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Population (year 2000): 268. Estimated
population in July 2005: 237 (-11.6% change)
Males: 142 (53.0%), Females: 126 (47.0%)
Sherman County
Zip code:
97050
Median resident age: 49.8 years
Median household income: $26,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,500 (year 2000)
Races in Rufus:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.1%)
- Hispanic (6.7%)
- American Indian (4.1%)
- Other race (3.7%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (22.4%), United States
(17.2%), Irish (11.9%), English (11.2%), French Canadian (3.7%),
Norwegian (3.7%).
Elevation: 206 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rufus
- High school or higher: 72.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rufus city
- Never married: 16.9%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 6.3%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 13.5%
7.8% Foreign born (7.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-9.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rufus:
- KLICKITAT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
GOLDENDALE, WA)
- MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; THE
DALLES, OR)
- SKYLINE HOSPITAL (about 52 miles; WHITE SALMON, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rufus:
- YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 62
miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
- ROBERTS FIELD (about 103 miles; REDMOND, OR; ID: RDM)
- TRI-CITIES (about 119 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rufus:
- WASCO STATE (about 10 miles; WASCO, OR; ID: 35S)
- GOLDENDALE (about 11 miles; GOLDENDALE, WA; ID: S20)
- COLUMBIA GORGE REGIONAL/THE DALLES MUNI (about 31
miles; THE DALLES, OR; ID: DLS)
Amtrak station near Rufus:
- 16 miles: WISHRAM (WEST END OF RAILROAD AVE.).
Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rufus:
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
- PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles;
Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,132)
- CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 117 miles;
BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
- MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles; GRESHAM,
OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 121 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 123 miles;
WENATCHEE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
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