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Population: 938. Estimated population in July 2024: 915 (-2.5% change)
Males: 434 (46.3%), Females: 504 (53.7%)

Okanogan County

Zip code: 98856

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $26,354
Median house value: $99,600

Population by Race

Races in Twisp:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (19.5%), English (16.7%), Irish (13.5%), United States (11.5%), Norwegian (7.7%), Swedish (5.2%).

Elevation: 1614 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Twisp

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 9.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Twisp town

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 16.9%

4.2% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 0.7% North America, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+1.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Twisp:

  • OKANOGAN-DOUGLAS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; BREWSTER, WA)
  • LAKE CHELAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; CHELAN, WA)
  • WENATCHEE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; WENATCHEE, WA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Twisp:

  • PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 68 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Abbreviation: EAT)
  • GRANT CO INTL (about 98 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; Abbreviation: MWH)
  • YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 127 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Abbreviation: YKM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Twisp:

  • TWISP MUNI (about 3 miles; TWISP, WA; Abbreviation: 2S0)
  • METHOW VALLEY STATE (about 4 miles; WINTHROP, WA; Abbreviation: S52)
  • LOST RIVER RESORT (about 33 miles; MAZAMA, WA; Abbreviation: W12)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Twisp:

  • WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,074)
  • CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,420)
  • YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 124 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 133 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 32,742)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 147 miles; EVERETT, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,970)
  • BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 150 miles; BELLEVUE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,013)
  • LAKE WASHINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 151 miles; KIRKLAND, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,328)

Schools

Public high school in Twisp:

  • METHOW VALLEY INDEPENDENT L C (Students: 19; Location: 220 HWY 20; Grades: 09 – 12)

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