Gloyd, Washington
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| Males: 798 |  (52.8%) |
| Females: 713 |  (47.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 37.4 years |
| Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip code: 98837
| Gloyd: | $79,332 |
| WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $40,706 (it was $19,502 in 2000)
Gloyd CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $384,992 (it was $126,300 in 2000)
| Gloyd: | $384,992 |
| WA: | $569,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $322,556; detached houses: $375,549; townhouses or other attached units: $363,887; in 2-unit structures: $630,893; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $509,178; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $256,743; mobile homes: $183,554; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $236,485
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gloyd, WA
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- 1,15985.0%White alone
- 1329.7%Hispanic
- 382.8%Two or more races
- 161.2%American Indian alone
- 70.5%Black alone
- 60.4%Asian alone
- 50.4%Other race alone
Races in Gloyd detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 102.1 square miles.
Population density: 15 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Gloyd CCD: | 1.3% ($1,625) |
| Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA 
(71.8 miles , pop. 54,693).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (136.1 miles , pop. 480,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (910.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Moses Lake North, WA (2.0 miles ),
), Cascade Valley, WA (2.5 miles ),
), Lakeview, WA (3.6 miles ),
), Krupp, WA (4.4 miles)
Latitude: 47.24 N, Longitude: 119.31 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 509
| Here: | 7.5% |
| Washington: | 4.6% |
- Construction (13.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.9%)
- Educational services (10.7%)
- Health care (7.1%)
- Public administration (6.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.0%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.4%)
- Construction (23.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.5%)
- Public administration (7.2%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (4.6%)
- Food (4.0%)
- Educational services (4.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.0%)
- Educational services (17.8%)
- Health care (12.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.1%)
- Public administration (6.0%)
- Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (5.7%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.6%)
- Construction laborers (5.3%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.3%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.1%)
- Construction laborers (10.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.3%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.5%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6.6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6.6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6.0%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Registered nurses (5.1%)
Average climate in Gloyd, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 56.2. This is better than average.
| City: | 56.2 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.00. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.00 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Gloyd-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1204% 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 149.7 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 154.0 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi) earthquake occurred 160.6 miles away from Gloyd center
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 141.9 miles away from Gloyd center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 344.4 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 455.5 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Grant County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Gloyd:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gloyd:
- Wenatchee Valley College (about 50 miles; Wenatchee, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,951)
- Central Washington University (about 60 miles; Ellensburg, WA; FT enrollment: 10,960)
- Columbia Basin College (about 69 miles; Pasco, WA; FT enrollment: 5,111)
- Yakima Valley Community College (about 73 miles; Yakima, WA; FT enrollment: 3,632)
- Eastern Washington University (about 83 miles; Cheney, WA; FT enrollment: 11,643)
- Spokane Falls Community College (about 92 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 6,052)
- Walla Walla Community College (about 94 miles; Walla Walla, WA; FT enrollment: 4,263)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Gloyd: Grant County Fire District 5 Station 6 (A), Grant County Fire District 5 Station 9 (B), Grant County Fire District 5 Station 10 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: South Willow Lake (A), Willow Lake (B), Lake Lyon (C), Glyn Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Rocky Ford Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Gloyd: North Columbia Basin State Wildlife Recreation Area - Gloyd Seeps Unit (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 3.0 people |
| Washington: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 81.0% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This place: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Gloyd:
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 8.4%
For population 25 years and over in Gloyd:
- High school or higher: 89.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.5 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.6 |
| Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Gloyd, WA (based on Grant County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 14,500 | 9 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 9,113 | 76 |
| Other | 7,584 | 23 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,458 | 22 |
| Black Protestant | 53 | 1 |
| None | 54,412 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 18
| Here: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
| Here: | 1.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43
| This county: | 5.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 50
| Grant County: | 6.07 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 9.0% |
| State: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 30.6% |
| Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 15.6% |
| Washington: | 13.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Gloyd:
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KWIQ (1020 AM; 2 kW; MOSES LAKE NORTH, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KBSN (1470 AM; 5 kW; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: KSEM, INC.)
- KULE (730 AM; 1 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KPQ (560 AM; 5 kW; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING CO.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- 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)
- KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gloyd:
- KULE-FM (92.3 FM; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KLWS (91.5 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KRCW (96.3 FM; ROYAL CITY, WA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KWWW-FM (96.7 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC..)
- KZML (95.9 FM; QUINCY, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KTAC (93.9 FM; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KWLN (103.3 FM; WILSON CREEK, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KNWR (90.7 FM; ELLENSBURG, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KPQ-FM (102.1 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: WESCOAST BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KMLW (88.3 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
- KDRM (99.3 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: KSEM, INC.)
- KEYG-FM (98.5 FM; GRAND COULEE, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWIQ-FM (100.3 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- K204DH (88.7 FM; HANFORD, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KOHO-FM (101.1 FM; LEAVENWORTH, WA; Owner: ICICLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKRV (104.7 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KPLW (89.9 FM; WENATCHEE, WA; Owner: GROWING CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION)
- K212DB (90.3 FM; MOSES LAKE, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KZLN-FM (97.5 FM; OTHELLO, WA; Owner: WHEELER BROADCASTING, INC)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Lat: 47.277500 Lon: -119.362250, Call Sign: WQEX877,
Assigned Frequencies: 456.712 MHz, 457.187 MHz, 462.187 MHz, 467.187 MHz, 467.462 MHz, Grant Date: 05/15/2006, Expiration Date: 05/15/2016, Cancellation Date: 07/16/2016, Certifier: Steve Rice, Registrant: Radio Licensing Services, Milwaukie, OR 97269-2161, Phone: (503) 794-3787, Fax: (503) 794-3759, Email:
Gloyd compared to Washington state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age 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.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.