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Population (year 2000): 6,310. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,875 (+9.0% change)
Males: 3,093 (49.0%), Females: 3,217 (51.0%)
Yakima County
Zip code:
98942
Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $42,386 (year 2000)
Median house value: $133,100 (year 2000)
Races in Selah:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.6%)
- Hispanic (11.0%)
- Other race (6.4%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.9%), Irish (12.5%),
English (9.9%), United States (9.4%), Norwegian (5.2%), Swedish
(4.7%).
Elevation: 1120 feet
Land area: 4.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Selah
- High school or higher: 83.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Selah city
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 2.9%
- Divorced: 13.5%
4.6% Foreign born (3.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,068 (+20.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Selah:
- PROVIDENCE YAKIMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles;
YAKIMA, WA)
- YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
YAKIMA, WA)
- KITTITAS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Selah:
- YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 6 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
- PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 56 miles; WENATCHEE, WA;
ID: EAT)
- GRANT CO INTL (about 93 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID:
MWH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Selah:
- BOWERS FIELD (about 26 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; ID:
ELN)
- TIETON STATE (about 41 miles; RIMROCK, WA; ID: 4S6)
- DE VERE FIELD (about 43 miles; CLE ELUM, WA; ID:
2W1)
Amtrak station near Selah:
- 5 miles: YAKIMA (BURGER KING, I-82 AT EXIT 33) - Bus
Station. Services: public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Selah:
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; WENATCHEE,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 103
miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 32,742)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 104 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles;
TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
- GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 122 miles;
AUBURN, WA; FT enrollment: 4,568)
Public high schools in Selah:
- SELAH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 747; Location:
801 NORTH FIRST STREET; Grades: 10 - 12)
- SELAH ACADEMY (Students: 83; Location: 801
NORTH FIRST STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Selah:
- SELAH INTERMEDIATE (Students: 845; Location:
1401 WEST FREMONT AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 07)
- ROBERT S LINCE ELEMENTARY (Students: 680;
Location: 316 WEST NACHES AVENUE; Grades: PK - 04)
- SELAH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 573;
Location: 411 NORTH FIRST STREET; Grades: 08 - 09)
- JOHN CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
564; Location: 408 NORTH FIRST STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- PRESCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 105 WEST
BARTLETT; Grades: PK - PK)
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