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Profile of Legislative District 21, WA

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Approximate PVI: D+16

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2022 population: 152,984

2022 Census data
White:	89,723	58.65%
Black:	7,351	4.81%
Indian:	564	0.37%
Asian:	26,025	17.01%
2+ races:	11,017	7.20%
Hispanic:	17,143	11.21%

Total non-White:	63,261	41.35%

Age, Family & Household Data for Legislative District 21, WA

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2022
Number	Percent
38.2
31,599	20.7%
121,385	79.3%
22,742	14.9%

61,018
2.49

39,036	64.0%
30,637	78.5%
2,660	6.8%
21,982	36.0%

2022 Housing Data for Legislative District 21, WA

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	63,539
Median Value	$645,600

Occupied	61,018	96.0%
Vacant	2,521	4.0%

Owned	36,795	60.3%
Rented	24,223	39.7%
Median Rent	$1,861

Single-Family Units	36,228	57.0%
Detached	32,121	50.6%
Attached	4,107	6.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	22,134	34.8%
Mobile Homes	1,755	2.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Legislative District 21, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,217	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	972	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,109	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,223	2.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,780	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,504	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,483	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,641	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,597	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,352	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,057	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,442	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,478	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,322	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,348	12.0%
$200,000 or more	10,493	17.2%

Median Household Income	100,508
Per Capita Income	53,135

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,358	3.9%
Public Assistance	1,810	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,810	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	70,216	77.0%
Unemployed	3,143	3.4%
In Armed Forces	252	0.3%

Total Labor Force	73,611	80.7%
Not in Labor Force	17,632	19.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	32,903	24,409	57.4%
Non-Profit	2,729	4,328	38.7%
Self-Employed	4,914	3,534	58.2%

Local Government	2,167	3,091	41.2%
State Government	1,136	2,390	32.2%
Federal Government	828	633	56.7%

Total Private + Self	37,817	27,943	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,860	10,442	39.6%
Total	44,677	38,385	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15,592	18.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,097	20.6%
Professional, Technical	21,476	25.8%
Service Occupations	13,478	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	189	0.2%
All others	15,543	18.7%

White Collar		65.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	11,182	13.4%
Retail trade	10,660	12.8%
Manufacturing	10,309	12.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,416	10.1%
Construction	7,211	8.7%
Educational services	5,738	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	5,389	6.5%
Other services	3,824	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,745	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	3,249	3.9%
Finance and insurance	2,950	3.5%
Public administration	2,618	3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,287	2.7%
Information	1,777	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,440	1.7%
Wholesale trade	1,358	1.6%
Utilities	470	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	351	0.4%
Management	206	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Legislative District 21, WA

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,786	7.70%
Puerto Rican	1,336	0.87%
Cuban	9	0.01%
Dominican	266	0.17%

Total Central American	1,888	1.23%
Costa Rican	52	0.03%
Guatemalan	103	0.07%
Honduran	140	0.09%
Nicaraguan	33	0.02%
Panamanian	27	0.02%
Salvadoran	1,521	0.99%
Other Central American	12	0.01%

Total South American	1,036	0.68%
Argentinean	30	0.02%
Bolivian	2	0.00%
Chilean	70	0.05%
Colombian	453	0.30%
Ecuadorian	99	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	254	0.17%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	128	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	822	0.54%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	5,227	3.42%
Vietnamese	4,443	2.90%
Filipino	3,478	2.27%
Chinese	3,213	2.10%
Indian	2,697	1.76%
Japanese	1,378	0.90%
Cambodian	1,093	0.71%
Laotian	312	0.20%
Mongolian	266	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	103,880	71.6%
Spanish	10,466	7.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4,638	3.2%
Korean	4,330	3.0%
Other Indo-European	4,255	2.9%
Vietnamese	4,165	2.9%
Other Asian	3,783	2.6%
Other	2,959	2.0%
Chinese	2,401	1.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	22,406	14.6%
English	15,741	10.3%
Irish	14,681	9.6%
Norwegian	7,593	5.0%
European	5,779	3.8%
Swedish	4,391	2.9%
Italian	4,364	2.9%
Scottish	4,333	2.8%
American	3,941	2.6%
French	3,725	2.4%
Ukrainian	2,405	1.6%
Russian	2,165	1.4%
Polish	2,161	1.4%
Scandinavian	1,981	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	1,708	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	137,691	90.0%
Not a citizen	15,293	10.0%

Native	117,926	77.1%
Foreign-born	35,058	22.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Legislative District 21, WA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years		9-12 Years		H.S. Grad or GED		Some College		Bach. Degree		Grad Degree
3,483	3.2%	4,363	4.0%	21,763	20.1%	34,401	31.8%	29,406	27.2%	14,884	13.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,483	3.2%
9-12 Years	4,363	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	21,763	20.1%
Some College	34,401	31.8%
Bach. Degree	29,406	27.2%
Grad Degree	14,884	13.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

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

Election Results for Legislative District 21, WA

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	21	Marko Liias* (D)	36,363	63.2%	Janelle Cass (R)	21,069	36.6%	60	0.1%	57,492

*: incumbent sp: special election RO: runoff election