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Population (year 2000): 641. Estimated
population in July 2005: 632 (-1.4% change)
Males: 321 (50.1%), Females: 320 (49.9%)
Whitman County
Zip code:
99130
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $36,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,300 (year 2000)
Races in Garfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
Ancestries: German (24.3%), English (19.3%),
Irish (14.4%), United States (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%), French
(4.1%).
Elevation: 2467 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Garfield
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Garfield town
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 10.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +84 (+15.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Garfield:
- PULLMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PULLMAN,
WA)
- WHITMAN HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
COLFAX, WA)
- GRITMAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; MOSCOW, ID)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Garfield:
- PULLMAN/MOSCOW REGIONAL (about 20 miles;
PULLMAN/MOSCOW,ID, WA; ID: PUW)
- LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY (about 46 miles; LEWISTON,
ID; ID: LWS)
- SPOKANE INTL (about 50 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: GEG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garfield:
- WILLARD FIELD (about 18 miles; TEKOA, WA; ID: 73S)
- WHITMAN CO MEMORIAL (about 21 miles; COLFAX, WA; ID:
S94)
- ROSALIA MUNI (about 25 miles; ROSALIA, WA; ID: 72S)
Amtrak stations near Garfield:
- 18 miles: COLFAX (610 S. MAIN ST.) - Bus Station
- 19 miles: PULLMAN (1002 NYE ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Garfield:
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 34 miles; MOSCOW, ID;
Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; LEWISTON,
ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles;
CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,860)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
- SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; SPOKANE,
WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
Public primary/middle schools in Garfield:
- GARFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 108;
Location: 810 N THIRD STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARY (Students: 44; Location:
810 NORTH THIRD STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
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