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Population (year 2000): 5,621. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,707 (+1.5% change)
Males: 2,802 (49.8%), Females: 2,819 (50.2%)
Yakima County
Zip code:
98903
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $30,676 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,300 (year 2000)
Races in Union Gap:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.2%)
- Hispanic (29.6%)
- Other race (20.2%)
- Two or more races (4.3%)
- American Indian (4.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.9%), Irish (8.8%), United
States (7.2%), English (4.8%), French (3.6%), Dutch (3.3%).
Elevation: 975 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Union Gap
- High school or higher: 54.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 11.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Union Gap city
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 12.9%
14.7% Foreign born (14.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +491 (+9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Union Gap:
- PROVIDENCE YAKIMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles;
YAKIMA, WA)
- YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
YAKIMA, WA)
- PROVIDENCE TOPPENSIH HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
TOPPENISH, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Union Gap:
- YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 4 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
- PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 61 miles; WENATCHEE, WA;
ID: EAT)
- GRANT CO INTL (about 93 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; ID:
MWH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Union Gap:
- BOWERS FIELD (about 32 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; ID:
ELN)
- SUNNYSIDE MUNI (about 40 miles; SUNNYSIDE, WA; ID:
1S5)
- DESERT AIRE (about 41 miles; MATTAWA, WA; ID: M94)
Amtrak station near Union Gap:
- 4 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
Union Gap:
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; WENATCHEE,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 99 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 109
miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 32,742)
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles;
TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
- GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 127 miles;
AUBURN, WA; FT enrollment: 4,568)
Public primary/middle school in Union Gap:
- UNION GAP SCHOOL (Students: 590; Location:
3200 S. 2ND STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
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