ZIP Code 99019

Liberty Lake is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States located adjacent to the eponymous lake. Located just over a mile (about 2 km) west of the WashingtonIdaho border, Liberty Lake is both a suburb of Spokane, Washington and a bedroom community to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Liberty Lake was named after a pioneer who settled near the lake, Etienne Edward Laliberte, later he changed his name to Steve Liberty. The town was officially incorporated on August 31, 2001. The city is bounded by the Spokane River on the north from Hodges Road in the west to approximately Molter Road. At Molter the border shifts south to Interstate-90, which it follows to within a mile of the Idaho state line. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.14 square miles (15.90 km²), all of it land. In 2010, there were 7,591 people in 2,893 households, including 2,019 families, in the city. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female. In the 2000 census there were 4,660 people in 1,771 households, and 1,347 families in the town of Liberty Lake. The population was 12,003 at the 2020 census. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.15. It is one of the fastest-growing communities in the State of Washington.

History

Liberty Lake was officially incorporated on August 31, 2001. The town has a population of about 1,000. It is located on the banks of the Ohio River. The lake was named after Liberty Lake, a town in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Geography

Liberty Lake is located in the Spokane Valley, at 47°3922N 117°511W (47.656171, -117.086287). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.14 square miles (15.90 km²), all of it land. The city is bounded by the Spokane River on the north from Hodges Road in the west to approximately Molter Road. Elevations there range from between 2,000 feet above sea level at the river to around 2,150 feet around Liberty Lake Elementary School. The lake itself is located outside of the city limits about three blocks south of Sprague. Liberty Lake is one of the fastest-growing communities in the State of Washington. It is located south of the Spokane river from Otis Orchards-East Farms, Washington, east of Greenacres, Washington (now part of Spokane Valley) and west of Spokane Bridge, Washington, Idaho, and Post Falls, Idaho. It has a population of 2,816. It was founded in the early 1900s by a group of farmers who moved to the area from the nearby town of Otis, Washington. The current mayor of Liberty Lake has been in office since the early 1990s. The mayor has been re-elected three times, the last time in 2010. He was re- elected in 2012 and again in 2014. He is currently running for re-election in 2016 and 2016, and is expected to win.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,591 people in 2,893 households, including 2,019 families, in the city. There were 3,344 housing units at an average density of 544.6 per square mile (210.3/km²) The racial makeup of the city was 91.3% White, 0.7% African American, 0,5% Native American, 3.5% Asian, 0.,2% Pacific Islander, and 3.0% from two or more races. The median household income was $60,854 and the median family income was $66,985 in the 2010 census. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,105. About 1.3%, 3.2%, and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, according to the 2010 Census. The city is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which runs from New Jersey to New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services runs the city's health department, which operates out of the City of Trenton. The state health department is based in Trenton and runs the Trenton-Trenton Medical Center, which provides care for the elderly and chronically ill. It is the state's largest health care provider, with more than 2,000 employees. The town's hospital system is the largest employer in the state, with over 1,000 full-time employees. It has a population of 4,660, with 1,771 households.

Community

The Liberty Lake area includes the incorporated city, with a 2021 population of 12,534, and an unincorporated area with more residents. The city was incorporated on August 31, 2001, and operates with a mayorcouncil government. There are seven members on the city council who are elected to four-year terms. The area has a population of more than 12,000, with more than 10,000 living in the unincorporated area. The uninc incorporated area has more than 7,000 residents. It was incorporated in 2001 and has a city council of seven members who areelected to four year terms.

Education

Liberty Lake's public schools are serviced by Central Valley School District 356. The district has three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. Liberty Lake has a municipal library. The town is home to the Liberty Lake Yacht Club, which has a membership of 1,000. The lake is also home to a community center, which is open to the public. The community also has a public library, as well as a private school. The school district has four elementary schools and three middle schools. The high school has a middle and high school, which have a combined enrollment of 2,500. The village also has an elementary school and a middle/high school, both of which are open to all students. It is the site of the town's only Yacht club, which was established in the 1950s. It also has its own municipal library, which opened in the 1970s. The city has a community centre, which opens in the 1990s, and has a swimming pool. It has a high-school and middle-school, which were built in the 1980s and 1990s. There is also an elementary and middle school in the town, which open in the fall of each year. The municipal library is located in the middle of the village, and the town has a junior high, high school and elementary school, all of which open during the school year. There are no high schools or high schools in Liberty Lake. The area has a large number of golf courses, including one that opened in 1998.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Liberty Lake, Spokane County, Washington = 77. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 38. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 21. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Liberty Lake = 3.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 12,003 individuals with a median age of 37 age the population grows by 58.91% in Liberty Lake, Spokane County, Washington population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,753.80 residents per square mile of area (677.16/km²). There are average 2.65 people per household in the 2,793 households with an average household income of $76,884 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.00% of the available work force and has dropped -3.67% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 24.66%. The number of physicians in Liberty Lake per 100,000 population = 247.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Liberty Lake = 17.6 inches and the annual snowfall = 10.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 89. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 172. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 23.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 73, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Liberty Lake, Spokane County, Washington which are owned by the occupant = 74.13%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 10 years with median home cost = $223,640 and home appreciation of -20.91%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $12.89 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,870 per student. There are 19.3 students for each teacher in the school, 452 students for each Librarian and 471 students for each Counselor. 10.17% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 30.87% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 12.16% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).