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Population (year 2000): 2,193. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,280 (+4.0% change)
Males: 1,057 (48.2%), Females: 1,136 (51.8%)
Klickitat County
Zip code:
98672
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $34,787 (year 2000)
Median house value: $132,300 (year 2000)
Races in White Salmon:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.5%)
- Hispanic (16.8%)
- Other race (12.0%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (14.3%), English (14.0%),
Irish (13.0%), United States (9.2%), French (4.8%), Norwegian
(4.1%).
Elevation: 640 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in White Salmon
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 12.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in White Salmon city
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 61.4%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 9.4%
12.5% Foreign born (11.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +250 (+12.9%).
Hospital/medical center in White Salmon:
- SKYLINE HOSPITAL (211 SKYLINE DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near White Salmon:
- PROVIDENCE HOOD RIVER MEMORIAL HOSP (about 6 miles;
HOOD RIVER, OR)
- MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; THE
DALLES, OR)
- KLICKITAT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 51 miles;
GOLDENDALE, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
White Salmon:
- PORTLAND INTL (about 77 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID:
PDX)
- YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 88
miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
- ROBERTS FIELD (about 105 miles; REDMOND, OR; ID:
RDM)
Other public-use airports nearest to White Salmon:
- HOOD RIVER (about 6 miles; HOOD RIVER, OR; ID: 4S2)
- COLUMBIA GORGE REGIONAL/THE DALLES MUNI (about 24
miles; THE DALLES, OR; ID: DLS)
- CASCADE LOCKS STATE (about 27 miles; CASCADE LOCKS,
OR; ID: CZK)
Amtrak stations near White Salmon:
- 2 miles: BINGEN-WHITE SALMON (BINGEN, FOOT OF WALNUT
ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
- 4 miles: HOOD RIVER (1205 B ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: public payphones, free short-term parking,
call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
White Salmon:
- PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles;
Portland, OR; Full-time enrollment: 12,132)
- MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; GRESHAM,
OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)
- CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; OREGON
CITY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,446)
- CLARK COLLEGE (about 82 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT
enrollment: 5,106)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 87 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
- PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
- UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 88 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
Public high school in White Salmon:
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 429;
Location: 1455 NW BRUIN COUNTRY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in White Salmon:
- HULAN L WHITSON ELEM (Students: 420;
Location: 450 N MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
- WAYNE M HENKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 379;
Location: 480 NW LOOP ROAD; Grades: 05 - 08)
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