Priest Point, Washington
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| Males: 436 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 428 |  (49.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 44.0 years |
| Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip codes: 98271.
| Priest Point: | $100,162 |
| WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $57,706 (it was $26,322 in 2000)
Priest Point CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $942,740 (it was $249,300 in 2000)
| Priest Point: | $942,740 |
| WA: | $569,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $766,619; detached houses: $825,949; townhouses or other attached units: $643,803; in 2-unit structures: $530,516; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $479,562; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $400,308; mobile homes: $303,974; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $101,172
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Priest Point, WA
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- 63481.4%White alone
- 9311.9%American Indian alone
- 253.2%Two or more races
- 131.7%Hispanic
- 60.8%Asian alone
- 50.6%Black alone
- 20.3%Other race alone
- 10.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Priest Point detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: English (22.0%), German (19.4%), Irish (15.7%), Norwegian (10.8%), Swedish (5.4%), Danish (3.9%).
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 0.64 square miles.
Population density: 1,341 people per square mile (low).
31 residents are foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 1.0% North America, 0.6% Europe, 0.6% Asia).
| This place: | 4.0% |
| Washington: | 10.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Priest Point CDP: | 1.3% ($3,267) |
| Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Everett, WA 
(5.3 miles , pop. 91,488).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (28.8 miles , pop. 563,374).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (985.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Shaker Church, WA (1.1 miles ),
), Hat Island, WA (2.1 miles),
Stimson Crossing, WA (2.2 miles ),
), John Sam Lake, WA (2.2 miles ),
), Latitude: 48.04 N, Longitude: 122.23 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 360
Property values in Priest Point, WA
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Washington: | 4.6% |
- Construction (16.3%)
- Educational services (8.5%)
- Health care (7.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.1%)
- Public administration (5.2%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.8%)
- Construction (23.2%)
- Public administration (7.2%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.7%)
- Educational services (5.7%)
- Transportation equipment (4.6%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (4.1%)
- Health care (4.1%)
- Health care (12.8%)
- Educational services (12.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (8.7%)
- Construction (7.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.7%)
- Personal & laundry services (6.0%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.8%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.2%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (2.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.2%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.1%)
- Carpenters (3.1%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers, including supervisors (3.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.7%)
- Registered nurses (4.7%)
Average climate in Priest Point, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 87.7. This is worse than average.
| City: | 87.7 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 0.803. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.803 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.25. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.25 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2001 was 0.00519. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00519 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Earthquake activity:
Priest Point-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1194% 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 55.9 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 65.6 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 67.5 miles away from Priest Point 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 50.0 miles away from Priest Point 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 82.2 miles away from Priest Point center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 26.5 miles away from Priest Point center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Snohomish County (31) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 21, Storms: 17, Mudslides: 14, Landslides: 10, Winter Storms: 6, Winds: 5, Earthquakes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Priest Point:
- LIFE CARE AT HOME OF WA (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; MARYSVILLE, WA)
- PROVIDENCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EVERETT Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; EVERETT, WA)
- HAVENWOOD CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; MARYSVILLE, WA)
- MARYSVILLE CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; MARYSVILLE, WA)
- MADELEINE VILLA HEALTH CARE C (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; MARYSVILLE, WA)
- PROVIDENCE HOSPICE AND HOME CARE OF SNOHOMISH CO (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; EVERETT, WA)
- PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 5 miles away; EVERETT, WA)
Amtrak stations near Priest Point:
- 5 miles: EVERETT (2900 BOND ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 18 miles: EDMONDS (211 RAILROAD AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 18 miles: MONROE (RED BARN UNOCAL) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Priest Point:
- Everett Community College (about 3 miles; Everett, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,818)
- Edmonds Community College (about 16 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 7,271)
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus (about 20 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 3,902)
- Cascadia Community College (about 20 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 2,238)
- Shoreline Community College (about 21 miles; Shoreline, WA; FT enrollment: 5,026)
- Lake Washington Institute of Technology (about 24 miles; Kirkland, WA; FT enrollment: 2,947)
- Seattle Community College-North Campus (about 24 miles; Seattle, WA; FT enrollment: 4,220)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Priest Point Grange (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ebey Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people |
| Washington: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 73.9% |
| Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.1% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This place: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This place: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Priest Point:
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 11.0%
For population 25 years and over in Priest Point:
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.5 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.1 |
| Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Priest Point, WA (based on Snohomish County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 85,354 | 327 |
| Catholic | 75,393 | 16 |
| Other | 34,270 | 90 |
| Mainline Protestant | 21,642 | 71 |
| Orthodox | 1,943 | 6 |
| Black Protestant | 406 | 4 |
| None | 494,327 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 121
| Here: | 1.79 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 12
| This county: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 96
| Snohomish County: | 1.42 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 172
| Snohomish County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 469
| Snohomish County: | 6.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 7.5% |
| Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 27.4% |
| Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Washington: | 13.9% |
7.60% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($97,930 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.60% |
| Washington average: | 7.53% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($285 average AGI)
Snohomish County: 0.04% Washington average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from King County, WA |  3.93% ($116,266 average AGI) |
| from Pierce County, WA | 0.20% ($58,809) |
| from Skagit County, WA | 0.20% ($61,196) |
7.20% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($85,049 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.20% |
| Washington average: | 7.40% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($153 average AGI)
Snohomish County: 0.02% Washington average: 0.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to King County, WA | 2.26% ($79,355 average AGI) |
| to Pierce County, WA | 0.29% ($78,001) |
| to Skagit County, WA | 0.23% ($71,521) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Priest Point:
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KWYZ (1230 AM; 1 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: RADIO HANKOOK, INC.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KCIS (630 AM; 5 kW; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES)
- KAPS (660 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Priest Point:
- KSER (90.7 FM; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KSER FOUNDATION)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- K205DL (88.9 FM; GRANITE FALLS/EVERET, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KCMS (105.3 FM; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- K213BM (90.5 FM; EVERETT, ETC., WA; Owner: JACK STRAW FOUNDATION)
- KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- K206CU (89.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- 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.)
- 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.)
- KSVR (91.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE)
- KRWM (106.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: SEASCAPE RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Priest Point:
- 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.)
- 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.)
- K29ED (Channel 29; EVERETT, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- 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)
- K58BW (Channel 58; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- K57HB (Channel 57; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KONG-TV (Channel 16; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KONG-TV, INC.)
Priest Point fatal accident list:
Mar 26, 2005 01:30 PM, Marine De Nw, Lat: 48.038310, Lon: -122.243670, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $260,140 | 2 | $240,780 | 10 | $240,476 | 1 | $249,440 | 1 | $256,590 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $357,620 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $127,170 | 1 | $168,370 | 4 | $260,862 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $137,150 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $188,280 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $278,767 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $120,820 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $236,970 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0530.02
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $204,200 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0530.02
Priest Point compared to Washington state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.