Garfield, Washington - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	551
Male Share of the Population	45%
Female Share of the Population	55%
Senior Citizens	20%
Employed Population 16+	245
Age of the Population	49

Families

% of people married	39.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17.3%
Median Earnings25+	$40,962
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$33,125

Wealth

Median Family Income	$59,205
% Above Poverty Level	81.2%
% Below Poverty Level	18.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	30 minutes
% Working from Home	2.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	35.3%
Median Gross Rent	$710
Median House Value	$148,100

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	21.8%
German	18.3%
Irish	15.6%
English	7.6%
French Except Basque	4.9%
Scottish	4.7%
Swedish	2.4%
Welsh	2.4%
Norwegian	2.2%
Danishn	1.3%
Polish	1.3%
South African	1.1%
Canadian	1.1%
African	1.1%
Russian	1.1%
Italian	0.9%
Croatian	0.5%
Swiss	0.5%
Dutch	0.4%
Slovak	0.4%
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Garfield Almanac

Category	Value
County	Whitman County
Standard Zip Codes	99130
Phone Area Codes	509
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	46.99
Approximate Longitude	-117.16

Garfield Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	POTLATCH 3 NNE
Distance	12.8 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 36 F
Apr Temp	33 to 57 F
Jul Temp	45 to 80 F
Oct Temp	31 to 60 F
Annual Precip	26.6 inches

Station	COLFAX
Distance	13.1 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 37 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	50 to 83 F
Oct Temp	33 to 62 F
Annual Precip	20 inches

Station	POMEROY
Distance	42.9 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 40 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	53 to 86 F
Oct Temp	36 to 63 F
Annual Precip	17.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Albion	716	$73,654
Colfax	2,878	$70,469
Farmington	115	$53,750
Oakesdale	447	$61,607
Palouse	955	$83,824
Tekoa	742	$59,432

Garfield Public Schools

Garfield Elementary
810 North Third Street
ZIP: 99130
(509) 635-1331
Primary
Total Enrollment 51

Garfield Middle School
810 N Third Street
ZIP: 99130
(509) 878-1921
Middle
Total Enrollment 26

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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