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Population (year 2000): 2,130. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,104 (-1.2% change)
Males: 985 (46.2%), Females: 1,145 (53.8%)
Cowlitz County
Zip code:
98611
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $37,212 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,100 (year 2000)
Races in Castle Rock:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
- American Indian (3.7%)
- Hispanic (3.3%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Other race (1.6%)
Ancestries: German (19.1%), United States
(14.1%), English (13.0%), Irish (11.2%), Norwegian (5.2%),
French (4.6%).
Elevation: 50 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Castle Rock
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Castle Rock city
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 51.4%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 14.1%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +82 (+4.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Castle Rock:
- HOSPICE CARE CENTER HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
LONGVIEW, WA)
- PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles;
LONGVIEW, WA)
- PROVIDENCE CENTRALIA HOSPITAL (about 32 miles;
CENTRALIA, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Castle Rock:
- OLYMPIA (about 48 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: OLM)
- PORTLAND INTL (about 53 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID:
PDX)
- GRAY AAF (about 60 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; ID:
GRF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Castle Rock:
- KELSO-LONGVIEW (about 11 miles; KELSO, WA; ID: KLS)
- TOLEDO-WINLOCK ED CARLSON MEMORIAL FIELD (about 16
miles; TOLEDO, WA; ID: TDO)
- CHEHALIS-CENTRALIA (about 28 miles; CHEHALIS, WA;
ID: CLS)
Amtrak station near Castle Rock:
- 10 miles: KELSO-LONGVIEW (KELSO, 501 S 1ST AVE.).
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Castle Rock:
- LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 10 miles; LONGVIEW,
WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- CLARK COLLEGE (about 47 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT
enrollment: 5,106)
- SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
- UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 49 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; OLYMPIA,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
- PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 58 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
Public high school in Castle Rock:
- CASTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 448;
Location: 5180 WESTSIDE HWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Castle Rock:
- CASTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY (Students: 581;
Location: 700 HUNTINGTON AVE S; Grades: PK - 05)
- CASTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 369;
Location: 615 FRONT AVE SW; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Castle Rock:
- CASTLE ROCK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$39,700; Location: 137 COWLITZ ST W.; 15,000 books; 10
audio materials; 75 video materials; 10 serial
subscriptions)
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