Soap Lake

Demographics

Population
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Soap Lake City Limits	1,735	1,740	1,750	1,765	1,790	1,790
Soap Lake City Zip Code 98851	3,536	3,570	3,621	3,712	3,719	3,781

Source: Washington State Employment Security Department Labor Market & Analysis & Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.

Employment Statistics
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Labor Force	577	565	582	597	691	676	679	NA	714
Employment	503	492	512	525	599	594	604	NA	638
Unemployment	74	73	70	72	92	82	75	NA	76
Unemployment Rate	12.8%	12.9%	12.0%	12.1%	13.3%	12.1%	11.0%	NA	10.6%

Source: Washington State Employment Security Department Labor Market & Analysis

Salary & Payroll (Ephrata & Soap Lake)
	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Firms	509	503	504	NA	536	559
Avg Employment	4,449	4,375	4,526	NA	4,880	4,901
Total Wages	$133,382,946	$140,951,219	$156,860,262	NA	$185,648,038	$191,782,476
Avg Wage	$22,956	$34,045	$35,596	NA	$39,339	$39,131

Source: Washington State Employment Security Department Labor Market & Analysis

Transportation

Highways
Interstate 90 is 27 miles south
State Road 17 and State Road 28 intersect in Soap Lake.

Rail
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Seattle to Chicago main line runs through town.
There is a 2-mile spur line at the Port of Ephrata.
Amtrak daily passenger train stops in Ephrata 5 miles west.

Truck Lines
7 major truck lines located in Moses Lake, 22 miles south.

Distance to Major Cities
Spokane: 96
Seattle: 181
Portland: 281