Rockford, WA

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Rockford, Washington

Rockford, Washington, in Spokane county, is 19 miles SE of Spokane, Washington (center to center) and 243 miles E of Seattle, Washington. The town is part of the Spokane metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 413 people people live in Rockford.

The People and Families of Rockford

In Rockford, about 60% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Rockford had a median family income of $45,125.

Political Inclinations

The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in Rockford.

Rockford Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Rockford, about 81% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Rockford, 96% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	19 miles SE of Spokane, Washington (center to center)
Nearest Large City	243 miles E of Seattle, Washington
County	Spokane
Metro Area	Spokane
Standard Zip Codes	99030
Phone Area Codes	509
Time Zone	Pacific (-8 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	47.452
Longitude	-117.129

Station	ROSALIA
Distance	18.8 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 35 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	49 to 83 F
Oct Temp	33 to 61 F
Annual Precip	18.4 inches

Station	SAINT JOHN
Distance	33.7 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 37 F
Apr Temp	35 to 60 F
Jul Temp	49 to 85 F
Oct Temp	33 to 63 F
Annual Precip	17.1 inches

Station	POTLATCH 3 NNE
Distance	36.6 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 36 F
Apr Temp	33 to 57 F
Jul Temp	45 to 80 F
Oct Temp	31 to 60 F
Annual Precip	26.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	413	100%
Male	206	49.9%
Female	207	50.1%
Under 18	120	29.1%
18+	293	70.9%
65+	57	13.8%
Median Age	38.2
Average Family Size	3.17
White	402	97.3%
African-American	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.5%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	8	1.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	2	0.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	494
Growth	81
Growth %	19.6%

Ancestry	Percent
German	27.5%
US/American	20.7%
English	13.6%
Norwegian	12.5%
Irish	6.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.4%
Scandinavian	2.5%
French (except Basque)	2.1%
Swedish	1.4%
Dutch	1.4%
Scottish	1.1%
Russian	1.1%
Acadian/Cajun	0.7%
Welsh	0.7%
Polish	0.7%
Danish	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Rockford	413	$45,125
Fairfield	494	$40,694
Latah	151	$43,750
Millwood	1,649	$40,441
Spangle	240	$40,556
Tekoa	826	$36,771
Waverly	121	$43,750

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