Ethel, Washington
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Males: 1,529 | (51.2%) |
Females: 1,456 | (48.8%) |
Median resident age: | 40.0 years |
Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip code: 98542
Ethel: | $67,881 |
WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $29,162 (it was $14,408 in 2000)
Ethel CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $432,992 (it was $130,400 in 2000)
Ethel: | $432,992 |
WA: | $569,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $376,342; detached houses: $412,728; townhouses or other attached units: $208,842; in 2-unit structures: $276,072; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $295,255; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $233,707; mobile homes: $266,018; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $88,764
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ethel, WA
- 2,56392.2%White alone
- 983.5%Hispanic
- 531.9%Two or more races
- 491.8%American Indian alone
- 110.4%Asian alone
- 30.1%Black alone
- 30.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Ethel detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 55.3 square miles.
Population density: 54 people per square mile (very low).
Ethel CCD: | 1.0% ($1,288) |
Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Graham-Thrift, WA (43.0 miles , pop. 56,970).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (68.0 miles , pop. 529,121).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (888.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 46.50 N, Longitude: 122.74 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 360
Here: | 6.3% |
Washington: | 4.6% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11.8%)
- Construction (9.4%)
- Health care (6.7%)
- Wood products (5.9%)
- Personal & laundry services (5.7%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.8%)
- Finance & insurance (3.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.5%)
- Construction (16.6%)
- Wood products (9.1%)
- Repair & maintenance (7.9%)
- Truck transportation (4.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.8%)
- Finance & insurance (3.3%)
- Health care (12.4%)
- Personal & laundry services (10.4%)
- Educational services (7.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.5%)
- Finance & insurance (4.5%)
- Social assistance (4.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Carpenters (4.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.4%)
- Carpenters (8.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.3%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (9.5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (7.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Cashiers (5.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.3%)
Average climate in Ethel, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 71.8. This is about average.
City: | 71.8 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.91. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.91 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Ethel-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1474% 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 52.8 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 41.2 miles away from Ethel 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 44.6 miles away from Ethel center
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 59.4 miles away from Ethel center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 425.4 miles away from the city center
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 45.1 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 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).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ethel:
- Centralia College (about 19 miles; Centralia, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,354)
- Lower Columbia College (about 27 miles; Longview, WA; FT enrollment: 2,595)
- South Puget Sound Community College (about 38 miles; Olympia, WA; FT enrollment: 3,981)
- The Evergreen State College (about 42 miles; Olympia, WA; FT enrollment: 4,613)
- Pacific Lutheran University (about 47 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 3,548)
- Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom (about 47 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 5,228)
- Clover Park Technical College (about 48 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Ethel: Cowlitz Trout Hatchery (A), Cowlitz Prairie Grange (B), Upper Cowlitz School (C), Alpine Dairy (D), Lewis County Fire District 2 Station 3 (E), Mount Saint Helens Visitors Center (F), Jackson House (G), Lewis County Fire District 5 Station 3 (H), Lewis County Fire District 8 Station 3 (I), Lewis County Fire Protection District 8 Salkum Volunteer Fire Department (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Ethel: Saint Francis Xavier Mission (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Blue Creek (A), Jack Welches Creek (B), Jones Creek (C), Mill Creek (D), Silver Creek (E), Alexander Creek (F), Baker Creek (G), Skook Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Ethel include: Jackson Court House State Park (1), Lewis and Clark State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.6 people |
Washington: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 72.0% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This place: | 8.7% |
Whole state: | 7.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
This place: | 13.4% |
Whole state: | 10.6% |
This place: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 4.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Ethel:
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 67.5%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 7.6%
For population 25 years and over in Ethel:
- High school or higher: 80.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 11.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.2 minutes
Here: | 8.8 |
Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Ethel, WA (based on Lewis County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 11,961 | 66 |
Catholic | 8,102 | 10 |
Other | 4,637 | 16 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,621 | 20 |
None | 47,134 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 3.54 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Lewis County: | 1.63 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Lewis County: | 9.8% |
Washington: | 7.7% |
This county: | 34.4% |
State: | 25.7% |
Lewis County: | 10.0% |
Washington: | 13.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Ethel:
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, 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.)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KITI (1420 AM; 5 kW; CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KELA (1470 AM; 5 kW; CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- 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.)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ethel:
- KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
- KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
- K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
- KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KACS (90.5 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CHEHALIS VALLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- KLYK (94.5 FM; KELSO, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ethel:
- KCKA (Channel 15; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
- K42CM (Channel 42; CENTRALIA, ETC., WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
3- Edward G Roach, 1739 U.S. Highway 12 (Lat: 46.534167 Lon: -122.706944), Type: 77.7, Overall height: 74.7 m, Registrant: None
- Edward G Roach, 1739 U.S. Highway 12 (Lat: 46.534167 Lon: -122.706944), Type: 77.7, Overall height: 74.7 m, Registrant: None
- Edward G Roach, 1739 U.S. Highway 12 (Lat: 46.534167 Lon: -122.706944), Type: 77.7, Overall height: 74.7 m, Registrant: None
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ethel)FAA Registered Aircraft:
6- Aircraft: CESSNA 150B (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1224Y, N1224Y, N-1224Y, Serial Number: 15059624, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 05/29/1962, Certificate Issue Date: 12/12/2003
Registrant (Co-Owned): Richard R Cole, 301 Larmon Rd, Ethel, WA 98542, Other Owners: Pamela M Cole - Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-8 (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1693E, N1693E, N-1693E, Serial Number: 7AC-5258, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 12/03/2019, Certificate Issue Date: 12/16/2020
Registrant (Co-Owned): Brian R Hanger, 2081 Us Highway 12, Ethel, WA 98542, Other Owners: Amanda L Hallberg - Aircraft: BERNIER GORDON L WAG AERO SPOTSMN 2+2 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: FORD CONVERSION (60 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 775GB, N775GB, N-775GB, Serial Number: 169, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 12/07/1998, Certificate Issue Date: 06/07/2018
Registrant (Individual): Lance W Christiansen, Po Box 404, Ethel, WA 98542 - Aircraft: TEMCO GC-1B (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C125 SERIES (125 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 78316, N78316, N-78316, Serial Number: 2316, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 07/17/1956, Certificate Issue Date: 04/13/2015
Registrant (Individual): Lance W Christiansen, Po Box 404, Ethel, WA 98542 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-24-250 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 135 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8340P, N8340P, N-8340P, Serial Number: 24-3595, Airworthiness Date: 12/30/1963, Certificate Issue Date: 06/07/2018
Registrant (Individual): Lance W Christiansen, Po Box 404, Ethel, WA 98542 - Aircraft: CESSNA T210L (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 93186, N93186, N-93186, Serial Number: 21060299, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 05/15/1974, Certificate Issue Date: 01/08/1991
Registrant (Individual): Byron B Bates, 2114 Us Highway 12, Ethel, WA 98542
- 62.4%Electricity
- 20.9%Wood
- 8.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Other fuel
- 75.4%Electricity
- 20.2%Wood
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%Coal or coke
Ethel compared to Washington 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 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.