|
Population (year 2000): 1,212. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,224 (+1.0% change)
Males: 598 (49.3%), Females: 614 (50.7%)
Walla Walla County
Zip code:
99361
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $33,527 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,500 (year 2000)
Races in Waitsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (20.4%), English (16.1%),
Irish (11.1%), United States (11.1%), Norwegian (6.4%), Swedish
(3.9%).
Elevation: 1260 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waitsburg
- High school or higher: 84.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waitsburg city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 11.6%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +228 (+23.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Waitsburg:
- DAYTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DAYTON, WA)
- ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; WALLA WALLA,
WA)
- WALLA WALLA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WALLA
WALLA, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waitsburg:
- WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 16 miles; WALLA WALLA,
WA; ID: ALW)
- EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 62
miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
- TRI-CITIES (about 67 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waitsburg:
- LITTLE GOOSE LOCK AND DAM (about 24 miles; STARBUCK,
WA; ID: 16W)
- MARTIN FIELD (about 25 miles; COLLEGE PLACE, WA; ID:
S95)
- LOWER MONUMENTAL STATE (about 33 miles; KAHLOTUS,
WA; ID: W09)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waitsburg:
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WALLA
WALLA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; LA
GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 66 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 82 miles; LEWISTON,
ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles;
CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles;
SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
Public high school in Waitsburg:
- WAITSBURG HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 126;
Location: 421 COPPEI AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waitsburg:
- WAITSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 142;
Location: 184 ACADEMY; Grades: KG - 06)
- PRESTON HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 97;
Location: 605 MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Waitsburg:
- WAITSBURG (WELLER) (Operating income: $9,975;
Location: 212 MAIN; 1,100 books; 75 audio materials; 25
video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)
|
