Census Reporter

Washington

7,535,591 Population
66,453 square miles 113.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$39,119 ±$347 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$74,073 ±$697 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

10.3% ±0.3% (759,013  ±23,800) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

28.4 minutes ±0.2 (96,998,425  ±910,218) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

2,895,575 ±9,139 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.6 ±0 (7,392,406  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.2% ±0.3% (92,209  ±5,583) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

3,148,084 ±526 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$373,100 ±$2,028 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

18.1% ±0.4% (1,351,906  ±31,328.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

91.6% ±0.6% (4,777,579  ±32,405.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
36.7% ±0.4% (1,913,104  ±20,770) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

20% ±0.3% (1,417,595  ±21,280.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

14.7% ±0.3% (1,104,850  ±20,138) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

8.9% ±0.2% (520,226  ±10,007) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
520,226 Total veterans ±10,007 467,485 Male ±10,026 52,741 Female ±3,567

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