Census Reporter

Washington

7,512,465 Population
66,455.1 square miles 113 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,837 ±$198 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$77,006 ±$296 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

10.2% ±0.2% (751,044  ±12,849) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

28 minutes ±0.1 (92,400,305  ±456,639) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

2,905,822 ±5,585 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.5 (7,365,480  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.5% ±0.1% (96,936  ±2,554) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

3,150,194 ±389 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$366,800 ±$1,278 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

17% ±0.2% (1,259,803  ±14,297) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

91.7% ±0.3% (4,768,368  ±16,668.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
36.7% ±0.2% (1,907,238  ±10,362) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

20% ±0.2% (1,409,817  ±11,182.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

14.5% ±0.1% (1,089,660  ±8,722) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

8.9% ±0.1% (517,912  ±5,610) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
517,912 Total veterans ±5,610 464,562 Male ±4,992 53,350 Female ±1,793

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