Moxee, Washington
Location of Moxee, Washington
Coordinates: 46°33′23″N 120°23′14″W / 46.55639, -120.38722
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Yakima
Area
- Total	1.2 sq mi (3.0 km²)
- Land	1.2 sq mi (3.0 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,063 ft (324 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	821
- Density	697.3/sq mi (269.2/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	98936
Area code(s)	509
FIPS code	53-47665[1]
GNIS feature ID	1512489[2]

Moxee is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 821 at the 2000 census.

According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management[1], Moxee ranked 5th of 279 eligible incorporated communities in population growth between 2000 and 2005.

Geography

Moxee is located at 46°33′23″N, 120°23′14″W (46.556499, -120.387119)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 821 people, 292 households, and 202 families residing in the city. The population density was 697.3 people per square mile (268.6/km²). There were 307 housing units at an average density of 260.8/sq mi (100.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 66.99% White, 0.73% African American, 1.58% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 27.65% from other races, and 2.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.79% of the population.

There were 192 households out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.48.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $40,500. Males had a median income of $35,667 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,176. About 7.8% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Moxee, Washington is at coordinates 46°33′23″N 120°23′14″W / 46.556499, -120.387119 (Moxee, Washington)Coordinates: 46°33′23″N 120°23′14″W / 46.556499, -120.387119 (Moxee, Washington)
• EVCEA - Moxee Hop Festival

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