Ilwaco, Washington Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 950. Estimated population in July 2024: 981 (+3.3% change)
Males: 451 (47.5%), Females: 499 (52.5%)

Pacific County

Zip code: 98624

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.0 years
Median household income: $29,632
Median house value: $122,000

Population by Race

Races in Ilwaco:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Hispanic (5.3%)
  • American Indian (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Black (0.5%)

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

Ancestries: German (19.9%), English (14.3%), Irish (10.0%), Swedish (7.4%), Norwegian (7.3%), United States (4.6%).

Elevation: 11 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ilwaco

  • High school or higher: 82.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ilwaco city

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 57.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

8.0% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 1.5% Europe, 0.9% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +99 (+11.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Ilwaco:

  • OCEAN BEACH HOSPITAL (174 FIRST AVENUE NORTH)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ilwaco:

  • WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SOUTH BEND, WA)
  • COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ASTORIA, OR)
  • PROVIDENCE SEASIDE HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; SEASIDE, OR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ilwaco:

  • ASTORIA REGIONAL (about 16 miles; ASTORIA, OR; Abbreviation: AST)
  • OLYMPIA (about 91 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Abbreviation: OLM)
  • MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 100 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR; Abbreviation: MMV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ilwaco:

  • PORT OF ILWACO (about 3 miles; ILWACO, WA; Abbreviation: 7W1)
  • SEASIDE MUNICIPAL (about 24 miles; SEASIDE, OR; Abbreviation: 56S)
  • WILLAPA HARBOR (about 30 miles; SOUTH BEND/RAYMOND/, WA; Abbreviation: 2S9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ilwaco:

  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 74 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,908)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 90 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
  • GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,032)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 103 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,683)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 106 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,106)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 13,255)

Schools

Public high school in Ilwaco:

  • ILWACO SR HIGH (Students: 380; Location: 404 SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ilwaco:

  • HILLTOP ELEMENTARY (Students: 258; Location: 442 BRUMBACH ST NE; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • ILWACO JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 201; Location: 404 SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)