Clallam: Statistics offer profile of county residents

PORT ANGELES — Do you know Clallam County like the back of your hand, or do you need a palm reader?

Try this quiz to find out how well you know your neighbors:

* The single biggest slice of the population as of 2004 was:

a) 45 to 49 years old.

b) 50 to 54 years old.

c) 55 to 59 years old.

* Median household income in 2004 was:

a) $32,268 per year.

b) $41,108 per year

c) $51,762 per year

* The school district with the highest percentage of high school graduates in 2004 was:

a) Cape Flattery.

b) Quillayute Valley

c) Sequim.

If you answered A, B and C, you are smart, lucky or some sort of socio-economic numbers nut.

If you didn’t do so well, here’s the book you need to bone up:

Meeting the Challenge, the 2005 Clallam County Community Profile, has been released by United Way and the county Health and Human Services Department.

Available at the United Way offices, 102½ E. First St., the report also is on the Web at www.unitedwayclallam.org/docs/2005%20Community%20Profile.pdf or www.clallam.net/healthservices/assets/applets/05_COM_PROFILE_WEB.pdf.

Both print and electronic versions of the 12-page profile are chocked with graphs, maps, tables and photos, as easy-to-read a document of its kind as you’ll find.

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