I. State and Local
1. The 2008 population of Whitman County is $41,664.
2. In 2008, 85% White.
3. In 2008, 48.2% have a B.A. or higher.
4. The 2008 median household income is $32,043.
5. 26.7% are below the poverty level.

II. Drilling down into Census data: Housing
Building Permits –
• 2004: $21,793,767
• 2005: $40,062,508
• 2006: $34,549,367
• 2007: $31,922,839
• 2008: $14,007,013
• 2009: $7,170,166
Lede – The annual construction costs in Pullman has decreased dramatically in the last few years according to the United States Census Bureau.
III. Federal Grants and Insurance
1. They received $134,236,720 in crop insurance.
2. Whitman County received $122,982,596 in grants.
3. 3 Grants – Geosciences, Biological Sciences, Nursing Research

IV. Healthcare in Whitman County
1. The two counties with the highest amount of uninsured people are San Juan County (30%) and Whitman County (29.2%)
2. 29.2% of people living in Whitman County are uninsured.

V. Population
1. The Office of Financial Management comes up first.
2. There was an increase of 1,960 people from 2000 to 2007.
3. The Natural Increase is 1,324.
4. The natural increase is the difference between deaths and births. The total change is that plus the amount of people moving to and from Whitman County.
5. 46,786 is the estimated population in 2025.

VI. Spokane City Council Agenda
VII. Spokane City Council Agenda
1. The ordinance number is C33475
2. Lede – Members of the Spokane City Council have yet to agree on a new ordinance that would create an Alcohol Impact Area within specific boundaries of the City of Spokane, according to the Spokane City Council Agenda.