Big Bend CC's Living Circumstances

Moses Lake School District Overview

Big Bend Community College located in Moses Lake School District area. A total of 15,054 households are located in Moses Lake School District area. Among them, 5,209 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.51 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 15,190 and 11,394 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6.84% (2,970) of residents are non-citizens and 23.35% (10,144) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Moses Lake School District, Washington
Household	15,054
Population	43,434
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,209 (34.60%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	15,190
Total Students	11,394
Pre-Kindergarten	643
Kindergarten	844
Grade 1-8	4,857
Grade 9-12	2,796
College/Graduate School	2,254
Veterans	32,011
Non-citizen	2,970
Non-English Home Language	10,144
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

33,398 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,168 people are in labor force. Among them, 20,078 people are in civilian labor force and 90 are in armed labor force. 18,787 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Moses Lake School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,591	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,662	78.87%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,103	11.31%
Public transportation	27	0.15%
Walked	428	2.30%
Other method	197	1.06%
Worked from home	1,174	6.31%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,787	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,356	33.83%
Service	3,313	17.63%
Sales and office	2,873	15.29%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,581	13.74%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,664	19.50%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,787	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,917	10.20%
Construction	766	4.08%
Manufacturing	3,806	20.26%
Wholesale trade	356	1.89%
Retail trade	1,704	9.07%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,056	5.62%
Information	352	1.87%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	889	4.73%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,288	6.86%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,596	19.14%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,508	8.03%
Other services, except public administration	833	4.43%
Public administration	716	3.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,787	-
Private wage and salary workers	14,625	77.85%
Government workers	3,030	16.13%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,117	5.95%
Unpaid family workers	15	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $73,528 for the 15,054 households in Moses Lake School District area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $31,131. 40,484 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.51%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,054	-
Less than $10,000	743	4.94%
$10,000 - $14,999	673	4.47%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,417	9.41%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,794	11.92%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,038	13.54%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,743	18.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,161	14.35%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,239	14.87%
$150,000 - $199,999	622	4.13%
More than $200,000	624	4.15%
Median Household Income	$55,922	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$73,528	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,105	-
Less than $10,000	179	1.77%
$10,000 - $14,999	286	2.83%
$15,000 - $24,999	788	7.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,111	10.99%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,488	14.73%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,750	17.32%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,674	16.57%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,782	17.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	492	4.87%
More than $200,000	555	5.49%

Median Family Income	$64,686	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$82,857	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,131	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,636	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,636	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	43,763	-
With health insurance coverage	40,484	92.51%
Public coverage	21,041	48.08%
Private health insurance	24,636	56.29%
Without health insurance coverage	3,279	7.49%

Housing

There are 17,165 housing units in Moses Lake School District area, Washington with 15,054 units (87.70%) occupied. 9,081 houses (60.32%) are occupied by owner and 5,973 houses (39.68%) are rented. The average housing value is $191,000 and the average rental cost is $850. 517 houses (3.01%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 664 houses (3.87%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,165	-
Occupied	15,054	87.70%
Owner Occupied	9,081	60.32%
Renter Occupied	5,973	39.68%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,209	59.48%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	824	4.80%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,287	19.15%
Mobile Homes	2,816	16.41%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	29	0.17%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,165	-
Built 2014 or later	517	3.01%
Built 2010 - 2013	679	3.96%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,057	17.81%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,445	20.07%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,989	11.59%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,116	12.33%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,213	7.07%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,485	20.30%
Built 1949 or earlier	664	3.87%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,165	-
1 room	368	2.14%
2 rooms	465	2.71%
3 rooms	1,001	5.83%
4 rooms	2,637	15.36%
5 rooms	3,770	21.96%
6 rooms	2,926	17.05%
7 rooms	2,301	13.41%
8 rooms	1,962	11.43%
9 rooms or more	1,735	10.11%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,165	-
no bedroom	368	2.14%
1 bedroom	1,292	7.53%
2 bedrooms	3,597	20.96%
3 bedrooms	8,410	49.00%
4 bedrooms	2,854	16.63%
5 bedrooms or more	644	3.75%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,081	-
Less than $50,000	913	10.05%
$50,000 - $99,999	857	9.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,261	13.89%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,856	20.44%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,134	23.50%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,583	17.43%
$500,000 - $999,999	387	4.26%
$1,000,000 or more	90	0.99%
Median House Value	$191,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,567	-
Less than $500	515	9.25%
$500 - $999	3,108	55.83%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,540	27.66%
$1,500 - $1,999	281	5.05%
$2,000 - $2,499	62	1.11%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	61	1.10%
Median Rental Costs	$850	-

Demographic

A total of 44,039 people lives in Moses Lake School District area, Washington with 21,561 male and 22,478 female. The males to female ratio is 48.96 to 51.04. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	44,039	-
Male	21,561	48.96%
Female	22,478	51.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	44,039	-
Under 5 years	3,625	8.23%
5 - 9 years	3,243	7.36%
10 - 14 years	3,208	7.28%
15 - 19 years	3,062	6.95%
20 - 24 years	3,487	7.92%
25 - 34 years	5,915	13.43%
35 - 44 years	5,025	11.41%
45 - 54 years	4,830	10.97%
55 - 59 years	2,891	6.56%
60 - 64 years	2,405	5.46%
65 - 74 years	3,970	9.01%
75 - 84 years	1,645	3.74%
85 years and older	733	1.66%
Median Age	33.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	44,039	-
One Race	41,930	95.21%
White	33,837	76.83%
Black or African American	702	1.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native	387	0.88%
Asian	624	1.42%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	27	0.06%
Other	6,353	14.43%

Two or more races	2,109	4.79%
White and Black or African American	266	0.60%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	411	0.93%
White and Asian	169	0.38%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	10	0.02%