Wahkiacus' Livability
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C
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B
Housing -
F
Job Market -
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Diversity -
A
Crime -
B+
Commute -
D+
Education -
B-
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Wahkiacus, WA
Wahkiacus, WA is located in Klickitat County in the state of Washington.
The total City Population for Wahkiacus is about 226 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $216,700, which is roughly 39% lower than the Average Home Value of $355,157 for the state of Washington, and roughly 0% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $38,750, which is roughly 48% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $75,048 for the state of Washington, and roughly 40% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.22Male Population Estimate: 54%
Female Population Estimate: 46%
Median Age: 50.3
Male Median Age: 45.8
Female Median Age: 51.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:5.3%
Hispanic:4.4%
Indian:2.7%
Asian:0.9%
Other:0.9%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Patty Murray](/assets/images/politicians/senators/patty_murray.jpg)
![Maria Cantwell](/assets/images/politicians/senators/maria_cantwell.jpg)
![Jay Inslee](/assets/images/politicians/governors/jay_inslee.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 43.95%
Libertarian: 1.56%
Other: 0.76%
Green: 0.37%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Wahkiacus specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Klickitat County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Klickitat County: About 87.4146 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Klickitat County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 70% lower 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.
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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): 98628Latitude: 45.825700
Longitude: -121.098400
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 1975.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 509