Palouse city, WA

2022 population: 997 ( 1 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population density: 952.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	828	83.05%	10.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	18	1.81%	38.5%
Asian:	30	3.01%	233.3%
2+ races:	41	4.11%	70.8%
Hispanic:	12	1.20%	50.0%

Total non-White:	169	16.95%	141.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-100	-12.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	99	12.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
998
928	92.99%
0	0.00%
13	1.30%
9	0.90%
24	2.40%
24	2.40%
70	7.01%

2000
1,026
948	92.40%
0	0.00%
17	1.66%
5	0.49%
16	1.56%
35	3.41%
78	7.60%

1990
915
837	91.48%
0	0.00%
21	2.30%
2	0.22%
n/a
13	1.42%
78	8.52%

1980
1,005
981	97.61%
0	0.00%
9	0.90%
4	0.40%
n/a
11	1.09%
24	2.39%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-20	-1.9
-8	-0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

111	12.1
0	0.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-144	-14.3
54	5.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Palouse city, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.6
244	24.5%
753	75.5%
158	15.8%

407
2.41

247	60.7%
219	88.7%
7	2.8%
160	39.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.8
214	21.4%
784	78.6%
144	14.4%

429
2.29

291	67.8%
247	84.9%
19	6.5%
138	32.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
287	28.0%
739	72.0%
139	13.5%

420
2.44

292	69.5%
234	80.1%
28	9.6%
128	30.5%

1990
Number	Percent
35.6
204	22.3%
711	77.7%
170	18.6%

374
2.45

258	69.0%
228	88.4%
11	4.3%
116	31.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
276	27.5%
729	72.5%
128	12.7%

420
2.39

290	69.0%
252	86.9%
28	9.7%
130	31.0%

2022 Housing Data for Palouse city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	27	6.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	6	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	5	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	18	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	31	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	15	3.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	75	18.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	58	14.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	33	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	63	15.5%
$200,000 or more	32	7.9%

Median Household Income	89,479
Per Capita Income	41,091

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	18	4.4%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	28	6.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	470	78.3%
Unemployed	4	0.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	474	79.0%
Not in Labor Force	126	21.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	107	55	66.0%
Non-Profit	34	47	42.0%
Self-Employed	30	12	71.4%

Local Government	35	20	63.6%
State Government	69	86	44.5%
Federal Government	2	6	25.0%

Total Private + Self	137	67	67.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	140	159	46.8%
Total	277	226	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	43.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	131	25.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	54	10.6%
Professional, Technical	171	33.6%
Service Occupations	43	8.4%
All others	110	21.6%

White Collar		69.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	153	30.1%
Health care and social assistance	87	17.1%
Manufacturing	85	16.7%
Construction	49	9.6%
Public administration	31	6.1%
Retail trade	20	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	15	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	10	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	2.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	1.8%
Other services	9	1.8%
Wholesale trade	8	1.6%
Accommodation and food services	7	1.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	1.2%
Information	4	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.6%
Finance and insurance	2	0.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8	0.80%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4	0.40%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	4	0.40%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	17	1.71%
Japanese	13	1.30%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	908	93.7%
Spanish	27	2.8%
Tagalog	20	2.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	9	0.9%
German, other Germanic	5	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	310	31.1%
German	202	20.3%
English	186	18.7%
Ukrainian	109	10.9%
Norwegian	67	6.7%
Scandinavian	65	6.5%
Scottish	54	5.4%
American	48	4.8%
Dutch	37	3.7%
Italian	23	2.3%
Polish	17	1.7%
French	16	1.6%
Welsh	12	1.2%
British	11	1.1%
European	11	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	987	99.0%
Not a citizen	10	1.0%

Native	972	97.5%
Foreign-born	25	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	3	0.5%	98	14.7%	198	29.8%	221	33.2%	145	21.8%
Average years of education: 15.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	3	0.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	98	14.7%
Some College	198	29.8%
Bach. Degree	221	33.2%
Grad Degree	145	21.8%
Average years of education: 15.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -52	R +83	R + 26.0%
D -135
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	36%	Donald Trump* (R)	180	58.6%	Joe Biden (D)	114	37.1%	13	4.2%	307	20	12	0.01%
2016	67%	Hillary Clinton (D)	249	45.1%	Donald Trump (R)	232	42.0%	71	12.9%	552	5	-4	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Palouse city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

114

37.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

180

58.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

307

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Palouse city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

249

45.1%

Donald Trump (R)

232

42.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

9.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

552

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palouse city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	36%	Loren Culp (R)	187	61.9%	Jay Inslee* (D)	115	38.1%	0	0.0%	302	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	S1	68%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	315	55.8%	Susan Hutchison (R)	250	44.2%	0	0.0%	565	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	70%	Patty Murray* (D)	322	56.3%	Chris Vance (R)	250	43.7%	0	0.0%	572	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	70%	Jay Inslee* (D)	299	52.1%	Bill Bryant (R)	275	47.9%	0	0.0%	574	2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	471
Median Value	$240,100

Occupied	407	86.4%
Vacant	64	13.6%

Owned	358	88.0%
Rented	49	12.0%
Median Rent	$950

Single-Family Units	369	78.3%
Detached	365	77.5%
Attached	4	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4	0.8%
Mobile Homes	51	10.8%

Palouse city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Palouse city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Palouse city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Palouse city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Palouse city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Palouse city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Palouse city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palouse city, WA