.2129.2
Burglaries 263640354140
    per 100,000 436.2595.8660.7577.2672.5646.1
Thefts 17112089138136124
    per 100,000 2868.61986.11470.12275.72230.62002.9
Auto thefts 253215282819
    per 100,000 419.4529.6247.8461.7459.2306.9
Arson 000101
    per 100,000 0.00.00.016.50.016.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 199.0211.5171.1206.3245.2190.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.60
US city average:  3.00

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Fircrest topographic map

Birthplace of: Kevin Field - College basketball player (Portland Pilots).


Hospitals/medical centers near Fircrest:
  • ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; TACOMA, WA)
  • SAINT CLARE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA)
  • WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; TACOMA, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Fircrest, WA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fircrest:
  • MCCHORD AFB (about 8 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TCM)
  • GRAY AAF (about 12 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; ID: GRF)
  • SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 21 miles; SEATTLE, WA; ID: SEA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fircrest:
  • TACOMA NARROWS (about 5 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TIW)
  • AMERICAN LAKE (about 8 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: W37)
  • SPANAWAY (about 13 miles; SPANAWAY, WA; ID: S44)

Amtrak station near Fircrest:
  • 7 miles: TACOMA (1001 PUYALLUP AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fircrest:
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,710)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 4 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)
  • BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 4 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 5 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
  • PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 6 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
  • SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 24 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,013)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 25 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.8%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.4%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.6%
Whole state:  4.6%

Fircrest compared to Washington state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.


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Banks with branches in Fircrest (2007 data):
  • Sterling Savings Bank: Fircrest Branch at 1375 Regents Blvd, branch established on 1994-01-24. Info updated 2006-12-19: Bank assets: $9,550.3 mil, Deposits: $6,518.2 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 175 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation
  • Columbia State Bank: Fircrest Branch at 2401 Mildred St. West, branch established on 1993-08-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,317.6 mil, Deposits: $1,871.3 mil, headquarters in Tacoma, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 35 total offices, Holding Company: Columbia Banking System, Inc.



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Fircrest travel time to work
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,193 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.78%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,479 average AGI)
Pierce County:  0.41%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from King County, WA  2.51% ($46,071 average AGI)
from Thurston County, WA  0.41% ($37,310)
from Kitsap County, WA  0.27% ($42,426)


7.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.66%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($980 average AGI)
Pierce County:  0.21%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to King County, WA  2.04% ($40,128 average AGI)
to Thurston County, WA  0.63% ($42,336)
to Kitsap County, WA  0.25% ($42,471)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fircrest:
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • 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.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KKMO (1360 AM; 5 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KLAY (1180 AM; 5 kW; LAKEWOOD, WA; Owner: CLAY FRANK HUNTINGTON)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KVI (570 AM; 5 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fircrest:
  • KUPS (90.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND)
  • KVTI (90.9 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • KBTC-FM (91.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
  • KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • K205DD (88.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
  • KRWM (106.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: SEASCAPE RADIO, INC.)
  • K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fircrest:
  • KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KCPQ (Channel 13; TACOMA, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)
  • KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
  • KIRO-TV (Channel 7; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KCTS-TV (Channel 9; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KCTS TELEVISION)
  • KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • K57HB (Channel 57; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KONG-TV (Channel 16; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KONG-TV, INC.)




Fircrest fatal accident list for 2005:
Oct 4, 2005 10:16 AM, Alameda, Lat: 47.242764, Lon: -122.515978, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 21, 2005 12:21 AM, Columbia St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Fircrest fatal accident list for 1997:
Mar 18, 1997 03:29 AM, 19thstw, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


Fircrest fatal accident list for 1990:
Jun 8, 1990 06:13 AM, Alamedaave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

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