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)