Moving to Twisp, Washington
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)