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Community Profile
City Features
The City of Moses Lake is a vibrant community in central Washington built along the shores of a lake of the same name. Residents and visitors enjoy Moses Lake's many parks, exceptional recreational amenities, and more than 300 days of sunshine each year.
Demographics
| Category | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2020) | 25,146 | |
| Households (2019) | 8,185 | |
| Businesses (2012) | 1,567 |
| Category | Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Population growth rate, 2010 to 2019 | 18.3% | |
| Population under 18 years old | 28% | |
| Population age 65 and older | 14% |
Demographic Links
- U.S. Census Bureau's Quick Facts about Moses Lake
- Grant County Trends includes demographic information for all of Grant County
- Grant County Economic Development Council has a wealth of information about demographics
- Grant County Economic Development Council has also prepared this summary of the Moses Lake area
City Facts
- Date of Incorporation: 1938
- Form of Government: Council/Manager
- Total area (including water): 21 sq mi (2014)
- Number of Parks: 30 (375 acres)
- Miles of streets: 110
- Miles of sewer mains: 163
- History
Moses Lake School District
- Elementary Schools: 10
- Middle Schools: 3
- High School: 1
- Technical Skill Center: 1
- Miles of water mains 170
- MLSD website
Library
The Moses Lake Library belongs to the NorthCentral Regional Library system serving 28 communities in a 5-county region.
Weather
- Warmest month: July
- Average high: 88 F
- Average low: 60 F
- Record high temperature: 115 F (1961)
- Record low temperature: -24 F (1950)
- Coolest month: December
- Average high: 33 F
- Average low: 21 F
- Average number of days with more than 0.01 inches of precipitation: 68 days
- Average annual precipitation: less than 8 inches
- Average number of days with 1" or more snow depth: 24 days
- Average total snowfall: 13 inches