Editing Omak, Washington (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1910 = 520
| 1920 = 525
| 1930 = 2547
| 1940 = 2918
| 1950 = 3791
| 1960 = 4068
| 1970 = 4164
| 1980 = 4007
| 1990 = 4117
| 2000 = 4721
| 2010 = 4845
| 2020 = 4860
| footnote = Sources:<br />Greater Omak<br />Comprehensive Plan<ref name="greaterplan"/><br /><ref name="Omakcensus"/> U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref><br />2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Omak, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Omak%20city,%20Washington |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 12, 2024}}</ref>
}}

The [[1910 United States census]], before the city's incorporation, recorded 520 residents. The following [[1920 United States census|1920 census]]{{mdash}}the first to define Omak as a distinct subdivision{{mdash}}counted 2,500 residents, making it the most populous municipality of Okanogan County, having surpassed Okanogan (1,519 residents).<ref name="sifce" /><ref name="greaterplan">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncidata.com/omakcity/2005%20Comp%20plan%20complete.pdf|title=Greater Omak Comprehensive Plan|publisher=City of Omak|date=July 1, 2005|access-date=March 15, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610085139/http://www.ncidata.com/omakcity/2005%20Comp%20plan%20complete.pdf|archive-date=June 10, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Subsequent census counts documented an increase to 4,000 residents before a shrink in population at the [[1980 United States census|1980 census]], when fruit prices rose, land was lost, and major employers were shut down.<ref name="sifce" /> After this decline, the population steadily increased, approaching approximately 5,000 residents by the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]]. Between 1990 and 2000, the city's population experienced a [[population boom|boom]] of 14.7 percent,<ref name="greaterplan" /> while between 2000 and 2010, the population increased by around 2.6 percent.<ref name="2000file" /><ref name="Washingtoncensus" /> The United States Census Bureau estimated that there were 4,792 residents in 2013, representing a 0.6 percent increase over the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="2013 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates |url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2014-06-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161634/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html |archive-date=May 22, 2014 }}</ref> while an estimate from [[Office of Federal Financial Management]] in 2013 documented a population decrease of 0.3 percent to 4,830 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/april1/ofm_april1_population_final.pdf|title=April 1, 2013 Population of Cities, Towns and Counties – Used for Allocation of Selected State Revenues – State of Washington|publisher=[[Office of Federal Financial Management]]|date=June 15, 2014|access-date=June 15, 2014|archive-date=January 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120165945/http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/april1/ofm_april1_population_final.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> A 2011 study from the United States Census Bureau showed that there were 4,881 residents, a 0.7 percent increase over the 2010 census.

[[File:House near St Marys Mission WA.jpg|thumb|left|The historic St. Mary's Mission church]]

According to the 2010 census, Omak had 4,845 residents living in 2,037 households, with {{convert|1412.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. These residents created an average age of 38{{mdash}}one year higher than that of the entire state.<ref name="Washingtoncensus" /> About 15 percent of residents were single and 13 percent were lone-parent households. With 2,168 housing units at an average density of {{convert| 632.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}, the city's populace consisted of 2,540 females and 2,305 males, giving it a gender balance close to national averages with 14.8 percent male and 11.9 percent female.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP02 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210819/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP02 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Community Facts – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates – United States |publisher=United States Census Bureau |date=April 1, 2010 |access-date=April 25, 2013}}</ref> The racial makeup was dominated by white people, with 71 percent of the population. Between the 2000 and 2010 censuses, Omak had an increase of 10 families to 1,230 and a decrease of 21 lone-parent families. Omak had an urbanized population of 8,229 people, with {{convert|1,737|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}} and around 20 percent of the county's residents.<ref name="urbanized" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/53/53047.html |title=State & County QuickFacts – Okanogan County, Washington |publisher=United States Census Bureau |year=2012 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607094632/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/53/53047.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The last complete census in 2000 found that the average household consisted of around two residents and the average family consisted of approximately three people.<ref name="Omakcensus" />

Approximately 89.5 percent of residents over the age of five spoke English at home, according to the 2007–2011 [[American Community Survey]]. It was then estimated that 889 people, comprising 18.5 percent of local inhabitants have German ancestry{{mdash}}the largest ethnicity in Omak{{mdash}}and 15.3 percent have Irish ancestry. The Omak area has a relatively high percentage of people of [[American Indian (U.S. Census)|American Indian]] and Mexican ancestries; there were over 800 American Indians and over 535 Mexican immigrants, with a combined percentage of 28 percent of residents. Conversely, the city has a small Asian population, making up less than one percent of Omakians. The 2010 census showed that approximately 35 percent of residents lived alone, most of whom were female. Those over the age of 65 comprised about 16 percent of the population.<ref name="Omakcensus" /> There have been several efforts to provide service to the homeless people of Omak,<ref>{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Crownover |url=http://www.omakchronicle.com/archives/db_stories.asp?story=20080604A03-4 |title=Commissioners updated on homelessness efforts |work=Omak–Okanogan County Chronicle |date=June 4, 2008 |access-date=May 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615125647/http://www.omakchronicle.com/archives/db_stories.asp?story=20080604A03-4 |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> although official population figures have not been released.