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Congressional District 5, WA

788,598 Population
18,711.9 square miles 42.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,623 ±$1,164 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $52,011 ±$541
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$71,773 ±$1,763 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $94,605 ±$1,221
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.7% ±1.1% (104,164  ±8,712) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 10.4% 794,426 (±0.3% / ±26,113)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.2 minutes ±0.9 (6,934,890  ±320,687) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 26.7 85,416,730 (±0.2 / ±973,110)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

312,447 ±3,363 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,101,265 ±10,961
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (759,128  ±4,580) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,659,849
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.8% ±1.2% (12,469  ±2,271) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 5.3% 97,347 (±0.3% / ±6,087)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

342,795 ±1,152 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,361,561 ±310
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$402,700 ±$8,397 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $576,000 ±$3,882
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15% ±1% (116,907  ±7,589.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 14.2% 1,099,648 (±0.4% / ±28,225.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.2% ±2% (510,633  ±11,232.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.4% 5,090,206 (±0.7% / ±36,316.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
30.9% ±1.1% (167,702  ±5,977.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 40.5% 2,229,338 (±0.4% / ±21,620.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

8.7% ±0.3% (64,258  ±2,468.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 21% 1,533,416 (±0.2% / ±12,424)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

6.3% ±0.7% (49,914  ±5,108) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 15.5% 1,213,933
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

9% ±0.6% (55,922  ±3,542) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 7.6% 465,141 (±0.2% / ±9,288)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
55,922 Total veterans ±3,542 49,217 Male ±3,259 6,705 Female ±1,510

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