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Water $$$: Definition of “disadvantaged community” by DOH
from the Department of Health Web site, regarding economic stimulus money; Ocean Shores is on the list to receive $2.9 million: “If the water system is located in a disadvantaged community, a project will be awarded a loan with principal forgiveness for the entire loan amount. Disadvantaged community means the service area of a public water system where at least fifty-one percent of the customers are at or below eighty percent of the county median household income as defined annually by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
“If the water system is located in a distressed county, the project will be awarded a loan with principal forgiveness for one-half of the loan amount. Distressed county means a county that is designated by the Washington State Employment Security Department as distressed, based on unemployment rates.”
Another part of the definition that is easy to breeze over, but may have some impact: “the service area of a public water system.” Which, in this case, could include Illahee and Oyehut.
http://www.huduser.org/Datasets/IL/IL08/wa_fy2008.pdf
Here is the data. Note that it is the $46,800 when you scroll down to Grays Harbor. MFI Median Family Income.
Randy, looks like you’re using State data. This particular grant looks at household income “as defined annually by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.”
I’ll have to dig around and see if I can come up with where this might be located.
I hope this satisfies your request for data. Thank you Tom for getting the definition from the department that is determining who gets the grants. Without knowing the terms specified under the specific grant one only is left to guess.
GRAYS HARBOR County Effective: 2/13/08 (CURRENT) From Washington State Housing Finance Commission:
2008 Median Income: $46,800
http://www.wshfc.org/limits/detail.asp?County=GRAYS%20HARBOR&Year=2008
http://www.ofm.wa.gov/localdata/gray.asp Office of Financial Management.
2008 Population (Estimate) Change in Population 2000 to 2008 Percent Change in Population 2000 to 2008
5,200 970 22.92%
City: Ocean Shores From http://www.washingtonprospector.com/ed.asp?cmd=demognei2&selcounty=5350570Ocean+Shores&report=Demographic_Report&Submit=Show+City+Profile
Population (2008)
Total %
2008 Population 4,904
Sex (2008)
Total %
Male 2,452 50.0%
Female 2,451 50.0%
Age Distribution (2008)
Total %
0-4 193 3.9%
5-9 176 3.6%
10-19 409 8.3%
20-29 450 9.2%
30-39 419 8.5%
40-49 552 11.3%
50-59 869 17.7%
60-64 493 10.1%
65+ 1,342 27.4%
Race Distribution (2008)
Total %
White 4,341 88.5%
Black 62 1.3%
American Indian 93 1.9%
Asian 91 1.9%
Pacific Islander 6 0.1%
Other 75 1.5%
Multirace 238 4.9%
Hispanic 134 2.7%
2008 Total Households
Total %
Households 2,331
Families 1,558 66.8%
2008 Household Income Distribution
Total %
$100K 273 11.7%
2008 Household Income
Total %
Total Household Income 136,545,484
2008 Labor Force Status
Total %
Labor Force 2,093
Employed 1,987 94.9%
Unemployed 106 5.1%
In Armed Forces 0
Not In Labor Force 2,207
2008 Total Number of Housing
Total %
Total Dwellings 3,948
Owner-Occupied Dwellings 1,654 71.0%
Renter-Occupied Dwellings 677 29.0%
Housing Units Occupied 2,331 59.0%
2008 Education Attainment
Total %
Population Age 25+ 3,937
< Grade 9 47 1.2%
Grade 9-12 291 7.4%
High School 1,517 38.5%
Some College 1,054 26.8%
Assoc Degree 371 9.4%
Bach Degree 410 10.4%
Grad Degree 247 6.3%
2008 Size of Household
Total %
1 Person 636 27.3%
2 Person 1,182 50.7%
3 Person 261 11.2%
4 Person 150 6.4%
5 Person 67 2.9%
6+ Person 23 1.0%
Grays Harbor Median Household Income Estimates by County: 1989 to 2007 and Projection for 2008 From Office Of Financial Management http://www.ofm.wa.gov/economy/hhinc/default.asp
Prelim. Estimate Projection
2007* 2008**
42,049 43,199
So Using the statement from the North Coast News
By Tom Scanlon
Posted Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2009 at 8:04 AM
from the Department of Health Web site, regarding economic stimulus money; Ocean Shores is on the list to receive $2.9 million: “If the water system is located in a disadvantaged community, a project will be awarded a loan with principal forgiveness for the entire loan amount. Disadvantaged community means the service area of a public water system where at least fifty-one percent of the customers are at or below eighty percent of the county median household income as defined annually by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
“If the water system is located in a distressed county, the project will be awarded a loan with principal forgiveness for one-half of the loan amount. Distressed county means a county that is designated by the Washington State Employment Security Department as distressed, based on unemployment rates.”
80% of $43,199 is $34,559.20 or if you use the other data 80% of $46,800 is $37,400
Now we have to look above for the statistics to see if we do meet the 51% number. It may be questionable from what I get below if one rounds up to the reported data.
From http://www.washingtonprospector.com/ed.asp?cmd=demognei2&selcounty=5350570Ocean+Shores&report=Demographic_Report&Submit=Show+City+Profile
2008 Household Income Distribution
Total %
<$10 K 192 8.2% 8.2%
$10-$20K 360 15.4% 15.4%
$20-$30K 283 12.1% 12.1%
$30-$40K 255 10.9% 10.9%
Total 46.60%