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Population (year 2000): 1,702. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,777 (+4.4% change)
Males: 835 (49.1%), Females: 867 (50.9%)
Morrow County
Zip code:
97844
Median resident age: 30.0 years
Median household income: $35,799 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,100 (year 2000)
Races in Irrigon:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.7%)
- Hispanic (27.3%)
- Other race (22.9%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.9%), United States
(12.9%), Irish (10.3%), English (8.3%), French (3.9%), Dutch
(2.4%).
Elevation: 297 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Irrigon
- High school or higher: 72.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 10.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Irrigon city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 60.5%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 10.8%
11.9% Foreign born (10.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +962 (+130.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Irrigon:
- GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
HERMISTON, OR)
- PROSSER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; PROSSER,
WA)
- KADLEC MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; RICHLAND, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Irrigon:
- TRI-CITIES (about 36 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
- EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 48
miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
- WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 85 miles; WALLA WALLA,
WA; ID: ALW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Irrigon:
- HERMISTON MUNI (about 18 miles; HERMISTON, OR; ID:
HRI)
- BOARDMAN (about 24 miles; BOARDMAN, OR; ID: M50)
- PROSSER (about 29 miles; PROSSER, WA; ID: S40)
Amtrak station near Irrigon:
- 15 miles: HERMISTON (650 S. HWY. 395) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Irrigon:
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 38 miles; PASCO, WA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; WALLA
WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; LA
GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 120 miles;
WENATCHEE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 144 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
Public primary/middle schools in Irrigon:
- A C HOUGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
351; Location: 1105 N MAIN AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- COLUMBIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 272;
Location: 315 E WYOMING AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- IRRIGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 121;
Location: 490 SE WYOMING; Grades: 05 - 06)
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