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Population (year 2000): 489. Estimated
population in July 2005: 485 (-0.8% change)
Males: 241 (49.3%), Females: 248 (50.7%)
Union County
Zip code:
97867
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $24,167 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,000 (year 2000)
Races in North Powder:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
- Hispanic (3.1%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (19.8%), United States
(14.9%), Irish (11.9%), English (7.8%), Scottish (5.7%), Danish
(4.7%).
Elevation: 3256 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in North Powder
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in North Powder city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 58.5%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 12.2%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +59 (+13.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near North Powder:
- ST ELIZABETH HEALTH SERVICES, INC (about 18 miles;
BAKER CITY, OR)
- GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LA GRANDE,
OR)
- WALLOWA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 58 miles;
ENTERPRISE, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
North Powder:
- WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 77 miles; WALLA WALLA,
WA; ID: ALW)
- EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 78
miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
- LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY (about 112 miles;
LEWISTON, ID; ID: LWS)
Other public-use airports nearest to North Powder:
- BAKER CITY MUNICIPAL (about 16 miles; BAKER CITY,
OR; ID: BKE)
- LA GRANDE/UNION COUNTY (about 19 miles; LA GRANDE,
OR; ID: LGD)
- JOSEPH STATE (about 52 miles; JOSEPH, OR; ID: 4S3)
Amtrak station near North Powder:
- 19 miles: BAKER CITY (515 CAMPBELL ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
North Powder:
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; LA
GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; WALLA
WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 114 miles;
LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 118 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 151 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
- BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 159 miles; BOISE, ID;
FT enrollment: 12,033)
Public primary/middle school in North Powder:
- POWDER VALLEY SCHOOL (Students: 227;
Location: 333 G ST; Grades: KG - 12)
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