Ferry County, Washington

Ferry County has a population of 7,387 and has grown 4.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $283,400, about 5.1 times the county's median household income of $55,614.

Home price
$283,400
Income
$55,614
Population
7,387
Unemployment
12.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$283,400county
Median gross rent$663county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198043.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,017(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$1,753(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living114.1(statewide)
Median household income$55,614county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate13.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.4%county
Unemployment rate12.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force42.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.6%county
Share of workers employed by government47.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry32.4%county
Economic output per resident$37,712county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.64%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.57%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service83 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2064142county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station84 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.1%county
Traffic deaths13.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.1%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment1102county
Students per full-time teacher17.8county
Free lunch eligible56.2%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution78 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians110county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter11.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population7,387county
Land area in square miles2,203county
People per square mile of land3.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract23.9%county
Population change since 2020+4.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age52.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over30.6%county
Share of households that are one person36.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents265county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in213county
Households that moved away213county
Average income of arriving households$58,883county
Average income of departing households$54,793county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year19county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings49.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation15.6 incounty
Annual snowfall54.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing169 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days134 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 16county
Average first fall frostSep 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$107county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use901 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity39.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.8%county
Homes heated by propane6.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood48.4%county
Households with broadband80.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk52.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk13.0county
Landslide risk96.9county
Hail risk5.9county
Earthquake risk45.1county
Tornado risk4.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk30.6county
Winter weather risk22.0county
Strong wind risk6.0county
Wildfire risk97.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Ferry County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Washington figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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