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Population (year 2000): 2,609. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,287 (+26.0% change)
Males: 1,573 (60.3%), Females: 1,036 (39.7%)
Grant County
Zip code:
99349
Median resident age: 22.5 years
Median household income: $31,964 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,000 (year 2000)
Races in Mattawa:
- Hispanic (89.8%)
- Other race (65.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (8.5%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Vietnamese (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (2.3%), English (1.5%),
United States (1.3%), Danish (1.0%).
Elevation: 778 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mattawa
- High school or higher: 19.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 13.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mattawa town
- Never married: 36.3%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 1.5%
- Divorced: 3.5%
71.0% Foreign born (70.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,664
(+176.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mattawa:
- SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
SUNNYSIDE, WA)
- QUINCY VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; QUINCY, WA)
- PROSSER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; PROSSER,
WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mattawa:
- YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 46
miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
- PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 50 miles; WENATCHEE, WA;
ID: EAT)
- GRANT CO INTL (about 52 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID:
MWH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mattawa:
- DESERT AIRE (about 4 miles; MATTAWA, WA; ID: M94)
- SUNNYSIDE MUNI (about 30 miles; SUNNYSIDE, WA; ID:
1S5)
- QUINCY MUNI (about 33 miles; QUINCY, WA; ID: 80T)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mattawa:
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,420)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; WENATCHEE,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 65 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles;
WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 140
miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 32,742)
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 155 miles;
TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
Public high schools in Mattawa:
- WAHLUKE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 386; Location:
502 N BOUNDARY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SENTINEL TECH ALT SCHOOL (Students: 33;
Location: RD 24 SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mattawa:
- MATTAWA ELEMENTARY (Students: 496; Location:
400 N BOUNDARY; Grades: PK - 02)
- SADDLE MOUNTAIN INTERMEDIATE (Students: 465;
Location: 500 RIVERVIEW DRIVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- MORRIS SCHOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 374;
Location: 500 N BOUNDARY; Grades: 06 - 08)
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