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Congressional District 5, WA

801,690 Population
18,711.9 square miles 42.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,511 ±$1,494 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$80,002 ±$2,402 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.1% ±1% (93,665  ±7,639) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.7 minutes ±0.6 (7,029,650  ±249,498) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 27.2 89,307,904 (±0.2 / ±1,061,767)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

322,245 ±3,581 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (771,300  ±5,503) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±1.1% (8,739  ±2,019) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

348,218 ±1,977 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$423,300 ±$7,734 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.3% ±1% (105,271  ±7,880) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.7% ±1.9% (516,104  ±10,786.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,196,048 (±0.7% / ±38,059.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.4% ±1.1% (183,903  ±6,114) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

8.9% ±0.4% (66,142  ±2,608.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 21.4% 1,583,146 (±0.2% / ±13,181.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

5.7% ±0.6% (45,881  ±4,649) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.4% ±0.5% (53,106  ±3,395) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
53,106 Total veterans ±3,395 48,028 Male ±3,079 5,078 Female ±1,117

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