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Wishram, WA map Population (year 2000): 324
Males: 170  (52.5%)
Females: 154  (47.5%)

Klickitat County

Median resident age:  41.4 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98673.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,300 (it was $26,667 in 2000)
Wishram  $26,300
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,600 (it was $54,600 in 2000)
Wishram  $62,600
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Wishram:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.9%)
  • American Indian (11.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Other race (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)

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Ancestries: German (18.5%), Irish (11.4%), English (9.6%), United States (9.0%), French (6.2%), Swedish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 180 feet

Land area: 1.27 square miles.

Population density: 254 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wishram

  • High school or higher: 79.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 14.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wishram CDP

  • Never married: 16.9%
  • Now married: 48.6%
  • Separated: 4.9%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 19.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.6%
Washington:  10.4%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Wishram, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wishram to the number of sex offenders is 162 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Wishram:  0.7% ($386)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yakima, WA (71.1 miles , pop. 71,845).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (115.5 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (820.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Centerville, WA (7.3 miles) , Biggs Junction, OR (8.4 miles) , Maryhill, WA (9.9 miles) , Goldendale, WA (14.5 miles ), Rufus, OR (15.3 miles ), Wahkiakus, WA (15.3 miles ), Dallesport, WA (15.4 miles ), City of The Dalles, OR (15.9 miles ).

Latitude: 45.66 N, Longitude: 120.96 W


Area code: 509

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Most common industries for males:
  • Rail transportation (28%)
  • Metal and metal products (13%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (23%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Gasoline stations (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Rail transportation (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Rail and water transportation workers (15%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cashiers (15%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wishram:
  • MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; THE DALLES, OR)
  • KLICKITAT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GOLDENDALE, WA)
  • SKYLINE HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; WHITE SALMON, WA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wishram:
  • YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 69 miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
  • ROBERTS FIELD (about 98 miles; REDMOND, OR; ID: RDM)
  • PORTLAND INTL (about 113 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID: PDX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wishram:
  • GOLDENDALE (about 14 miles; GOLDENDALE, WA; ID: S20)
  • COLUMBIA GORGE REGIONAL/THE DALLES MUNI (about 15 miles; THE DALLES, OR; ID: DLS)
  • WASCO STATE (about 21 miles; WASCO, OR; ID: 35S)

Amtrak station:
WISHRAM (WEST END OF RAILROAD AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wishram:
  • YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
  • PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,132)
  • CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
  • MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; GRESHAM, OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)
  • CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 111 miles; BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
  • CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 111 miles; OREGON CITY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,446)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 118 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT enrollment: 5,106)
Public high school in Wishram:

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Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  58.6%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.6%
Whole state:  6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  26.3%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.7%
Whole state:  4.6%

Wishram compared to Washington state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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9.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,485 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.82%
Washington average:  7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hood River County, OR  0.90% ($44,288 average AGI)
from Clark County, WA  0.79% ($46,692)
from Wasco County, OR  0.73% ($40,854)


8.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.02%
Washington average:  7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Clark County, WA  0.78% ($31,700 average AGI)
to Wasco County, OR  0.60% ($27,641)
to Hood River County, OR  0.59% ($35,342)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wishram:
  • KODL (1440 AM; 5 kW; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: LARSON-WYNN, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KACI (1300 AM; 1 kW; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: COLUMBIA GORGE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KLCK (1400 AM; 1 kW; GOLDENDALE, WA; Owner: KLICKITAT VALLEY B/CING SERVICES INC)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wishram:
  • KYYT (102.3 FM; GOLDENDALE, WA; Owner: HAYSTACK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMCQ (104.5 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: MID-COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K215CR (90.9 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K256AC (99.1 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING NORTHWEST, INC)
  • KMSW (92.7 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: M.S.W. COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C..)
  • KACI-FM (97.7 FM; THE DALLES, OR; Owner: COLUMBIA GORGE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KQHR (90.1 FM; HOOD RIVER, OR; Owner: KBPS PUBLIC RADIO FOUNDATION)
  • KBNO-FM (89.3 FM; WHITE SALMON, WA; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KLVP-FM (88.7 FM; CHERRYVILLE, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K220GX (91.9 FM; WISHRAM, WA; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)

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