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CATEGORIES |
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Goldendale
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Regional
Average |
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National
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Values worse than national average are displayed in red. |
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Demographics |
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Population |
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6,117 |
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6,879 |
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9,429 |
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Population density |
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12 |
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206 |
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1,179 |
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Percent
female |
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50.06% |
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48.76% |
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50.35% |
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Percent
male |
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49.94% |
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51.24% |
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49.65% |
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Median
household income |
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$33,188 |
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$35,514 |
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$39,702 |
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Households |
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2,368 |
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2,439 |
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3,555 |
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People
per household |
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2.62 |
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2.83 |
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2.63 |
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Median
age |
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36.4 |
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33.2 |
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36.5 |
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Median
income |
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$13,326 |
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$14,528 |
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$18,598 |
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Percent
married |
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59.94% |
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60.37% |
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58.33% |
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Percent
single |
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40.06% |
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39.63% |
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41.67% |
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Education |
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School
achievement index |
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2.80 |
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2.65 |
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5.20 |
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Spending
per student |
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$5,744 |
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$6,537 |
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$5,896 |
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Students
per teacher |
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21.8 |
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18.4 |
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16.1 |
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Students
per librarian |
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474.0 |
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511.8 |
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934.0 |
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Students
per counselor |
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311.0 |
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445.9 |
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560.0 |
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High
school graduation rate |
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78.36% |
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71.95% |
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76.44% |
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College
degree - 2 year |
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9.38% |
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8.51% |
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8.19% |
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College
degree - 4 year |
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14.84% |
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14.47% |
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14.93% |
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Graduate
degree |
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3.23% |
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4.34% |
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7.01% |
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Crime |
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Violent
crime risk |
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3 |
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4 |
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3 |
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Property
crime risk |
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5 |
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5 |
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3 |
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Cost of Living |
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Overall |
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96.6 |
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99.9 |
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100.0 |
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Health & Safety |
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Physicians per 100,000
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61.5 |
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111.3 |
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168.5 |
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Air
quality |
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59.0 |
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41.5 |
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50.0 |
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Watershed quality |
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47.0 |
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52.7 |
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50.0 |
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Toxic
sites |
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88.0 |
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51.1 |
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70.0 |
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Health
costs index |
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126.3 |
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124.7 |
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103.7 |
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UV
index |
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3.00 |
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2.73 |
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4.30 |
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Economy |
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Unemployment rate |
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10.80% |
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8.58% |
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4.70% |
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Recent
job growth |
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-12.14% |
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-4.76% |
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0.90% |
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Future
job growth |
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16.86% |
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15.36% |
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10.83% |
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Sales
tax rate |
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7.50% |
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7.44% |
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6.20% |
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Income
tax rate |
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0% |
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0% |
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5.02% |
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Housing |
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Median
home costs |
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$112,951 |
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$129,304 |
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$137,081 |
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Home
appreciation |
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5.67% |
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5.08% |
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6.27% |
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Median
age of homes |
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22.7 |
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25.4 |
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27.8 |
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Owned vs.Rented |
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61.42% |
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58.17% |
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63.40% |
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Vacancy
rating |
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10.85% |
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15.22% |
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14.91% |
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Transportation |
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Work at
home |
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5.95% |
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5.43% |
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5.61% |
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Commute
by bus |
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1.81% |
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0.45% |
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1.95% |
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Commute
by carpool |
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18.10% |
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14.22% |
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14.57% |
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Commute
by own car |
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64.31% |
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70.95% |
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71.60% |
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