Moving to Cle Elum, Washington
Population: 1,755. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,796 (+2.3% change)
Males: 846 (48.2%), Females: 909 (51.8%)
Kittitas County
Zip code: 98922
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $28,144
Median house value: $103,000
Population by Race
Races in Cle Elum:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
- Hispanic (3.4%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (22.9%), English (11.6%), Irish (11.2%), United States (7.4%), Italian (6.7%), Norwegian (4.3%).
Elevation: 1905 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cle Elum
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 11.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cle Elum city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 48.6%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 19.7%
3.5% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.7% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.6% Oceania).
Population change in the 1990s: -101 (-5.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cle Elum:
- KITTITAS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA)
- CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER (about 40 miles; LEAVENWORTH, WA)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; WENATCHEE, WA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cle Elum:
- YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 52 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Abbreviation: YKM)
- PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 53 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Abbreviation: EAT)
- SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 96 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: SEA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cle Elum:
- CLE ELUM MUNI (about 5 miles; CLE ELUM, WA; Abbreviation: S93)
- DE VERE FIELD (about 6 miles; CLE ELUM, WA; Abbreviation: 2W1)
- EASTON STATE (about 18 miles; EASTON, WA; Abbreviation: ESW)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cle Elum:
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,420)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,074)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 63 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 32,742)
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; TACOMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,265)
- GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; AUBURN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,568)
- BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; BELLEVUE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,013)
Public primary/middle schools in Cle Elum:
- CLE ELUM ROSLYN ELEMENTARY (Students: 417; Location: 2696 SR 903; Grades: KG – 06)
- WALTER STROM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location: 2694 SR 903; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Cle Elum:
- CLE ELUM (CARPENTER MEMORIAL) (Operating income: $59,794; Location: 302 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.; 11,854 books; 422 audio materials; 271 video materials; 31 serial subscriptions)