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Population (year 2000): 1,517. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,480 (-2.4% change)
Males: 723 (47.7%), Females: 794 (52.3%)
Garfield County
Zip code:
99347
Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $28,958 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,500 (year 2000)
Races in Pomeroy:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (23.5%), English (13.1%),
United States (12.3%), Irish (11.5%), Norwegian (4.4%), Dutch
(4.0%).
Elevation: 1855 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pomeroy
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pomeroy city
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 9.2%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +88 (+6.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Pomeroy:
- GARFIELD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (66 NORTH
SIXTH STREET (P O BOX 880))
Other hospitals/medical centers near Pomeroy:
- DAYTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DAYTON, WA)
- WHITMAN HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles;
COLFAX, WA)
- PULLMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; PULLMAN,
WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pomeroy:
- PULLMAN/MOSCOW REGIONAL (about 39 miles; PULLMAN/MOSCOW,ID,
WA; ID: PUW)
- LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY (about 43 miles; LEWISTON,
ID; ID: LWS)
- WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 55 miles; WALLA WALLA,
WA; ID: ALW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pomeroy:
- LOWER GRANITE STATE (about 18 miles; COLFAX, WA; ID:
00W)
- LITTLE GOOSE LOCK AND DAM (about 29 miles; STARBUCK,
WA; ID: 16W)
- WHITMAN CO MEMORIAL (about 30 miles; COLFAX, WA; ID:
S94)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pomeroy:
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 18,110)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LEWISTON,
ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; WALLA
WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 68 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles;
CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles;
SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,860)
Public high school in Pomeroy:
- POMEROY JR SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 234;
Location: 1090 PATAHA ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Pomeroy:
- POMEROY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 173;
Location: 121 S. 10TH; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Pomeroy:
- DENNY ASHBY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $45,664; Location: 856 ARLINGTON ST; 5,700
books; 106 audio materials; 152 video materials; 13
serial subscriptions)
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