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)