Fords Prairie, Washington

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Population in 2010: 1,959.
Population change since 2000: -0.1%
Males: 940  (48.0%)
Females: 1,019  (52.0%)
Median resident age:

45.0 years
Washington median age:

38.4 years

Zip codes: 98531.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $84,980 (it was $42,927 in 2000)
Fords Prairie:

$84,980
WA:

$91,306

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,697 (it was $21,610 in 2000)

Fords Prairie CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $337,149 (it was $124,400 in 2000)
Fords Prairie:

$337,149
WA:

$569,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $303,263; detached houses: $316,198; mobile homes: $304,393

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,190.

March 2022 cost of living index in Fords Prairie: 87.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.8%
(6.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 43.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 61.9% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Fords Prairie, WA (2022)
    • 2,32879.3%White alone
    • 2358.0%Hispanic
    • 2197.5%Two or more races
    • 752.6%Asian alone
    • 371.3%Black alone
    • 110.4%Other race alone

Races in Fords Prairie detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: American (14.4%), German (12.6%), Norwegian (6.3%), English (5.0%), European (4.7%), Swedish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 175 feet

Land area: 3.91 square miles.

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

Fords Prairie, Washington map

90 residents are foreign born (2.3% Asia, 0.7% Oceania).

This place:

3.1%
Washington:

14.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,719 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,058 (0.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (36.7 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (68.7 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (908.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Centralia, WA (1.5 miles ),
Grand Mound, WA (2.1 miles ),
Chehalis, WA (2.4 miles ),
Rochester, WA (2.7 miles ),
Bucoda, WA (2.7 miles ),
Newaukum, WA (3.0 miles ),
Chehalis Village, WA (3.1 miles ),
Bunker, WA (3.2 miles )

Latitude: 46.74 N, Longitude: 123.00 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 360

Distribution of median household income in Fords Prairie, WA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Fords Prairie, WA in 2022
Fords Prairie satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

6.3%
Washington:

4.6%
Most common industries in Fords Prairie, WA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (10.8%)
  • Educational services (8.9%)
  • Construction (8.0%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.2%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.5%)
  • Public administration (4.5%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (4.5%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (15.3%)
  • Educational services (7.5%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.0%)
  • Utilities (6.8%)
  • Public administration (6.3%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.1%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.3%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (19.6%)
  • Educational services (10.1%)
  • Social assistance (6.6%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.7%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (5.7%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.2%)
Most common occupations in Fords Prairie, WA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
  • Cashiers (5.6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.2%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.1%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3.8%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7.0%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.9%)
  • Construction laborers (4.9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.1%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Cashiers (9.2%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (6.1%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.7%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
  • Child care workers (5.2%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.0%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.2%)

Average climate in Fords Prairie, Washington

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Fords Prairie, Washington environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI CO Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 77.1. This is about average.

City:

77.1
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2001 was 0.978. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 21.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.978
U.S.:

0.251
Ozone Level
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.75. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.75
U.S.:

8.11

Earthquake activity:

Fords Prairie-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1407% 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 42.3 miles away from Fords Prairie 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 30.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) earthquake occurred 31.1 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 50.6 miles away from Fords Prairie 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 24.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 436.9 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 Lewis County (29) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 26
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 21, Storms: 15, Mudslides: 11, Landslides: 10, Winter Storms: 8, Winds: 4, Snows: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Fords Prairie topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Fords Prairie:

  • SHARON CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; CENTRALIA, WA)
  • RIVERSIDE NURSING AND REHAB CTR (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; CENTRALIA, WA)
  • WA HEALTH CARE CENTER-RIVERSIDE (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; CENTRALIA, WA)
  • ASSURED HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; CENTRALIA, WA)
  • CENTRALIA GENERAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 3 miles away; CENTRALIA, WA)
  • LIBERTY CARE AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; CENTRALIA, WA)
  • LIBERTY COUNTRY PLACE (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; CENTRALIA, WA)

Amtrak stations near Fords Prairie:

  • 3 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.
  • 20 miles: OLYMPIA/LACEY (OLYMPIA, 6600 YELM HWY. S.E.) . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fords Prairie:

  • Centralia College (about 3 miles; Centralia, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,354)
  • South Puget Sound Community College (about 20 miles; Olympia, WA; FT enrollment: 3,981)
  • The Evergreen State College (about 24 miles; Olympia, WA; FT enrollment: 4,613)
  • Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom (about 36 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 5,228)
  • Pacific Lutheran University (about 39 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 3,548)
  • Clover Park Technical College (about 39 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
  • Lower Columbia College (about 42 miles; Longview, WA; FT enrollment: 2,595)

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Lewis County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
Washington:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

69.0%
Whole state:

64.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

6.4%
Whole state:

7.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households
6 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Fords Prairie:

Marital status in Fords Prairie, WA
  • Never married: 35.9%
  • Now married: 38.9%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 17.5%

For population 25 years and over in Fords Prairie:

  • High school or higher: 98.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

6.5
Washington average:

11.6

Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Fords Prairie
Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Fords Prairie, WA (based on Lewis County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant11,96166
Catholic8,10210
Other4,63716
Mainline Protestant3,62120
None47,134-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 26
Here:

3.54 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 12
Here:

1.63 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 38
Lewis County:

5.17 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 60
Lewis County:

8.16 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

8.26 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.8%
Washington:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Lewis County:

34.4%
Washington:

25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Lewis County:

10.0%
State:

13.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

48.1%
Washington:

49.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Fords Prairie:

42.3%
State:

47.2%

Average BMI:
Fords Prairie:

29.0
State:

28.4

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

26.4%
Washington:

20.9%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Fords Prairie:

11.6%
State:

10.5%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Fords Prairie:

6.9
Washington:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

35.2%
Washington:

32.8%

General health condition:
Here:

52.1%
Washington:

56.8%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

74.6%
State:

79.4%

More about Health and Nutrition of Fords Prairie, WA Residents

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.)
  • 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.)
  • KGHO (920 AM; 5 kW; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: SPENCER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • 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.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)

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.)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
  • KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • K201GB (88.1 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)
  • KAYO-FM (99.3 FM; ELMA, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KRXY (94.5 FM; SHELTON, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KCED (91.3 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: STATE OF WASH. CENTRALIA COLLEGE)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KJET (105.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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.)

Fords Prairie fatal accident list:

Nov 18, 2009 05:35 PM, Harrison Ave, Lat: 46.742611, Lon: -122.996042, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 6, 2007 07:10 AM, Harrison Ave, Lat: 46.742547, Lon: -122.995917, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 5Number of bridges
  • 95ft / 28.7mTotal length
  • $9,952,000Total costs
  • 12,689Total average daily traffic
  • 1,758Total average daily truck traffic
  • 22,754Total future (year 2038) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fords Prairie, WA
  • 74.6%Electricity
  • 18.6%Utility gas
  • 6.8%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fords Prairie, WA
  • 81.5%Electricity
  • 18.5%Wood


Fords Prairie compared to Washington state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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