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The National Register of Historic Places lists 2 places here.
Thorp’s typical journey to work is 18 minutes, below both Washington’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 286 Washington towns, just 6 have a lower January low than Thorp. Its National Register listings include Thorp Mill and Thorp Grade School. Thorp has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Thorp beats most towns.
Census counts: 273 in 2000, 232 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and a map from 1958 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
2 places in Thorp on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Ordered by what stands out in Thorp.
60% of Thorp’s expected losses from natural hazards come from avalanches, followed by wildfires at 30%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Thorp once, in 2009. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. The Thorp School District runs its public schools. 247 students attend the town’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorp Elem & Jr Sr HighLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 247 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Only 2% of working residents stay in Thorp for work; the rest commute out. The typical household income for Thorp comes to $121,000. Half commute less than 32 miles. The top destinations are Ellensburg (26%), Seattle (7%) and Wenatchee (4%).
| Thorp | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 4.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Home values are up 2.2% over the year to September 2026. Thorp’s midpoint rent comes in at $1,433 a month. Two thirds of Thorp households are owner-occupiers.
| Thorp | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,433 a month | $1,739 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The share of adults in Thorp who binge drink: 18%. Of 31 CDC measures, Thorp beats the Washington average on 8 and trails it on 2. Two figures for adults here: 71% had a checkup this year, 16% get no exercise outside work.
| Thorp | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 71% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Thorp | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 8.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among adults 25 and older, 31% have a four-year degree or more, against 40% across Washington. No age group stands out against Washington: all are within 4 points. Thorp’s midpoint age stands at 41.1 years.
| Thorp | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.1 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 30% | 29% |
Somewhere between 37% and 68% women
The Census survey reached too few of Thorp’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15.6 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Thorp | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.9% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.8% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 23.9% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.4% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 48.1% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.7% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
The trail network density in Thorp is 0.1 miles per square mile. Trails run 0.1 miles in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves here: one, of 14 acres.
| Thorp | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Palouse to Cascades State Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Thorp is unincorporated, so Kittitas County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Where Thorp’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
1 within 15 miles of the center of Thorp
About 0 of every 100 Thorp residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Thorp ( THORP) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. In 2020, the population was 232. The town of Thorp is 100 miles (160 km) east of Seattle, 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Ellensburg, and 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Cle Elum. It is located at the narrow west end of the Kittitas Valley, where high elevation forests of the Cascade Range give way to cattle ranches surrounded by farmlands noted for timothy hay, alfalfa, vegetables, and fruit production. Thorp is named for Fielden Mortimer Thorp, recognized as the first permanent white settler in the Kittitas Valley. He established a homestead at the approach to Taneum C…
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