Moving to Lostine, Oregon

Population: 263. Estimated population in July 2024: 249 (-5.3% change)
Males: 135 (51.3%), Females: 128 (48.7%)

Wallowa County

Zip code: 97857

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $31,538
Median house value: $74,400

Population by Race

Races in Lostine:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)

Ancestries: German (40.7%), Irish (16.3%), English (11.0%), United States (8.0%), Italian (7.6%), Norwegian (7.2%).

Elevation: 3363 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lostine

  • High school or higher: 93.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lostine city

  • Never married: 11.6%
  • Now married: 72.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+13.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lostine:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lostine:

  • LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY (about 68 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Abbreviation: LWS)
  • WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 72 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Abbreviation: ALW)
  • PULLMAN/MOSCOW REGIONAL (about 89 miles; PULLMAN/MOSCOW,ID, WA; Abbreviation: PUW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lostine:

  • ENTERPRISE MUNI (about 14 miles; ENTERPRISE, OR; Abbreviation: 8S4)
  • JOSEPH STATE (about 16 miles; JOSEPH, OR; Abbreviation: 4S3)
  • LA GRANDE/UNION COUNTY (about 42 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Abbreviation: LGD)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lostine:

  • EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; PULLMAN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 18,110)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 106 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 128 miles; PASCO, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 137 miles; CHENEY, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,852)