Census Reporter

Washington

7,614,893 Population
66,455.1 square miles 114.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$41,521 ±$361 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$78,687 ±$923 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

9.8% ±0.4% (730,240  ±26,102) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

28.8 minutes ±0.2 (100,088,410  ±948,785) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

2,932,477 ±11,062 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.6 ±0 (7,467,073  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.4% ±0.4% (98,105  ±6,661) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

3,195,098 ±641 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$387,600 ±$2,320 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

16.9% ±0.4% (1,273,897  ±31,025) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

91.7% ±0.7% (4,850,250  ±35,221.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
37% ±0.4% (1,955,632  ±21,591.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

20.5% ±0.4% (1,466,047  ±26,895.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

14.9% ±0.3% (1,132,834  ±21,363) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

8.9% ±0.2% (523,852  ±11,285) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
523,852 Total veterans ±11,285 464,230 Male ±9,735 59,622 Female ±4,551

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