The numbers

Incorporated: 1913

Square miles: 2

Population: 4,120
Washington State Office of Financial Management, 1998

Median family income: $37,537

Median house value: $139,000

Median apartment rent: $481

Parks: 7

Housing units: 946

Median age: 32

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 462

Completed four-year college or higher: 16.8 percent

Below poverty level: 4.2 percent

Home ownership: 83.2 percent

Renters: 15 percent