Wishkah, Washington
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| Males: 790 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 792 |  (50.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 39.5 years |
| Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip code: 98520
| Wishkah: | $78,375 |
| WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,498 (it was $17,201 in 2000)
Wishkah CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $392,870 (it was $122,200 in 2000)
| Wishkah: | $392,870 |
| WA: | $569,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $274,506; detached houses: $297,323; townhouses or other attached units: $218,689; in 2-unit structures: $252,387; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $250,787; mobile homes: $122,211; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $215,521
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wishkah, WA
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- 1,40094.0%White alone
- 302.0%Two or more races
- 211.4%American Indian alone
- 191.3%Hispanic
- 90.6%Asian alone
- 80.5%Black alone
- 20.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Wishkah detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Elevation: 140 feet
Land area: 175.4 square miles.
Population density: 9.0 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Wishkah CCD: | 0.9% ($1,117) |
| Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA 
(57.5 miles , pop. 58,211).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (73.5 miles , pop. 563,374).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (947.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Aberdeen Gardens, WA (2.6 miles ),
), Humptulips, WA (3.4 miles ),
), Junction City, WA (3.7 miles),
Central Park, WA (3.7 miles ),
), Latitude: 47.17 N, Longitude: 123.75 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 360
| Here: | 7.4% |
| Washington: | 4.6% |
- Construction (9.3%)
- Educational services (8.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.5%)
- Public administration (6.3%)
- Wood products (5.6%)
- Health care (5.0%)
- Construction (13.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.4%)
- Wood products (8.8%)
- Truck transportation (6.0%)
- Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (5.0%)
- Paper (4.3%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.0%)
- Educational services (17.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.8%)
- Public administration (9.9%)
- Health care (9.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.1%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (5.1%)
- Private households (5.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.2%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (4.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (12.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.2%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (6.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (12.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.1%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.5%)
Average climate in Wishkah, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 49.2. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 49.2 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 4.44. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 4.44 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Wishkah-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1223% 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 58.9 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 48.1 miles away from Wishkah center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) earthquake occurred 55.2 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 67.3 miles away from Wishkah 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 25.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 456.1 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 Grays Harbor County (28) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 25
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 21, Storms: 15, Mudslides: 12, Landslides: 10, Winter Storms: 7, Winds: 4, Heavy Rains: 2, Snows: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Wishkah:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HOSPICE (Hospital, about 14 miles away; ABERDEEN, WA)
- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 14 miles away; ABERDEEN, WA)
- GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITA (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ABERDEEN, WA)
- HARBOR HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ABERDEEN, WA)
- GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; ABERDEEN, WA)
- GRAYS HARBOR CONVALESCENT CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ABERDEEN, WA)
- GRAYS HARBOR HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ABERDEEN, WA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wishkah:
- The Evergreen State College (about 37 miles; Olympia, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,613)
- South Puget Sound Community College (about 40 miles; Olympia, WA; FT enrollment: 3,981)
- Centralia College (about 49 miles; Centralia, WA; FT enrollment: 2,354)
- Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom (about 56 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 5,228)
- Tacoma Community College (about 58 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 6,622)
- Clover Park Technical College (about 59 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
- Olympic College (about 60 miles; Bremerton, WA; FT enrollment: 6,158)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Wishkah: Aberdeen Gardens (A), Lytle Landing (B), Grays Harbor County Fire District 10 Station 3 Aberdeen Gardens (C), Grays Harbor County Fire District 10 Station 2 (D), Grays Harbor Fire District 10 Station 1 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Grisdale Pond (A), Wishkah Reservoir Number Two (B), Aberdeen Reservoir (C), Wishkah Reservoir Number Three (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Creek (A), East Fork Wishkah River (B), Falls Creek (C), Larsen Creek (D), Middle Fork Hoquiam River (E), Parker Creek (F), Ramey Creek (G), Rock Creek (H), Webfoot Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Wishkah: Olympic State Wildlife Recreation Area (1). 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: | 73.4% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
| This place: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This place: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Wishkah:
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 65.9%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 7.3%
For population 25 years and over in Wishkah:
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.7 |
| Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Wishkah, WA (based on Grays Harbor County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 7,602 | 8 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 7,083 | 58 |
| Other | 3,506 | 14 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,459 | 25 |
| None | 51,147 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 25
| Grays Harbor County: | 3.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 21
| Here: | 2.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
| Grays Harbor County: | 4.21 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 64
| This county: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 11.0% |
| Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 33.8% |
| Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 18.4% |
| State: | 13.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Wishkah:
- KXRO (1320 AM; 5 kW; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- 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.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMAS (1030 AM; 10 kW; SHELTON, WA; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wishkah:
- KAYO-FM (99.3 FM; ELMA, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)
- KXXK (95.3 FM; HOQUIAM, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KRXY (94.5 FM; SHELTON, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KSWW (102.1 FM; MONTESANO, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KJET (105.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDUX-FM (104.7 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- K205EN (88.9 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K207DB (89.3 FM; ABERDEEN, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K205DD (88.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Lat: 47.110194 Lon: -123.576750, Call Sign: WQYU617,
Assigned Frequencies: 173.225 MHz, 173.300 MHz, Grant Date: 01/25/2017, Expiration Date: 01/25/2027, Certifier: Karl Hagel, Registrant: Satel Usa Radiomodems, 10680 S De Anza Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014, Phone: (408) 973-1740, Fax: (408) 973-1589, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 51.6%Electricity
- 34.7%Wood
- 5.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.1%Other fuel
- 65.3%Electricity
- 28.4%Wood
- 4.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Wishkah compared to Washington 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 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.