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Touchet’s peak summer temperature is 91°F, against 77°F in Washington’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Of the 286 Washington towns we compare, none has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Touchet. Touchet has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Touchet beats most towns.
Census counts: 396 in 2000, 425 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 4 maps from 1918 on.
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Ordered by what stands out in Touchet.
Expected losses in Touchet break down as 68% from inland flooding and 8% from earthquakes. Its FEMA risk score stands at 81 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools: the Touchet School District. Its one school is below. The town’s only public school teaches 251 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touchet Elem & High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 251 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
The top destinations are Walla Walla (35%), Waitsburg (7%) and College Place (6%). Most people who work leave Touchet to do it: just 1% work in town. Employers in Touchet added 51 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 95. In Touchet, the average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Touchet | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 30° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults 18 to 64 in Touchet, the share who have no health insurance is 12%. Two figures for adults here: 71% had a checkup this year, 16% report frequent mental distress.
| Touchet | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 71% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Touchet | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.6% | 8.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 6.5% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Touchet: four in five households live in a home they own. Only 9 of the 276 Washington towns we compare have a lower typical rent than Touchet. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 2.6%.
| Touchet | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $936 a month | $1,739 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Conrad Field | — | 6 |
| 2. Touchet Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Touchet is unincorporated, so Walla Walla 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 Touchet’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
1 within 15 miles of the center of Touchet
About 8 of every 100 Touchet residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
CDP in Washington, United States
Touchet ( TOO-shee) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Touchet had a population of 425.
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