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Population (year 2000): 1,527. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,588 (+4.0% change)
Males: 747 (48.9%), Females: 780 (51.1%)
Stevens County
Zip code:
99141
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $27,031 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,000 (year 2000)
Races in Kettle Falls:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
- American Indian (6.5%)
- Two or more races (3.9%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (14.8%), United States
(13.8%), English (10.3%), Irish (7.6%), Norwegian (6.0%),
Swedish (3.6%).
Elevation: 1625 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kettle Falls
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 10.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kettle Falls city
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 12.9%
2.0% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.7% North
America, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +187 (+14.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Kettle Falls:
- MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; COLVILLE, WA)
- ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF CHEWELAH (about 33 miles;
CHEWELAH, WA)
- FERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 47 miles;
REPUBLIC, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kettle Falls:
- FAIRCHILD AFB (about 75 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: SKA)
- SPOKANE INTL (about 78 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: GEG)
- COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERM (about 104 miles; COEUR
D'ALENE, ID; ID: COE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kettle Falls:
- COLVILLE MUNI (about 14 miles; COLVILLE, WA; ID:
63S)
- AVEY FIELD STATE (about 29 miles; LAURIER, WA; ID:
69S)
- SAND CANYON (about 31 miles; CHEWELAH, WA; ID: 1S9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kettle Falls:
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles;
SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,860)
- SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; SPOKANE,
WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles;
CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
- NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 110 miles; COEUR D'ALENE,
ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 155 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
Public high school in Kettle Falls:
- KETTLE FALLS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 283;
Location: 1275 JUNIPER ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kettle Falls:
- KETTLE FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
279; Location: E 225 8TH ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- KETTLE FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 234;
Location: W 105 11TH; Grades: 05 - 08)
- KETTLE FALLS HOME LINK (Students: 43;
Location: W 105 11TH ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Kettle Falls:
- KETTLE FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $24,459; Location: 605 MEYERS ST.; 14,183 books;
174 audio materials; 193 video materials; 74 serial
subscriptions)
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