ECONOMIC GROWTH & TRENDS
CowlitzCounty
2005 Population	95,900
2005 Real Estate Sales	$626,163,013
2005 Vehicle Registrations	37,767
2005 Births	3,971
2005 Deaths	4,661
2005 Building Permits (965 Issued)	$89,933,752
City of Longview
2005 Population	35,430
2005 Postal Units Served	18,932
2005 Building Permits (906 issued)	$72,687,614
City of Kelso
2005 Population	11,820
2005 Postal Units Served	7,854
2005 Building Permits (686 issued)	$204,871
Other
Lewis & Clark Bridge Traffic/Year	7,300,000
Cowlitz County Size	1,166 sq. mi.
2005 WashingtonState Population	6,256,400

 

MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN COWLITZ COUNTY
Company	Employees
Weyerhaeuser*             Wood Products	1850
Longview Fibre Company*             Kraft Paper	1743
PeaceHealth/St John Medical Center*             HeathCenter	1500
Longview School District*             Education	925
Kelso School District**            Education	850
Foster Farms**            Chicken Processing	700
Cowlitz County**            Government	570
J.H. Kelly*             Contractor	500
Safeway*, **, & ****            Grocery Stores	474
NORPAC*            Newsprint	450
Lower Columbia College*            Community College	400
Steelscape***            Steel Coating	350
Wal*Mart*            Department Store	350
City of Longview*            Government	295
Kaiser Permanente*            HMO	263
PNE Corporation*            Steel Coating	253
Fred Meyer*            Department Store	242
RSG Forest Products***            Forest Products	236
Community Home Health & Hospice             Home & Hospice Health Care	220
Koelsch Senior Communities*            Retirement Communities	210
Emerald Kalama Chemicals***            Chemicals	150