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Washington

7,785,786 Population
66,455.5 square miles 117.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$50,764 ±$428 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$91,306 ±$841 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

10% ±0.3% (763,469  ±24,765) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26.3 minutes ±0.2 (80,392,864  ±965,854) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

3,079,953 ±10,236 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±180.4 (7,632,260  ±-555,555,600) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

5.1% ±0.3% (92,565  ±4,869) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

3,313,479 ±1,252 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$569,500 ±$4,606 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

14.8% ±0.4% (1,137,387  ±29,433.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

92.2% ±0.7% (5,041,714  ±35,681.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
39.5% ±0.4% (2,159,683  ±22,586.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

21.1% ±0.4% (1,556,596  ±26,067.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±203,206.2)

15.3% ±1,089.1% (1,188,392  ±19,178) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

7.7% ±0.2% (469,565  ±9,384) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
469,565 Total veterans ±9,384 415,510 Male ±8,511 54,055 Female ±3,702

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