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Population (year 2000): 1,961
Males: 941  (48.0%)
Females: 1,020  (52.0%)

Lewis County

Median resident age:  44.3 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98531.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,400 (it was $42,927 in 2000)
Fords Prairie  $50,400
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $168,000 (it was $137,600 in 2000)
Fords Prairie  $168,000
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Fords Prairie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
  • Korean (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (20.6%), English (12.1%), Irish (10.3%), Norwegian (6.2%), United States (4.8%), Swedish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 175 feet

Land area: 3.91 square miles.

Population density: 502 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fords Prairie

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fords Prairie CDP

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 65.8%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

33 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.7%
Washington:  10.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Fords Prairie:  1.1% ($1,516)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (43.6 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (76.3 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (931.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Centralia, WA (2.8 miles ), Grand Mound, WA (4.4 miles ), Chehalis, WA (6.1 miles ), Rochester, WA (8.2 miles ), Newaukum, WA (9.4 miles ), Bucoda, WA (9.6 miles ), Chehalis Village, WA (12.6 miles ), Napavine, WA (12.7 miles ).

Latitude: 46.74 N, Longitude: 123.00 W


6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 360

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fords Prairie:
  • PROVIDENCE CENTRALIA HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; CENTRALIA, WA)
  • ST PETER CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY CENTER (about 24 miles; LACEY, WA)
  • COLUMBIA CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; OLYMPIA, WA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fords Prairie:
  • OLYMPIA (about 17 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: OLM)
  • GRAY AAF (about 38 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; ID: GRF)
  • MCCHORD AFB (about 46 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TCM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fords Prairie:
  • CHEHALIS-CENTRALIA (about 6 miles; CHEHALIS, WA; ID: CLS)
  • R & K SKYRANCH (about 8 miles; ROCHESTER, WA; ID: 8W9)
  • HOSKINS FIELD (about 21 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: 44T)

Amtrak station near Fords Prairie:
  • 4 miles: CENTRALIA (210 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fords Prairie:
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,908)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 41 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 43 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
  • CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 51 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  75.0%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.4%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.2%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Fords Prairie compared to Washington state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Fords Prairie travel time to work


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:



7.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.74%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($240 average AGI)
Lewis County:  0.08%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Thurston County, WA  1.85% ($33,630 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA  0.78% ($42,995)
from King County, WA  0.66% ($41,134)


6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,756 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.79%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($139 average AGI)
Lewis County:  0.04%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Thurston County, WA  1.56% ($38,049 average AGI)
to Cowlitz County, WA  0.57% ($31,667)
to Pierce County, WA  0.54% ($32,594)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fords Prairie:
  • KELA (1470 AM; 5 kW; CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KITI (1420 AM; 5 kW; CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • 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.)
  • KGHO (920 AM; 5 kW; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: SPENCER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • KMAS (1030 AM; 10 kW; SHELTON, WA; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fords Prairie:
  • KACS (90.5 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CHEHALIS VALLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
  • KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)
  • K201GB (88.1 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KRXY (94.5 FM; SHELTON, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KAYO-FM (99.3 FM; ELMA, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KCED (91.3 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: STATE OF WASH. CENTRALIA COLLEGE)
  • KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K254AP (98.7 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KAYO-FM1 (99.3 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: BLACK HILLS BROADCASTING, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Fords Prairie:
  • KCKA (Channel 15; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • K42CM (Channel 42; CENTRALIA, ETC., WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)

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