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Washington

7,812,880 Population
66,455.4 square miles 117.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

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

Economics

$52,011 ±$541 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$94,605 ±$1,221 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.4% ±0.3% (794,426  ±26,113) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.7 minutes ±0.2 (85,416,730  ±973,110) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

3,101,265 ±10,961 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 (7,659,849  ±) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.3% ±0.3% (97,347  ±6,087) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

3,361,561 ±310 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$576,000 ±$3,882 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.2% ±0.4% (1,099,648  ±28,225.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.4% ±0.7% (5,090,206  ±36,316.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
40.5% ±0.4% (2,229,338  ±21,620.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

21.5% ±0.4% (1,588,365  ±26,371.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

15.5% (1,213,933  ±21,847) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.6% ±0.2% (465,141  ±9,288) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
465,141 Total veterans ±9,288 409,045 Male ±8,185 56,096 Female ±3,801

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