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Population (year 2000): 13,154. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,657 (+11.4% change)
Males: 6,391 (48.6%), Females: 6,763 (51.4%)
Umatilla County
Zip code:
97838
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $35,354 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,700 (year 2000)
Races in Hermiston:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.2%)
- Hispanic (24.1%)
- Other race (15.1%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Black (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.1%), English (10.9%),
Irish (8.3%), United States (7.6%), French (3.3%), Danish
(2.5%).
Elevation: 457 feet
Land area: 6.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hermiston
- High school or higher: 74.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hermiston city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 12.6%
12.1% Foreign born (10.0% Latin America, 1.5%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,768 (+26.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Hermiston:
- GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER (610 NW 11TH
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hermiston:
- KENNEWICK GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
KENNEWICK, WA)
- KADLEC MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; RICHLAND, WA)
- LOURDES COUNSELING CENTER (about 31 miles; RICHLAND,
WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hermiston:
- TRI-CITIES (about 31 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
- EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 34
miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
- WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 72 miles; WALLA WALLA,
WA; ID: ALW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hermiston:
- HERMISTON MUNI (about 4 miles; HERMISTON, OR; ID:
HRI)
- VISTA FIELD (about 27 miles; KENNEWICK, WA; ID: S98)
- RICHLAND (about 32 miles; RICHLAND, WA; ID: RLD)
Amtrak station:
HERMISTON (650 S. HWY. 395) - Bus Station
Colleges/Universities in Hermiston:
- OREGON COLLEGE OF BEAUTY AND BARBERING
(Full-time enrollment: 14; Location: 672 E MAIN;
Private, for-profit)
- EAST OREGON CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
(Location: 600 E MAIN; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hermiston:
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 33 miles; PASCO, WA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; WALLA
WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; LA
GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 104 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 131 miles;
WENATCHEE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
Public high school in Hermiston:
- HERMISTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,263;
Location: 600 S 1ST ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Hermiston:
- HERMISTON CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 81;
Location: BOX 779 1825 W HIGHLAND; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hermiston:
- SANDSTONE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 585;
Location: 400 NE 10TH; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 488;
Location: 1225 SW 9TH; Grades: KG - 05)
- SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 467;
Location: 300 E CATHERINE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- ARMAND LARIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 451;
Location: 199 E RIDGEWAY AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HIGHLAND HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
410; Location: 450 SE 10TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- ROCKY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
378; Location: 650 W STANDARD AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- WEST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 371;
Location: 555 SW 7TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Hermiston:
- HERMISTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$320,057; Location: 235 E. GLADYS AVE; 39,937 books; 744
audio materials; 994 video materials; 92 serial
subscriptions)
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