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Population (year 2000): 869. Estimated
population in July 2005: 824 (-5.2% change)
Males: 438 (50.4%), Females: 431 (49.6%)
Wallowa County
Zip code:
97885
Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $28,603 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,200 (year 2000)
Races in Wallowa:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Other race (1.7%)
Ancestries: German (18.9%), English (16.5%),
United States (14.0%), Irish (10.1%), Scottish (6.2%), Norwegian
(3.9%).
Elevation: 2948 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wallowa
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 19.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wallowa city
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 61.7%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 12.2%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +95 (+12.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Wallowa:
- WALLOWA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
ENTERPRISE, OR)
- GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; LA GRANDE,
OR)
- ST ELIZABETH HEALTH SERVICES, INC (about 57 miles;
BAKER CITY, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wallowa:
- WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 63 miles; WALLA WALLA,
WA; ID: ALW)
- LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY (about 66 miles; LEWISTON,
ID; ID: LWS)
- PULLMAN/MOSCOW REGIONAL (about 86 miles;
PULLMAN/MOSCOW,ID, WA; ID: PUW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wallowa:
- ENTERPRISE MUNI (about 23 miles; ENTERPRISE, OR; ID:
8S4)
- JOSEPH STATE (about 25 miles; JOSEPH, OR; ID: 4S3)
- LA GRANDE/UNION COUNTY (about 38 miles; LA GRANDE,
OR; ID: LGD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wallowa:
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; LA
GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; WALLA
WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 68 miles; LEWISTON,
ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 105 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 119 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles;
CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
Public high school in Wallowa:
- WALLOWA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 148; Grades:
07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Wallowa:
- WALLOWA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 131;
Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Wallowa:
- WALLOWA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$22,762; Location: 201 N MAIN; 8,967 books; 103 audio
materials; 72 video materials; 4 serial subscriptions)
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