Bunker, Washington Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 2,677
Males: 1,363   (50.9%)
Females: 1,314   (49.1%)

Lewis County

Median resident age:   40.2 years
Washington median age:   35.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $56,100 (it was $47,781 in 2000)
Bunker   $56,100
Washington:   $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $196,200 (it was $160,700 in 2000)
Bunker   $196,200
Washington:   $227,700

Bunker, WA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Bunker:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 173.4 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Bunker

For population 25 years and over in Bunker

  • High school or higher: 85.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bunker CCD

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 68.4%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.8%
Washington:   10.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bunker:   1.1% ($1,699)
Washington:   1.1% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (56.8 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (87.9 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (933.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Chehalis Village, WA (8.4 miles ), Oakville, WA (10.0 miles ), Pe Ell, WA (10.7 miles ), Rochester, WA (12.1 miles ), Boistfort, WA (13.4 miles ), Fords Prairie, WA (14.7 miles ), Grand Mound, WA (15.4 miles ), Chehalis, WA (16.9 miles ).

Latitude: 46.70 N, Longitude: 123.21 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Bunker:
  • PROVIDENCE CENTRALIA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CENTRALIA, WA)
  • MARK REED HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; MCCLEARY, WA)
  • ST PETER CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY CENTER (about 37 miles; LACEY, WA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bunker:
  • OLYMPIA (about 29 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: OLM)
  • GRAY AAF (about 51 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; ID: GRF)
  • ASTORIA REGIONAL (about 60 miles; ASTORIA, OR; ID: AST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bunker:
  • R & K SKYRANCH (about 12 miles; ROCHESTER, WA; ID: 8W9)
  • CHEHALIS-CENTRALIA (about 17 miles; CHEHALIS, WA; ID: CLS)
  • ELMA MUNI (about 25 miles; ELMA, WA; ID: 4W8)

Amtrak station near Bunker:
  • 18 miles: CENTRALIA (210 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bunker:
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,908)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 41 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 56 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
  • CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 64 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)

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Notable locations in Bunker: Meskill Pit (A) , Lincoln Creek Grange (B) .

Cemeteries: Finnish Cemetery (1) , Claquato Cemetery (2) , Sylvan Cemetery (3) .

Rivers and creeks: South Fork Lincoln Creek (A) , Dell Creek (B) , Hope Creek (C) , Deep Creek (D) , South Fork Chehalis River (E) , Seven Creek (F) , Shaw Creek (G) , Prairie Creek (H) , Garret Creek (I) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.6 people
Washington:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   68.5%
Whole state:   66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   4.5%
Whole state:   6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   6.1%
Whole state:   10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   3.7%
Whole state:   4.6%

Bunker 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 significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.







Most commonly used house heating fuel:



7.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.74%
Washington average:   7.86%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($240 average AGI)
Lewis County:   0.08%
Washington average:   0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Thurston County, WA  1.85% ($33,630 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA  0.78% ($42,995)
from King County, WA  0.66% ($41,134)


6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,756 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.79%
Washington average:   7.07%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($139 average AGI)
Lewis County:   0.04%
Washington average:   0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Thurston County, WA  1.56% ($38,049 average AGI)
to Cowlitz County, WA  0.57% ($31,667)
to Pierce County, WA  0.54% ($32,594)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bunker:
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KELA (1470 AM; 5 kW; CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KITI (1420 AM; 5 kW; CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KMAS (1030 AM; 10 kW; SHELTON, WA; Owner: SOUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bunker:
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGY-FM (96.9 FM; MCCLEARY, WA; Owner: KGY, INC.)
  • KACS (90.5 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CHEHALIS VALLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KAYO-FM (99.3 FM; ELMA, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
  • KRXY (94.5 FM; SHELTON, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KJET (105.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bunker:
  • KCKA (Channel 15; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • K42CM (Channel 42; CENTRALIA, ETC., WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)

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