Bingen, Washington Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 672. Estimated population in July 2024: 689 (+2.5% change)
Males: 340 (50.6%), Females: 332 (49.4%)

Klickitat County

Zip code: 98605

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $24,375
Median house value: $83,500

Population by Race

Races in Bingen:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.6%)
  • Hispanic (25.3%)
  • Other race (17.6%)
  • Two or more races (5.1%)
  • American Indian (4.9%)
  • Korean (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (16.5%), English (12.5%), United States (7.9%), Irish (7.0%), Norwegian (5.8%), Dutch (3.0%).

Elevation: 1131 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bingen

  • High school or higher: 63.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 11.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bingen city

  • Never married: 27.5%
  • Now married: 45.5%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 16.0%

15.2% Foreign born (14.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+5.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bingen:

  • SKYLINE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WHITE SALMON, WA)
  • PROVIDENCE HOOD RIVER MEMORIAL HOSP (about 6 miles; HOOD RIVER, OR)
  • MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; THE DALLES, OR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bingen:

  • PORTLAND INTL (about 78 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Abbreviation: PDX)
  • YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 88 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Abbreviation: YKM)
  • ROBERTS FIELD (about 104 miles; REDMOND, OR; Abbreviation: RDM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bingen:

  • HOOD RIVER (about 6 miles; HOOD RIVER, OR; Abbreviation: 4S2)
  • COLUMBIA GORGE REGIONAL/THE DALLES MUNI (about 22 miles; THE DALLES, OR; Abbreviation: DLS)
  • CASCADE LOCKS STATE (about 28 miles; CASCADE LOCKS, OR; Abbreviation: CZK)

Amtrak station:
BINGEN-WHITE SALMON (FOOT OF WALNUT ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bingen:

  • PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; Portland, OR; Full-time enrollment: 12,132)
  • MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; GRESHAM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,867)
  • CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; OREGON CITY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,446)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 83 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,106)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 88 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,795)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 13,255)
  • YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)