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Washington

7,738,692 Population
66,455.5 square miles 116.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$46,177 ±$469 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$84,247 ±$844 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

9.9% ±0.3% (754,315  ±22,276) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

26 minutes ±0.2 (72,158,296  ±828,119) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

3,022,255 ±9,423 Number of households
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.5 ±0 (7,595,088  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

5% ±0.3% (90,722  ±5,044) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

3,257,140 ±888 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$485,700 ±$2,911 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

15.4% ±0.4% (1,182,383  ±31,900.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

92.4% ±0.6% (4,987,844  ±34,589.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
39% ±0.4% (2,104,662  ±20,737.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

20.8% ±0.3% (1,520,637  ±22,551.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

14.8% ±0.2% (1,143,311  ±17,692) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

8.2% ±0.2% (490,717  ±10,905) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
490,717 Total veterans ±10,905 434,734 Male ±10,021 55,983 Female ±4,226

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