US Census Data

Washington

Population, income, and housing across 39 counties and 639 cities & places.

Population
7,740,984
+4.5%’19–’23
Median household income
$94,952
+28.7%’19–’23
Median home value
$519,800
+53.3%’19–’23

With 7,740,984 residents, Washington spans 39 counties and 639 cities and places.

Between 2019 and 2023, Washington's population grew 4.5% from 7,404,107 to 7,740,984, while its median home value rose 53.3% from $339,000 to $519,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 64.3% of the population. 64.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023
Population
7,740,984
Median age
38.2 yrs
Median household income
$94,952
Median home value
$519,800
Median gross rent
$1,682
Housing units
3,262,667
Homeownership rate
63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
38.8%
Unemployment rate
5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023
Population
7,404,1077,740,984
Median household income
$73,775$94,952
Median home value
$339,000$519,800
Median gross rent
$1,258$1,682
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian gross rent
20197,404,107$73,775$339,000$1,258
20207,512,465$77,006$366,800$1,337
20217,617,364$82,400$397,600$1,439
20227,688,549$90,325$473,400$1,592
20237,740,984$94,952$519,800$1,682

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

CountShare
Under 5437,4335.7%
5 to 171,238,46516.0%
18 to 24655,9398.5%
25 to 341,173,43415.2%
35 to 441,092,80914.1%
45 to 54934,04012.1%
55 to 64949,55112.3%
65 to 74772,06410.0%
75 and over487,2496.3%

Race & ethnicity

CountShare
White (non-Hispanic)4,975,92964.3%
Black or African American295,4873.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native63,3890.8%
Asian720,9279.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander52,6740.7%
Some other race42,2710.5%
Two or more races500,6986.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,089,60914.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

CountShare
No high school diploma421,5417.8%
High school graduate1,176,40321.7%
Some college or associate's1,714,04931.7%
Bachelor's degree1,279,69623.7%
Graduate or professional degree817,45815.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work
27 min

How workers get to work

CountShare
Drove alone2,425,89164.7%
Carpooled325,2028.7%
Public transit149,0664.0%
Walked115,6133.1%
Bicycle24,4350.7%
Worked from home664,23017.7%
Other means46,3951.2%

Travel time

CountShare
Under 15 min784,87825.4%
15 to 29 min1,123,77636.4%
30 to 44 min637,66720.7%
45 to 59 min257,8918.4%
60+ min282,3909.1%

Households

Average household size
2.51
Poverty rate
9.9% (753,455 of 7,606,327)
CountShare
Family households1,928,17063.8%
Nonfamily households1,092,38836.2%

Housing

Median year structure built
1984

Occupancy

CountShare
Occupied3,020,55892.6%
Vacant242,1097.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

CountShare
Owner-occupied1,929,69463.9%
Renter-occupied1,090,86436.1%

Units in structure

CountShare
1-unit, detached2,033,85662.3%
1-unit, attached141,2004.3%
2 to 4 units188,2055.8%
5 to 19 units299,1929.2%
20 or more units408,74812.5%
Mobile home & other191,4665.9%

Geography

State FIPS
53
USPS
WA
Land area
66,455 sq mi
Water area
4,845 sq mi
Center point
47.4073, -120.5758

Washington rankings

21

National rankings

21

Counties

39

Largest cities by land area

10

Other states

51