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Washington

2022 population: 7,785,786   ( 1,061,246 from 2010 , 80,539 from 2020)
Land area: 66454.8 square miles
Population density: 117.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:5,071,894 65.14% 4.0%
Black:323,7684.16% 41.0%
Indian:94,1891.21% 6.1%
Asian:853,58110.96% 65.9%
2+ races:349,0414.48% 41.1%
Hispanic:1,093,31314.04% 44.7%
Total non-White:2,713,89234.86% 46.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:187,840 12.2
Deaths:150,9029.8
Net Migration: -7,376-0.5
Net Immigration: 52,1723.4
Change in White population:195,090 2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:866,156 12.9




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
6,724,540
4,876,80472.52%
229,6033.41%
88,7351.32%
514,4177.65%
247,3533.68%
755,79011.24%
1,847,73627.48%

2000
5,894,121
4,652,49078.93%
184,6313.13%
85,3961.45%
342,1805.81%
175,9262.98%
441,5097.49%
1,241,63121.07%

1990
4,866,692
4,229,13186.90%
143,5552.95%
78,4541.61%
209,5344.31%
n/a
206,0184.23%
637,56113.10%

1980
4,132,156
3,734,28990.37%
104,0852.52%
54,9841.33%
111,6072.70%
n/a
121,2862.94%
397,8679.63%

1970
3,409,169
3,183,43293.38%
69,8252.05%
32,6920.96%
43,1441.27%
n/a
70,7342.07%
225,737 6.62%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
772,324 13.1
424,0297.2
238,5464.0
202,4423.4
224,314 3.8
606,105 10.3
1990's
NumberRate
787,937 16.2
408,6308.4
363,7057.5
161,9983.3
423,359 8.7
604,070 12.4
1980's
NumberRate
704,532 17.0
339,797 8.2
382,651 9.3
n/a
494,842 12.0
239,694 5.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
431,109 12.6
n/a
550,857 16.2
172,130 5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington

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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
NumberPercent
38.0
1,662,997 21.4%
6,122,789 78.6%
1,228,940 15.8%
2,979,272
2.53
1,910,770 64.1%
1,482,230 77.6%
154,699 8.1%
1,068,502 35.9%

2010
NumberPercent
37.3
1,581,354 23.5%
5,143,186 76.5%
827,677 12.3%
2,620,076
2.51
1,687,455 64.4%
1,288,849 76.4%
162,000 9.6%
932,621 35.6%

2000
NumberPercent
35.4
1,509,780 25.6%
4,384,341 74.4%
662,162 11.2%
2,272,261
2.53
1,509,395 66.4%
1,201,324 79.6%
142,838 9.5%
762,866 33.6%

1990
NumberPercent
33.0
1,258,460 25.9%
3,608,232 74.1%
575,573 11.8%
1,875,508
2.53
1,276,227 68.0%
1,049,647 82.2%
111,190 8.7%
599,281 32.0%

1980
NumberPercent
30.0
1,139,593 27.6%
2,992,563 72.4%
431,416 10.4%
1,542,685
2.61
1,086,319 70.4%
928,161 85.4%
86,533 8.0%
456,366 29.6%

2022 Housing Data for Washington

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units3,216,243 
Median Value$473,400 
Occupied2,979,27292.6%
Vacant236,9717.4%
Owned1,900,25263.8%
Rented1,079,02036.2%
Median Rent$1,592 
Single-Family Units2,151,89266.9%
    Detached2,017,44362.7%
    Attached134,4494.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units686,99521.4%
Mobile Homes184,7195.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000110,5883.7%
$10,000 to $14,99983,3192.8%
$15,000 to $19,99975,9552.5%
$20,000 to $24,99980,9702.7%
$25,000 to $29,99984,8762.8%
$30,000 to $34,99985,6222.9%
$35,000 to $39,99984,9372.9%
$40,000 to $44,99991,3453.1%
$45,000 to $49,99993,4103.1%
$50,000 to $59,999188,7396.3%
$60,000 to $74,999264,1778.9%
$75,000 to $99,999388,19713.0%
$100,000 to $124,999322,83710.8%
$125,000 to $149,999244,6728.2%
$150,000 to $199,999321,64610.8%
$200,000 or more457,98215.4%
Median Household Income90,325 
Per Capita Income48,685 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.107 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI134,5754.5%
Public Assistance98,2673.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps367,38512.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed3,085,66271.4%
Unemployed160,6493.7%
In Armed Forces50,6661.2%
Total Labor Force3,296,97776.2%
Not in Labor Force1,026,99523.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,441,6301,036,22158.2%
Non-Profit108,497208,64734.2%
Self-Employed209,442154,12457.6%
Local Government114,579157,97042.0%
State Government80,489120,20740.1%
Federal Government69,41743,55161.4%
Total Private + Self1,651,0721,190,34558.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.372,982530,37541.3%
Total2,024,0541,720,72054.1%
Pct. Govt.15.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts672,57117.9%
Sales and Office Occupations697,38418.6%
Professional, Technical991,75126.4%
Service Occupations595,99415.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing56,6991.5%
All others794,37621.2%
White Collar 62.9%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance489,18113.0%
Retail trade438,81911.7%
Professional, scientific, technical387,63610.3%
Manufacturing346,2999.2%
Educational services311,3938.3%
Construction269,9997.2%
Accommodation and food services242,4826.5%
Public administration186,2815.0%
Transportation and warehousing184,3754.9%
Other services164,7804.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.141,2933.8%
Finance and insurance120,4153.2%
Wholesale trade92,5952.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting89,7022.4%
Information88,6962.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation80,5352.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing78,6892.1%
Utilities29,7680.8%
Management5,8900.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3,2480.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Washington

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican793,28910.32%
Puerto Rican41,4690.54%
Cuban11,5940.15%
Dominican4,2720.06%
Total Central American73,2720.95%
Costa Rican3,2530.04%
Guatemalan23,0520.30%
Honduran11,0720.14%
Nicaraguan3,6050.05%
Panamanian4,8740.06%
Salvadoran26,9760.35%
Other Central American4400.01%
Total South American38,9560.51%
Argentinean3,7910.05%
Bolivian1,3910.02%
Chilean4,3690.06%
Colombian11,8840.15%
Ecuadorian3,4890.05%
Paraguayan2320.00%
Peruvian8,6920.11%
Uruguayan5820.01%
Venezuelan4,2520.06%
Other South American2740.00%
Other Hispanic74,3010.97%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese152,8101.99%
Indian142,3021.85%
Filipino109,3981.42%
Vietnamese83,5821.09%
Korean69,0000.90%
Japanese35,9770.47%
Cambodian20,2510.26%
Taiwanese11,9780.16%
Thai7,7380.10%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English5,758,94279.5%
Spanish629,8818.7%
Other Asian141,6492.0%
Other Indo-European138,5291.9%
Chinese129,1961.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic106,8831.5%
Other78,1581.1%
Vietnamese69,1541.0%
Tagalog61,2010.8%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German1,152,81115.0%
English868,03711.3%
Irish761,4559.9%
Norwegian332,1424.3%
American285,0613.7%
European254,9883.3%
Italian250,5683.3%
Swedish203,1802.6%
French197,0492.6%
Scottish194,7842.5%
Polish123,2531.6%
Dutch123,1311.6%
Russian81,6321.1%
Scotch-Irish78,1381.0%
Scandinavian72,4400.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen7,097,80192.3%
Not a citizen590,7487.7%
Native6,545,12185.1%
Foreign-born1,143,42814.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
183,332 3.4%240,317 4.5%1,165,130 21.8%1,729,092 32.3%1,244,437 23.3%785,006 14.7%
  Average years of education: 13.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 183,332 3.4%
9-12 Years 240,317 4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 1,165,130 21.8%
Some College 1,729,092 32.3%
Bach. Degree 1,244,437 23.3%
Grad Degree 785,006 14.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Washington

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 2,522,052 2,392,469 129,583 5.1%
1991 2,558,731 2,402,723 156,008 6.1%
1992 2,646,463 2,456,127 190,336 7.2%
1993 2,699,904 2,503,530 196,374 7.3%
1994 2,741,498 2,568,914 172,584 6.3%
1995 2,803,679 2,628,795 174,884 6.2%
1996 2,893,869 2,722,666 171,203 5.9%
1997 2,969,806 2,823,819 145,987 4.9%
1998 3,031,928 2,885,393 146,535 4.8%
1999 3,062,750 2,915,513 147,237 4.8%
2000 3,087,684 2,929,825 157,859 5.1%
2001 3,085,658 2,900,356 185,302 6.0%
2002 3,101,002 2,881,328 219,674 7.1%
2003 3,136,262 2,910,012 226,250 7.2%
2004 3,189,392 2,988,317 201,075 6.3%
2005 3,259,777 3,077,062 182,715 5.6%
2006 3,330,061 3,164,352 165,709 5.0%
2007 3,401,406 3,244,796 156,610 4.6%
2008 3,474,046 3,291,668 182,378 5.2%
2009 3,463,712 3,176,728 286,984 8.3%
2010 3,458,457 3,142,113 316,344 9.1%
2011 3,437,874 3,144,462 293,412 8.5%
2012 3,468,738 3,203,296 265,442 7.7%
2013 3,460,776 3,230,948 229,828 6.6%
2014 3,495,159 3,287,906 207,253 5.9%
2015 3,554,830 3,361,252 193,578 5.4%
2016 3,648,563 3,459,529 189,034 5.2%
2017 3,724,637 3,552,577 172,060 4.6%
2018 3,811,866 3,645,263 166,603 4.4%
2019 3,909,324 3,747,162 162,162 4.1%
2020 3,914,873 3,585,785 329,088 8.4%
2021 3,898,712 3,695,708 203,004 5.2%
2022 3,990,348 3,822,322 168,026 4.2%
2023 4,025,767 3,860,887 164,880 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com


Migration Data for Washington

Inflows From (2011-2021)
From StateNumber of People
California 397,663
Oregon 249,245
Texas 147,100
Arizona 95,230
Idaho 89,510
Florida 85,253
Colorado 60,551
Virginia 50,542
New York 50,282
Hawaii 47,301
Nevada 46,770
Illinois 46,017
Georgia 44,904
Utah 42,275
North Carolina 41,246
Outflows To (2011-2021)
To StateNumber of People
California 301,858
Oregon 212,256
Texas 139,353
Arizona 109,293
Idaho 98,871
Florida 75,644
Colorado 53,945
Virginia 45,752
Nevada 43,995
Georgia 40,044
North Carolina 39,024
Utah 38,458
Hawaii 38,006
New York 36,256
Montana 35,409
Source for migration data: Internal Revenue Service -- https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-migration-data
This data only includes persons who filed or are included as dependents on IRS tax returns.