Moving to Long Creek, Oregon
Population: 228. Estimated population in July 2024: 202 (-11.4% change)
Males: 112 (49.1%), Females: 116 (50.9%)
Grant County
Zip code: 97856
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $31,250
Median house value: $49,000
Population by Race
Races in Long Creek:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- American Indian (3.5%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
Ancestries: United States (18.4%), German (15.4%), English (12.7%), French (6.1%), Irish (5.3%), Polish (5.3%).
Elevation: 3772 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Long Creek
- High school or higher: 88.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 19.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Long Creek city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 58.1%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 11.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-8.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Long Creek:
- BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 24 miles; JOHN DAY, OR)
- PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 53 miles; HEPPNER, OR)
- EASTERN OREGON PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 69 miles; PENDLETON, OR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Long Creek:
- EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 70 miles; PENDLETON, OR; Abbreviation: PDT)
- TRI-CITIES (about 106 miles; PASCO, WA; Abbreviation: PSC)
- WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 110 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Abbreviation: ALW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Long Creek:
- MONUMENT MUNICIPAL (about 23 miles; MONUMENT, OR; Abbreviation: 12S)
- GRANT CO RGNL/OGILVIE FIELD (about 25 miles; JOHN DAY, OR; Abbreviation: 5J0)
- LEXINGTON (about 65 miles; LEXINGTON, OR; Abbreviation: 9S9)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Long Creek:
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 107 miles; PASCO, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 158 miles; BEND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 167 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 178 miles; PULLMAN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 18,110)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 186 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,420)
Public primary/middle school in Long Creek:
- LONG CREEK SCHOOL (Students: 52; Grades: PK – 12)