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Population in July 2007: 6,335. Population change since 2000: -2.0%
 

Males: 3,042  (48.0%)
Females: 3,293  (52.0%)
Median resident age:  31.7 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Zip codes: 97862.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,200 (it was $28,365 in 2000)
Milton-Freewater  $30,200
Oregon:  $48,730

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $112,000 (it was $79,500 in 2000)
Milton-Freewater  $112,000
Oregon:  $257,300

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Races in Milton-Freewater:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.8%)
  • Hispanic (31.8%)
  • Other race (20.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Milton-Freewater: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (16.3%), Irish (8.6%), United States (8.0%), English (6.7%), Scottish (2.8%), French (2.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1950

Elevation: 1033 feet

Land area: 1.88 square miles.

Population density: 3362 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Milton-Freewater

  • High school or higher: 69.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 14.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Milton-Freewater city

  • Never married: 22.0%
  • Now married: 57.6%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

1,074 residents are foreign born (15.7% Latin America).

This city:  16.6%
Oregon:  8.5%

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

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

Milton-Freewater:  1.2% ($934)
Oregon:  1.1% ($1,687)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (55.9 miles , pop. 54,693).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (284.2 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (819.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Northeast Umatilla, OR (7.1 miles ), College Place, WA (7.5 miles ), Umapine, OR (7.7 miles ), Garrett, WA (8.7 miles ), Weston, OR (8.8 miles ), Walla Walla, WA (9.8 miles ), Walla Walla East, WA (10.3 miles ), Athena, OR (10.9 miles ).

Latitude: 45.94 N, Longitude: 118.39 W


People in group quarters in Milton-Freewater
  • 141 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 104 people in nursing homes
  • 24 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 4 people in other group homes

Area code: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: +771 (+13.5%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)


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Crime in Milton-Freewater by Year

Type 2001 2004 2005 2006
Murders 1000
    per 100,000 15.20.00.00.0
Rapes 1531
    per 100,000 15.276.745.815.3
Robberies 3221
    per 100,000 45.730.730.615.3
Assaults 3987
    per 100,000 45.7138.0122.2106.9
Burglaries 61856980
    per 100,000 928.91303.71054.11221.2
Thefts 174248223229
    per 100,000 2649.63803.73406.73495.6
Auto thefts 10241418
    per 100,000 152.3368.1213.9274.8
Arson 2220
    per 100,000 30.530.730.60.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 248.7371.0297.4285.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.74
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Milton-Freewater:
  • ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA)
  • WALLA WALLA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA)
  • EASTERN OREGON PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 34 miles; PENDLETON, OR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Milton-Freewater:
  • WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 13 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; ID: ALW)
  • EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 36 miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
  • TRI-CITIES (about 55 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Milton-Freewater:
  • MARTIN FIELD (about 7 miles; COLLEGE PLACE, WA; ID: S95)
  • LOWER MONUMENTAL STATE (about 44 miles; KAHLOTUS, WA; ID: W09)
  • LITTLE GOOSE LOCK AND DAM (about 52 miles; STARBUCK, WA; ID: 16W)

Local government website: www.mfcity.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Milton-Freewater:
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)
  • EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 49 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 103 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 119 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 133 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
Public high schools in Milton-Freewater:
Public elementary/middle schools in Milton-Freewater:
Library in Milton-Freewater:
  • MILTON-FREEWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $128,611; Location: 815 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 33,712 books; 2,382 audio materials; 789 video materials; 93 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • MILTON-FREEWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $265,195 FY2006-07; Location: 8 SW Eighth Avenue; 38,192 books; 2,739 audio materials; 1,097 video materials; 64 serial subscriptions; 16 public access computers) added by Library Bob

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Notable locations in Milton-Freewater: W. W. V. Ry. Crossing (A), Milton Substation (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

River: Little Walla Walla River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Milton-Freewater include: Richard A Yantis Memorial Park (1), Milton Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Milton-Freewater and their reported violations in the past:

MILTON-FREEWATER, CITY OF (Population served: 6500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In FEB-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 7 minor monitoring violations
  • 32 regular monitoring violations
GREEN ACRES MHP (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 35 regular monitoring violations
  • One other older monitoring violation
LOCUST MOBILE VILLAGE (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2004 and DEC-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and DEC-13-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-2004)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2003 and JUL-25-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2003)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2002 and MAY-21-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-21-2003)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 8 regular monitoring violations
  • 4 other older monitoring violations
OASIS, THE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Oregon:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.6%
Whole state:  65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.8%
Whole state:  6.3%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  15.2%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.2%
Whole state:  5.0%

Milton-Freewater compared to Oregon state average:

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


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Banks with branches in Milton-Freewater (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Milton-Freewater Branch at 215 North Columbia Street, branch established on 1960-08-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Milton-Freewater Branch at 610 East Broadway, branch established on 1933-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Milton-Freewater government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $852,000
    Solid Waste Management: $605,000
    Parks and Recreation: $232,000
    All Other: $154,000
  • Construction - Electric Utilities: $224,000
    Regular Highways: $105,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $5,890,000
    Police Protection: $1,338,000
    Regular Highways: $1,126,000
    Financial Administration: $653,000
    Sewerage: $434,000
    Central Staff Services: $412,000
    Water Utilities: $399,000
    Solid Waste Management: $399,000
    General - Other: $357,000
    Local Fire Protection: $326,000
    Libraries: $263,000
    Parks and Recreation: $168,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $158,000
    General Public Buildings: $141,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $68,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $574,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $210,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $184,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $102,000
    Special Assessments: $18,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,778,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,268,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $64,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $17,000
    General - Other: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
    Libraries: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,499,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $7,216,000
    Water Utilities: $965,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $148,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $446,000
    All Other: $295,000
    General Local Government Support: $189,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,125,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $880,000
    Other License: $28,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,056,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $78,000

6.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,297 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.46%
Oregon average:  8.89%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($491 average AGI)
Umatilla County:  0.09%
Oregon average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Walla Walla County, WA  0.70% ($29,198 average AGI)
from Morrow County, OR  0.62% ($28,840)
from Benton County, WA  0.29% ($37,882)


7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,767 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.39%
Oregon average:  7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Walla Walla County, WA  0.65% ($33,132 average AGI)
to Morrow County, OR  0.54% ($28,913)
to Benton County, WA  0.47% ($29,239)


Strongest AM radio stations in Milton-Freewater:
  • KUJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KGDC (1320 AM; 1 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: BRIDGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTEL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: WW2, L.L.C.)
  • KUMA (1290 AM; 5 kW; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: ROUND-UP RADIO, INC.)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KONA (610 AM; 5 kW; KENNEWICK-RICHLAND-P, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KALE (960 AM; 5 kW; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Milton-Freewater:
  • KRKL (93.3 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KHSS (100.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: TWO HEARTS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KWHT (103.5 FM; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: KSRV, INC.)
  • KNLT (95.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KWWS (89.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KGTS (91.3 FM; COLLEGE PLACE, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
  • KOLW (97.9 FM; MILTON-FREEWATER, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLRF (88.5 FM; MILTON-FREEWATER, OR; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
  • KZZM (101.9 FM; WESTON, OR; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KUJ-FM (99.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KUBQ (98.7 FM; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: GRANDE RADIO, INC.)
  • KUMA-FM (107.7 FM; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: ROUND-UP RADIO, INC.)
  • KZHR (92.5 FM; DAYTON, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KONA-FM (105.3 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Milton-Freewater:
  • K28FT (Channel 28; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • K14HT (Channel 14; WALLA WALLA, ETC., WA; Owner: APPLE VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KAZW-TV (Channel 9; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: CASA OF WASHINGTON, LLC)
  • K36EW (Channel 36; COLLEGE PLACE, WA; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)




Milton-Freewater fatal accident list for 2006:
Jul 10, 2006 07:15 AM, Sr-11 (odot 8), Ne 3rd Ave, Lat: 45.939261, Lon: -118.387617, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Milton-Freewater fatal accident list for 2003:
Jan 9, 2003 01:12 AM, Sr-11 (odot 8), Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


Milton-Freewater fatal accident list for 1990:
Jul 21, 1990 07:59 AM, Se8thavenu, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Milton-Freewater fatal accident list for 1985:
Aug 22, 1985 08:00 AM, 0008, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2


Milton-Freewater fatal accident list for 1984:
Jul 1, 1984 07:40 AM, 0008, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Milton-Freewater fatal accident list for 1982:
Jul 26, 1982 07:00 AM, 0008, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


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