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Population (year 2000): 1,736. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,721 (-0.9% change)
Males: 839 (48.3%), Females: 897 (51.7%)
Adams County
Zip code:
99169
Median resident age: 46.0 years
Median household income: $32,560 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,500 (year 2000)
Races in Ritzville:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (40.5%), English (13.7%),
Irish (9.5%), United States (8.8%), Norwegian (5.0%), French
(4.3%).
Elevation: 1825 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ritzville
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ritzville city
- Never married: 16.7%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 12.5%
2.4% Foreign born (1.0% Latin America, 1.0%
North America, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Ritzville:
- EAST ADAMS RURAL HOSPITAL (903 SOUTH ADAMS)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ritzville:
- ODESSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ODESSA,
WA)
- LINCOLN HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; DAVENPORT, WA)
- EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 58 miles; MEDICAL
LAKE, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ritzville:
- FAIRCHILD AFB (about 60 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: SKA)
- GRANT CO INTL (about 66 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID:
MWH)
- SPOKANE INTL (about 68 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: GEG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ritzville:
- PRU FIELD (about 1 miles; RITZVILLE, WA; ID: 33S)
- LIND (about 18 miles; LIND, WA; ID: 0S0)
- ODESSA MUNI (about 26 miles; ODESSA, WA; ID: 43D)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ritzville:
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 18,110)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles;
CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; WALLA
WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,860)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 77 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SPOKANE,
WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
Public high school in Ritzville:
- RITZVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 116;
Location: 209 E WELLSANDT AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ritzville:
- RITZVILLE GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 227;
Location: 401 E 6TH AVE.; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Ritzville:
- RITZVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$73,350; Location: 302 W MAIN; 16,615 books; 383 audio
materials; 263 video materials; 69 serial subscriptions)
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