Census Reporter

Washington

7,405,743 Population
66,452.7 square miles 111.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$36,975 ±$305 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$70,979 ±$583 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

11% ±0.3% (802,159  ±24,114) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

27.9 minutes ±0.2 (93,074,920  ±894,528) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

2,840,377 ±11,168 Number of households
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.6 ±0 (7,262,753  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

5.6% ±0.3% (97,643  ±4,476) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

3,103,263 ±359 Number of housing units
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$339,000 ±$2,463 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

17.8% ±0.4% (1,302,329  ±30,564.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

91.3% ±0.6% (4,658,005  ±32,871.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
35.5% ±0.4% (1,811,119  ±19,778.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

19.6% ±0.3% (1,360,273  ±20,559.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 21.8% 66,592,306 (±0.1% / ±178,397.9)

14.3% ±0.2% (1,060,153  ±17,490) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

9.4% ±0.2% (535,293  ±11,191) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
535,293 Total veterans ±11,191 476,818 Male ±9,662 58,475 Female ±3,433

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