Amber's Livability
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About Amber, WA
Amber, WA is located in Spokane County in the state of Washington.
The total City Population for Amber is about 18,376 with about 2 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $206,100, which is roughly 42% lower than the Average Home Value of $355,157 for the state of Washington, and roughly 5% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $49,100, which is roughly 35% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $75,048 for the state of Washington, and roughly 24% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.42Male Population Estimate: 49.4%
Female Population Estimate: 50.6%
Median Age: 25.5
Male Median Age: 25.3
Female Median Age: 25.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:6.9%
Asian:4.1%
Black:3.6%
Other:3%
Indian:2.7%
Hawaiian:0.7%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 45.96%
Libertarian: 2.42%
Other: 0.9%
Green: 0.44%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Amber specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Spokane County: About 3.48839 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Spokane County: About 352.817 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Spokane County is about 12% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 18% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Washington is ranked #7 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 80.05 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 87.63The average living wage for the state of Washington is $33.31/hr, while the states minimum wage is $13.69/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Washington a minimum wage score of 100 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $13.69/hr, which gives Washington a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Washington is $274.07, resulting in a UI benefit score of 75.54 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Washington does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Washington does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Washington does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Washington does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ Washington does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Washington does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Washington does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Washington does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Washington does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Washington does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Washington does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Washington does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Washington does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Washington does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Washington does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Washington does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Washington does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Washington does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 99004Latitude: 47.351800
Longitude: -117.711600
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 2344.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 509