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

Demographics

People

Total Population	955
Male Share of the Population	51.8%
Female Share of the Population	48.2%
Senior Citizens	20%
Employed Population 16+	507
Age of the Population	51

Families

% of people married	61.8%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	30.5%
Median Earnings25+	$42,344
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$37,222

Wealth

Median Family Income	$83,824
% Above Poverty Level	94.6%
% Below Poverty Level	5.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	19 minutes
% Working from Home	5.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	9.9%
% Using Public Transportation	0.8%

Housing

People Living Alone	37.3%
Median Gross Rent	$548
Median House Value	$160,200

Ancestry

Irish	14.8%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	14.5%
English	13.2%
Scottish	8.2%
Italian	3.6%
Norwegian	3.6%
French Except Basque	3.2%
Swedish	2.3%
Dutch	2.1%
Welsh	1.9%
Basque	1.7%
Danishn	1.6%
Russian	1.4%
Ukrainian	0.4%
Austrian	0.3%
German	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
Arab	0.3%
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Palouse Almanac

Category	Value
County	Whitman County
Standard Zip Codes	99161
Phone Area Codes	509
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	46.88
Approximate Longitude	-117.15

Palouse 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	9.4 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	PULLMAN 2 NW
Distance	12.2 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 35 F
Apr Temp	36 to 57 F
Jul Temp	50 to 82 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	21 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

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Albion	716	$73,654
Colfax	2,878	$70,469
Farmington	115	$53,750
Garfield	551	$59,205
Oakesdale	447	$61,607
Pullman	33,050	$70,532

Palouse Public Schools

Garfield At Palouse High School
600 E. Alder
ZIP: 99161
(509) 878-1921
High
Total Enrollment 26

Palouse At Garfield Middle School
600 E Alder Street
ZIP: 99161
(509) 635-1331
Middle
Total Enrollment 36

Palouse Elementary
600 E Alder Street
ZIP: 99161
(509) 878-1921
Primary
Total Enrollment 84

Palouse High School
600 E Alder Street
ZIP: 99161
(509) 878-1921
High
Total Enrollment 58

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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