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Population (year 2000): 14,953. Estimated
population in July 2005: 16,793 (+12.3% change)
Males: 7,336 (49.1%), Females: 7,617 (50.9%)
Grant County
Zip code:
98837
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $36,467 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,400 (year 2000)
Races in Moses Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.0%)
- Hispanic (25.4%)
- Other race (15.4%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Black (1.7%)
- Japanese (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.7%), English (10.9%),
Irish (8.2%), United States (6.2%), Norwegian (4.0%), French
(3.4%).
Elevation: 1060 feet
Land area: 10.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Moses Lake
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 9.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Moses Lake city
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 55.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 11.4%
10.0% Foreign born (6.7% Latin America, 1.5%
Europe, 1.1% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,896 (+24.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Moses Lake:
- SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (801 EAST WHEELER ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Moses Lake:
- OTHELLO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; OTHELLO,
WA)
- COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; EPHRATA,
WA)
- QUINCY VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; QUINCY, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Moses Lake:
- GRANT CO INTL (about 6 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID:
MWH)
- TRI-CITIES (about 62 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
- PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 66 miles; WENATCHEE, WA;
ID: EAT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Moses Lake:
- MOSES LAKE MUNI (about 4 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID:
W20)
- EPHRATA MUNI (about 20 miles; EPHRATA, WA; ID: EPH)
- NEW WARDEN (about 20 miles; WARDEN, WA; ID: 2S4)
Amtrak station:
MOSES LAKE (1819 KITTLESON RD.) - Bus Station
Colleges/Universities in Moses Lake:
- BIG BEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,378; Location: 7662 CHANUTE ST; Public;
Website: WWW.BBCC.CTC.EDU)
- CHAR-GLO SCHOOL OF BEAUTY (Location: 1418
PIONEER WAY; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Moses Lake:
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 60 miles; PASCO, WA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; WENATCHEE,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; WALLA
WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 119 miles;
CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
Public high school in Moses Lake:
- MOSES LAKE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,790;
Location: 803 E. SHARON AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Moses Lake:
- MOSES LAKE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 142;
Location: 1001 NORTH GRAPE DR.; Grades: KG - 12)
- DAY STAR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 106;
Location: 6378 ARNOLD DRIVE NE; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Moses Lake:
- CHIEF MOSES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 840;
Location: 1111 E NELSON ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 706;
Location: 517 WEST THIRD AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LONGVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 501; Location:
9783 APPLE ROAD NE; Grades: KG - 05)
- PENINSULA ELEMENTARY (Students: 493;
Location: 2406 W. TEXAS STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- GARDEN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 458;
Location: 707 E NELSON ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- LARSON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 412;
Location: 700 LINDBERG LANE; Grades: KG - 05)
- KNOLLS VISTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 409;
Location: 454 W RIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- MLC/DISCOVER ELEMENTARY (Students: 404;
Location: 502 SOUTH C ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- LAKEVIEW TERRACE ELEMENTARY (Students: 368;
Location: 780 S. CLOVER DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- COLUMBIA BASIN SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students:
311; Location: 7942 RANDOLPH ROAD N.E.; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Moses Lake:
- MOSES LAKE SDA SCHOOL (Students: 30;
Location: 1023 N STRATFORD RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
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