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Population (year 2000): 2,530. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,836 (+12.1% change)
Males: 1,299 (51.3%), Females: 1,231 (48.7%)
Yakima County
Zip code:
98932
Median resident age: 20.9 years
Median household income: $26,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,700 (year 2000)
Races in Granger:
- Hispanic (85.5%)
- Other race (76.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (13.1%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (2.8%), United States (2.6%),
English (2.4%), Irish (1.9%).
Elevation: 731 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Granger
- High school or higher: 34.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
- Unemployed: 13.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Granger town
- Never married: 30.3%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 4.3%
39.2% Foreign born (38.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +948 (+59.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Granger:
- PROVIDENCE TOPPENSIH HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
TOPPENISH, WA)
- SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
SUNNYSIDE, WA)
- PROVIDENCE YAKIMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles;
YAKIMA, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Granger:
- YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 29
miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
- PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 72 miles; WENATCHEE, WA;
ID: EAT)
- TRI-CITIES (about 75 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Granger:
- SUNNYSIDE MUNI (about 16 miles; SUNNYSIDE, WA; ID:
1S5)
- PROSSER (about 30 miles; PROSSER, WA; ID: S40)
- DESERT AIRE (about 31 miles; MATTAWA, WA; ID: M94)
Amtrak station near Granger:
- 15 miles: SUNNYSIDE (OUTPOST TEXACO, EXIT 69, I-82)
- Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Granger:
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; WENATCHEE,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 77 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 130 miles;
WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 135
miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 32,742)
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles;
TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
Public high school in Granger:
- GRANGER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 333; Location:
315 EAST MENTZER AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Granger:
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY (Students: 566;
Location: 405 BAILEY AVENUE; Grades: KG - 04)
- GRANGER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 413;
Location: 501 BAILEY AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 08)
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