Moving to Quincy, Washington

Population: 5,044. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,568 (+10.4% change)
Males: 2,599 (51.5%), Females: 2,445 (48.5%)

Grant County

Zip code: 98848

Demographics

Median resident age: 27.3 years
Median household income: $32,181
Median house value: $93,000

Population by Race

Races in Quincy:

  • Hispanic (64.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (33.4%)
  • Other race (31.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)

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

Ancestries: German (8.3%), English (4.1%), United States (4.0%), Irish (3.4%), French (2.4%), Dutch (1.4%).

Elevation: 1295 feet

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Quincy

  • High school or higher: 52.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 20.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Quincy city

  • Never married: 28.4%
  • Now married: 59.5%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

36.3% Foreign born (35.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,155 (+29.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Quincy:

  • QUINCY VALLEY HOSPITAL (908 10TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Quincy:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Quincy:

  • PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 27 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Abbreviation: EAT)
  • GRANT CO INTL (about 38 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; Abbreviation: MWH)
  • YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 66 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Abbreviation: YKM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Quincy:

  • QUINCY MUNI (about 3 miles; QUINCY, WA; Abbreviation: 80T)
  • EPHRATA MUNI (about 25 miles; EPHRATA, WA; Abbreviation: EPH)
  • WATERVILLE (about 32 miles; WATERVILLE, WA; Abbreviation: 2S5)

Amtrak station:
QUINCY (102 B ST.) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Quincy:

  • WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,074)
  • CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,420)
  • YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 85 miles; PASCO, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 132 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 136 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 32,742)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 156 miles; PULLMAN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 18,110)

Schools

Public high schools in Quincy:

  • QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 663; Location: 16 SIXTH AVE. S.E.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • QUINCY HIGH TECH HIGH (Location: 404 1ST AVE SW; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Quincy:

  • MONUMENT ELEMENTARY (Students: 417; Location: 1400 13TH AVENUE SW; Grades: 04 – 07)
  • QUINCY JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 380; Location: 417 C STREET SE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • PIONEER ELEMENTARY (Students: 369; Location: 224 J STREET S.E.; Grades: KG – 04)
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 367; Location: 119 D ST NW; Grades: KG – 11)
  • GEORGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 122; Location: 101 S. WASHINGTON WAY; Grades: KG – 04)
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER (Students: 32; Location: 21 J ST SE; Grades: PK – PK)

Private primary/middle school in Quincy:

  • WHISPERING WINDS SDA ELEM SCHO (Students: 9; Location: 5384 RD K NW; Grades: 1 – 8)