Soap Lake, Washington - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,445
Male Share of the Population	45.7%
Female Share of the Population	54.3%
Senior Citizens	28.6%
Employed Population 16+	443
Age of the Population	53

Families

% of people married	46.8%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	8.6%
Median Earnings25+	$23,705
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$26,471
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,109

Wealth

Median Family Income	$48,000
% Above Poverty Level	85.2%
% Below Poverty Level	14.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	25 minutes
% Working from Home	8.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	10.6%
% Using Public Transportation	7.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	48.1%
Median Gross Rent	$535
Median House Value	$98,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	43%
German	16.9%
Irish	9.7%
Norwegian	7.1%
English	7%
Scottish	3.5%
Swedish	2.8%
Russian	1.5%
Finnish	1.4%
Ukrainian	1.2%
French Except Basque	1.2%
Danishn	1.2%
Dutch	1.1%
Canadian	0.9%
Polish	0.9%
Welsh	0.8%
Italian	0.8%
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Soap Lake Almanac

Category	Value
County	Grant County
Standard Zip Codes	98851
Phone Area Codes	509
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	47.41
Approximate Longitude	-119.43

Soap Lake Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	EPHRATA AP
Distance	6.5 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 34 F
Apr Temp	40 to 64 F
Jul Temp	61 to 88 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	7.6 inches

Station	HARTLINE
Distance	26.8 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 33 F
Apr Temp	36 to 62 F
Jul Temp	55 to 87 F
Oct Temp	37 to 62 F
Annual Precip	10.4 inches

Station	ODESSA
Distance	37.2 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 35 F
Apr Temp	34 to 63 F
Jul Temp	52 to 86 F
Oct Temp	33 to 63 F
Annual Precip	10.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Ephrata	8,050	$75,192
Moses Lake	22,663	$57,838
Quincy	7,531	$61,020
Wilson Creek	215	$46,000

Soap Lake Public Schools

Smokiam Alternative High School
120 East Main Street
ZIP: 98851
(509) 246-1201
High
Total Enrollment 34

Soap Lake Elementary
410 Ginkgo St S
ZIP: 98851
(509) 246-1323
Primary
Total Enrollment 189

Soap Lake Middle & High School
527 2nd Ave Sw
ZIP: 98851
(509) 246-1201
Other
Total Enrollment 219

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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