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Population (year 2000): 1,823. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,952 (+7.1% change)
Males: 1,017 (55.8%), Females: 806 (44.2%)
Grant County
Zip code:
99357
Median resident age: 23.6 years
Median household income: $28,529 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,200 (year 2000)
Races in Royal City:
- Hispanic (78.2%)
- Other race (29.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (20.2%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (4.3%), United States (3.6%),
English (2.5%), French (1.8%), Irish (1.6%), Danish (1.0%).
Elevation: 1040 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Royal City
- High school or higher: 30.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 15.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Royal City city
- Never married: 30.5%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 4.1%
- Divorced: 3.8%
52.6% Foreign born (52.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +714 (+64.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Royal City:
- QUINCY VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; QUINCY, WA)
- COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; EPHRATA,
WA)
- SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Royal City:
- GRANT CO INTL (about 30 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID:
MWH)
- PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 52 miles; WENATCHEE, WA;
ID: EAT)
- TRI-CITIES (about 58 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Royal City:
- QUINCY MUNI (about 25 miles; QUINCY, WA; ID: 80T)
- DESERT AIRE (about 26 miles; MATTAWA, WA; ID: M94)
- EPHRATA MUNI (about 29 miles; EPHRATA, WA; ID: EPH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Royal City:
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 57 miles; PASCO, WA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; WENATCHEE,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles;
WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 146 miles;
CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
Public high school in Royal City:
- ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 343; Location:
955 AHLERS ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Royal City:
- RED ROCK ELEMENTARY (Students: 722; Location:
230 WILDFLOWER STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- ROYAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 351; Location:
921 AHLERS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
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