Wauna, Washington

March 2022 cost of living index in Wauna: 107.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 6.1%
(6.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 2.4% for two or more races residents)

• • 4,020 85.0% White alone
  • 315 6.7% Hispanic
  • 181 3.8% Two or more races
  • 77 1.6% Asian alone
  • 19 0.4% Black alone
  • 13 0.3% Other race alone

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Ancestries: Irish (15.9%), English (12.5%), American (11.4%), Norwegian (8.0%), German (7.5%), Swedish (6.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 15 feet

289 residents are foreign born (3.6% Europe, 1.2% Asia).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,047 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,542 (1.0%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tacoma, WA (12.8 miles , pop. 193,556).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (22.4 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (945.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Latitude: 47.38 N, Longitude: 122.64 W

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 97.2. This is worse than average.

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.200. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2022 was 10.2. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 13.0 miles away from the city center.

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.443. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 21.2. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.0 miles away from the city center.

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µg/m 3 ] level in 2007 was 17.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.0 miles away from the city center.

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µg/m 3 ] level in 2022 was 8.28. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.3 miles away from the city center.

Lead (Pb) [µg/m 3 ] level in 2001 was 0.00477. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.

Earthquake activity:

Wauna-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1329% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 11.1 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 16.4 miles away from Wauna center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) earthquake occurred 20.2 miles away from Wauna center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 15.1 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 35.5 miles away from the city center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 52.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Pierce County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 10, Mudslides: 5, Landslides: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Earthquakes: 2, Heavy Rains: 2, Winds: 2, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Wauna:

• ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 2 miles away; GIG HARBOR, WA)
• ST JOSEPH DIALYSIS CENTER GIG HARBOR (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; GIG HARBOR, WA)
• MANOR CARE OF GIG HARBOR WA, LLC (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; GIG HARBOR, WA)
• COTTESMORE OF LIFE CARE (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; GIG HARBOR, WA)
• LONG LAKE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; PORT ORCHARD, WA)
• HIGHLANDS DEMENTIA CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; TACOMA, WA)
• HIGHLANDS,THE (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; TACOMA, WA)

Amtrak station near Wauna:

• 15 miles: TACOMA (1001 PUYALLUP AVE.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wauna:

• Tacoma Community College (about 11 miles; Tacoma, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,622)
• University of Puget Sound (about 12 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 2,788)
• Bates Technical College (about 13 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 4,929)
• University of Washington-Tacoma Campus (about 14 miles; Tacoma, WA; FT enrollment: 3,788)
• Olympic College (about 14 miles; Bremerton, WA; FT enrollment: 6,158)
• Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom (about 15 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 5,228)
• Clover Park Technical College (about 16 miles; Lakewood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,185)

Points of interest:

Notable locations in Wauna: Pierce County Fire Protection District 16 Station 1 (A) , Minter Community Center (B) . Display/hide their locations on the map

Pierce County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential