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Congressional District 8, WA

778,099 Population
9,827.7 square miles 79.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$58,684 ±$1,790 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $52,011 ±$541
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$119,057 ±$4,620 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $94,605 ±$1,221
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

6.4% ±0.7% (49,071  ±5,377) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 10.4% 794,426 (±0.3% / ±26,113)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

31.7 minutes ±0.7 (9,615,210  ±378,934) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 26.7 85,416,730 (±0.2 / ±973,110)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

282,659 ±5,645 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,101,265 ±10,961
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0 (772,233  ±15,618) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,659,849
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.8% ±0.9% (8,410  ±1,545) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 5.3% 97,347 (±0.3% / ±6,087)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

306,378 ±5,278 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,361,561 ±310
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$691,600 ±$12,296 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $576,000 ±$3,882
  • about double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11% ±1.1% (84,922  ±8,606.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 14.2% 1,099,648 (±0.4% / ±28,225.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.9% ±1.1% (501,452  ±12,003.6) 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)
42% ±1.1% (226,476  ±7,406.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 40.5% 2,229,338 (±0.4% / ±21,620.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

20.6% ±2.7% (151,515  ±20,024.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 21.5% 1,588,365 (±0.4% / ±26,371.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

15.8% ±1% (122,839  ±8,316) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 15.5% 1,213,933
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.1% ±0.6% (41,929  ±3,732) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 7.6% 465,141 (±0.2% / ±9,288)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
41,929 Total veterans ±3,732 35,964 Male ±3,459 5,965 Female ±1,354

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