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Congressional District 8, WA

794,910 Population
9,827.8 square miles 80.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$63,446 ±$2,007 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$130,695 ±$3,871 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7% ±1% (55,460  ±7,592) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

33.1 minutes ±0.9 (10,326,680  ±455,500) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 27.2 89,307,904 (±0.2 / ±1,061,767)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

285,127 ±5,812 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 (788,955  ±16,139) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.1% ±1% (9,377  ±1,863) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

306,945 ±5,534 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$726,100 ±$13,510 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897
  • about double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.3% ±1.1% (89,132  ±8,903.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.7% ±1.2% (508,575  ±11,664.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,196,048 (±0.7% / ±38,059.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43.2% ±1.1% (234,619  ±7,686.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

21.9% ±2.7% (163,667  ±20,496.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 22.3% 1,680,873 (±0.4% / ±27,035.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

17% ±1.2% (134,834  ±9,678) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7% ±0.6% (42,081  ±3,518) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
42,081 Total veterans ±3,518 37,752 Male ±3,185 4,329 Female ±1,046

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