Tri-Cities, Washington
Three Rivers Convention Center
Toyota Center
Toyota Arena
Location: Tri-Cities is located in southeast Washington in an area that includes the cities of Kennewick, Pasco and Richland.
The Tri-Cities is 227 miles southeast of Seattle and 140 miles southwest of Spokane.
Demographics (2006 census bureau estimates):
Tri-Cities-Kennewick, Pasco, Richland 224,800
Kennewick-61,770 Pasco-38,724 Richland-53,565
Male - 50.6%
Female - 49.4%
15 to 19 - 7.7
20 to 24 - 7.6
25 to 34 - 14.1
35 to 44 - 13.8
45 to 54 - 13.2
*Benton County - 160,600
*Franklin County- 64,200
*Benton and Franklin counties = 224,800
Work Force:
Labor Force 113,900
Employment 107,200
Unemployment Rate 5.9%
Local colleges:
Columbia Basin College - 7,414 students
Washington St.-Tri Cities- 1,350 students
Media:
TV: ABC (KVEW-42), CBS (KEPR-19), Univision-Hispanic (KVVK-15), NBC (KNDU) Fox (KFFX)
Cable provider: Charter Communications
Radio: 22 stations within 25 miles
Public radio - 1
Alternative - 1
Religious - 5
Christian contemporary - 2
Gospel - 1
Classic rock - 2
Adult contemporary - 1
Country - 2
Oldies - 1
News/Talk - 3
Top-40 - 2
Spanish - 2
Sports - 1
Newspapers:
Tri-City Herald (M-F 42,030; Sunday 44,691)
The Entertainer
The North West Entertainment Guide
tu Decides
La Vos
E-mail database: TicketMaster
Partner Data Base: 14,000
Corporate Partners: Toyota
