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Profile of Congressional District 5, WA


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2022 population: 773,672

2022 Census data
White:624,079 80.66%
Black:12,7161.64%
Indian:8,7821.14%
Asian:21,2402.75%
2+ races:39,6235.12%
Hispanic:64,2468.30%
Total non-White:149,59319.34%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 5, WA

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Households:
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Married Couples (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
38.3
163,644 21.2%
610,028 78.8%
137,038 17.7%
303,689
2.45
188,332 62.0%
144,429 76.7%
15,876 8.4%
115,357 38.0%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 5, WA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units330,477 
Median Value$316,900 
Occupied303,68991.9%
Vacant26,7888.1%
Owned196,94364.9%
Rented106,74635.1%
Median Rent$1,074 
Single-Family Units228,81269.2%
    Detached218,45066.1%
    Attached10,3623.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units59,63418.0%
Mobile Homes23,8197.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 5, WA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00015,2295.0%
$10,000 to $14,99913,5714.5%
$15,000 to $19,99910,4943.5%
$20,000 to $24,99912,1024.0%
$25,000 to $29,99912,3634.1%
$30,000 to $34,99912,1844.0%
$35,000 to $39,99911,5993.8%
$40,000 to $44,99911,6863.8%
$45,000 to $49,99912,4274.1%
$50,000 to $59,99922,8627.5%
$60,000 to $74,99931,03910.2%
$75,000 to $99,99941,59213.7%
$100,000 to $124,99929,7179.8%
$125,000 to $149,99920,9546.9%
$150,000 to $199,99922,7047.5%
$200,000 or more23,1667.6%
Median Household Income68,164 
Per Capita Income36,564 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI17,2545.7%
Public Assistance11,1943.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps48,11815.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed301,78067.2%
Unemployed18,4564.1%
In Armed Forces3,3160.7%
Total Labor Force323,55272.0%
Not in Labor Force125,70328.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector121,63894,24756.3%
Non-Profit12,12223,19334.3%
Self-Employed21,30214,41859.6%
Local Government12,19114,13946.3%
State Government10,37615,07340.8%
Federal Government5,6214,20957.2%
Total Private + Self142,940108,66556.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.40,31056,61441.6%
Total183,250165,27952.6%
Pct. Govt.17.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts53,24815.2%
Sales and Office Occupations72,07120.6%
Professional, Technical83,92224.0%
Service Occupations65,22518.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4,8441.4%
All others74,93421.4%
White Collar 59.9%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade38,99311.2%
Educational services and health care37,60610.8%
Manufacturing26,0727.5%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation25,2207.2%
Construction24,0316.9%
Professional, scientific, management21,6096.2%
Public administration17,4345.0%
Other services15,8124.5%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities15,2144.4%
Finance, insurance and real estate14,2334.1%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining10,3703.0%
Wholesale trade10,0202.9%
Information5,5491.6%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 5, WA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican48,5366.27%
Puerto Rican2,9000.37%
Cuban7860.10%
Dominican2060.03%
Total Central American2,3250.30%
Costa Rican2690.03%
Guatemalan4760.06%
Honduran1880.02%
Nicaraguan1150.01%
Panamanian2030.03%
Salvadoran1,0620.14%
Other Central American120.00%
Total South American1,9440.25%
Argentinean900.01%
Bolivian920.01%
Chilean1960.03%
Colombian4500.06%
Ecuadorian4480.06%
Peruvian3770.05%
Uruguayan770.01%
Venezuelan2130.03%
Other South American10.00%
Other Hispanic7,5490.98%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese3,4230.44%
Filipino3,0770.40%
Vietnamese3,0640.40%
Indian1,5940.21%
Japanese1,3280.17%
Korean1,2510.16%
Thai7280.09%
Burmese6630.09%
Hmong2660.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English667,03991.2%
Spanish30,6624.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic8,6321.2%
Other Asian4,2930.6%
Other Indo-European3,9130.5%
Chinese2,8130.4%
Vietnamese2,5130.3%
Other2,4640.3%
Arabic2,4090.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German153,58519.9%
English99,45012.9%
Irish95,51212.3%
American47,2496.1%
Norwegian34,0554.4%
Italian30,9974.0%
French22,2412.9%
Scottish21,5272.8%
European19,9652.6%
Swedish19,2772.5%
Dutch12,9011.7%
Polish11,2351.5%
Scotch-Irish8,4461.1%
Russian8,0951.0%
Scandinavian8,0351.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen751,28897.1%
Not a citizen22,3842.9%
Native728,36894.1%
Foreign-born45,3045.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 5, WA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
12,159 2.3%24,037 4.6%127,047 24.1%200,808 38.1%101,728 19.3%60,587 11.5%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 12,159 2.3%
9-12 Years 24,037 4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 127,047 24.1%
Some College 200,808 38.1%
Bach. Degree 101,728 19.3%
Grad Degree 60,587 11.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 5, WA

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 WA05Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) 188,648 59.5% Natasha Hill (D) 127,585 40.2% 773 0.2% 317,006
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 WA05Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) 247,815 61.3% Dave Wilson (D) 155,737 38.5% 808 0.2% 404,360
2018-11-06 WA05Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) 175,422 54.8% Lisa Brown (D) 144,925 45.2% 0 0.0% 320,347
2016-11-08 WA05Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) 192,959 59.6% Joe Pakootas (D) 130,575 40.4% 0 0.0% 323,534
2014-11-04 WA05Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) 135,470 60.7% Joe Pakootas (D) 87,772 39.3% 0 0.0% 223,242
2012-11-06 WA05Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) 191,066 61.9% Rich Cowan (D) 117,512 38.1% 0 0.0% 308,578
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 WA05Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) 177,235 63.7% Daryl Romeyn (D) 101,146 36.3% 0 0.0% 278,381
2008-11-04 WA05Cathy McMorris Rodgers* (R) 211,305 65.3% Mark Mays (D) 112,382 34.7% 0 0.0% 323,687
2006-11-07 WA05Cathy McMorris* (R) 134,967 56.4% Peter Goldmark (D) 104,357 43.6% 0 0.0% 239,324
2004-11-02 WA05Cathy McMorris (R) 179,600 59.7% Don Barbieri (D) 121,333 40.3% 0 0.0% 300,933
2002-11-05 WA05George Nethercutt* (R) 126,757 62.7% Bart Haggin (D) 65,146 32.2% 10,379 5.1% 202,282
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 WA05George Nethercutt* (R) 144,038 57.3% Tom Keefe (D) 97,703 38.9% 9,473 3.8% 251,214
1998-11-03 WA05George Nethercutt* (R) 110,040 56.9% Brad Lyons (D) 73,545 38.1% 9,673 5.0% 193,258
1996-11-05 WA05George Nethercutt* (R) 131,618 55.6% Judy Olson (D) 105,166 44.4% 0 0.0% 236,784
1994-11-08 WA05George Nethercutt (R) 110,057 50.9% Tom Foley* (D) 106,074 49.1% 0 0.0% 216,131
1992-11-03 WA05Tom Foley* (D) 135,965 55.2% John Sonneland (R) 110,443 44.8% 5 0.0% 246,413
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 WA05Tom Foley* (D) 110,234 68.8% Marlyn Derby (R) 49,965 31.2% 0 0.0% 160,199
1988-11-08 WA05Tom Foley* (D) 160,654 76.4% Marlyn Derby (R) 49,657 23.6% 0 0.0% 210,311
1986-11-04 WA05Tom Foley* (D) 121,732 74.7% Floyd Wakefield (R) 41,179 25.3% 0 0.0% 162,911
1984-11-06 WA05Tom Foley* (D) 154,988 69.7% Jack Hebner (R) 67,438 30.3% 0 0.0% 222,426
1982-11-02 WA05Tom Foley* (D) 109,549 64.3% John Sonneland (R) 60,816 35.7% 0 0.0% 170,365
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 WA05Tom Foley* (D) 120,530 51.9% John Sonneland (R) 111,705 48.1% 0 0.0% 232,235
1978-11-07 WA05Tom Foley* (D) 77,201 48.0% Duane Alton (R) 68,761 42.7% 14,887 9.3% 160,849
1976-11-02 WA05Tom Foley* (D) 120,415 58.0% Duane Alton (R) 84,262 40.6% 2,894 1.4% 207,571
1974-11-04 WA05Tom Foley* (D) 87,959 64.3% Gary Gage (R) 48,739 35.7% 0 0.0% 136,698
1972-11-07 WA05Tom Foley* (D) 150,580 81.3% Clarice Privette (R) 34,742 18.7% 0 0.0% 185,322
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 5, WA


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 222,224 53.5% Joe Biden (D) 180,838 43.5% 12,208 2.9% 415,270 15 7 10.16%
2020 70% Donald Trump* (R) 215,706 53.0% Joe Biden (D) 178,895 44.0% 12,013 3.0% 406,614 14 6 9.95%
2016 58% Donald Trump (R) 166,765 52.2% Hillary Clinton (D) 125,112 39.1% 27,758 8.7% 319,635 15 6 9.64%
2012 61% Mitt Romney (R) 168,671 53.5% Barack Obama* (D) 137,771 43.7% 8,983 2.8% 315,425 12 6 10.03%
2008 62% John McCain (R) 171,670 51.6% Barack Obama (D) 152,970 45.9% 8,283 2.5% 332,923 11 6 10.90%
2004 61% George W. Bush* (R) 177,311 57.2% John Kerry (D) 127,162 41.0% 5,705 1.8% 310,178 12 6 10.84%
2000 56% George W. Bush (R) 142,185 55.2% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 103,116 40.1% 12,051 4.7% 257,352 11 7 10.34%
1996 52% Bill Clinton* (D) 104,052 44.9% Robert Dole (R) 102,384 44.2% 25,250 10.9% 231,686 7 3 10.28%
1992 62% Bill Clinton (D) 99,676 40.4% George Bush* (R) 90,294 36.6% 56,472 22.9% 246,442 5 -1 10.77%
1988 51% George Bush (R) 105,193 51.4% Michael Dukakis (D) 99,301 48.6% 0 0.0% 204,494 3 -2 10.96%
1984 58% Ronald Reagan* (R) 134,923 60.8% Walter Mondale (D) 86,838 39.2% 0 0.0% 221,761 5 2 11.77%
1980 60% Ronald Reagan (R) 132,936 57.2% Jimmy Carter* (D) 80,554 34.7% 18,973 8.2% 232,463 8 6 13.34%
1976 56% Gerald Ford* (R) 114,988 55.6% Jimmy Carter (D) 91,796 44.4% 0 0.0% 206,784 6 8 13.29%
1972 62% Richard Nixon* (R) 126,627 63.4% George McGovern (D) 72,966 36.6% 0 0.0% 199,593 7 3 13.57%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 5, WA


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 781,418 79.7% 1.8% 1.0% 2.6% 6.0% 8.1%
2020 734,322 84.3% 1.7% 2.5% 4.7% 6.8%
2012 676,030 84.3% 1.8% 1.8% 2.5% 3.8% 5.8%
2010 723,609 84.9% 1.4% 2.2% 2.3% 2.9% 6.3%
2002 654,904 87.7% 1.3% 2.3% 1.8% 2.3% 4.5%
2000 625,971 87.2% 1.4% 1.8% 2.0% 2.7% 4.9%
1992 540,744 91.8% 1.2% 1.8% 1.8% 3.4%
1990 538,958 91.9% 1.2% 1.8% 1.8% 3.3%
1982 518,962 93.9% 1.1% 1.5% 1.2% 2.3%
1980 579,374 1.0% 2.0% 1.0% 3.0%
1972 485,034 1.0% 2.0%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 5, WA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.