Moving to Tonasket, Washington
Population: 994. Estimated population in July 2024: 970 (-2.4% change)
Males: 443 (44.6%), Females: 551 (55.4%)
Okanogan County
Zip code: 98855
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.0 years
Median household income: $23,523
Median house value: $72,700
Population by Race
Races in Tonasket:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.2%)
- Hispanic (10.2%)
- Other race (7.7%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (18.7%), Irish (14.9%), English (14.2%), United States (9.0%), Dutch (4.2%), French (4.1%).
Elevation: 940 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Tonasket
- High school or higher: 75.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 15.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tonasket city
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 38.8%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 19.7%
- Divorced: 17.1%
5.5% Foreign born (4.3% Latin America, 0.6% Europe, 0.6% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +62 (+6.7%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Tonasket:
- NORTH VALLEY HOSPITAL (16 WEST SECOND(BOX 488))
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tonasket:
- MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; OMAK, WA)
- OKANOGAN-DOUGLAS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; BREWSTER, WA)
- FERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 50 miles; REPUBLIC, WA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tonasket:
- GRANT CO INTL (about 104 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; Abbreviation: MWH)
- PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 106 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Abbreviation: EAT)
- FAIRCHILD AFB (about 146 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Abbreviation: SKA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tonasket:
- TONASKET MUNICIPAL (about 2 miles; TONASKET, WA; Abbreviation: W01)
- DOROTHY SCOTT (about 18 miles; OROVILLE, WA; Abbreviation: 0S7)
- OMAK (about 19 miles; OMAK, WA; Abbreviation: OMK)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tonasket:
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,074)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,420)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 153 miles; CHENEY, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,852)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 154 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,860)
- SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 161 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 163 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
Schools
Public high school in Tonasket:
- TONASKET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 386; Location: 35 HS HWY 20 E; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tonasket:
- TONASKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 464; Location: 35 DO HWY. 20 E.; Grades: PK – 05)
- TONASKET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 256; Location: 35MS HWY 20 E; Grades: 06 – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Tonasket:
- ELLISFORDE S D A SCHOOL (Students: 13; Location: 32084-D HWY 97 N.; Grades: KG – 8)