2024 ACS PUMS
Washington Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Washington, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Washington is home to 7,958,180 people across 61 PUMAs, with a median household income of $99,596 and a median age of 39.6.
7,958,180
Population
$99,596
Median HH income
41.1%
Bachelor's+
$570,000
Median home value
Washington at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $99,596 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $121,424 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $80,850 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $42,234 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 9.9% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 65.0% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 37.6 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $3,609 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 25.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $870 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $92 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $54,686 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 349.1 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $4,120 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,771 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $259 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $3,811 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 41.1% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 92.3% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 11.8% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 1.9% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 6.0% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 3.1% | 2.2% |
| Science | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 5.5% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 7.9% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 1.3% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Production | 4.0% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 7.6% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 2.1% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 8.4% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 11.3% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 4.8% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 2.6% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 4.9% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 13.9% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 10.7% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 8.9% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 6.5% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 70.9% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 35.4% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 14.2% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 27 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 74.0% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 16.6% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 31.2 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $570,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,825 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 30.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 62.8% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1980 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 7.6% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 61.2% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 95.2% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $130 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $430 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $80 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 51.2 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $1,300 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $2,000 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,700 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,876 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $500 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $4,550 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $900 | $577 |
| Statistic | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,958,180 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 39.6 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 50.2% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15.0% | 20.0% |
| Black | 3.9% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 10.6% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,462 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.9 | 2 |
Washington's 61 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Washington's 61 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
98,977 – 111,890
111,890 – 122,919
122,919 – 129,128
129,128 – 135,456
135,456 – 146,372
146,372 – 180,102
All PUMAs in Washington
Thurston County (Central)--Olympia, Lacey, & Tumwater Cities180,102King County (Northwest)--Redmond, Kirkland Cities, Ingelwood & Finn Hill170,335Snohomish County (North)--Marysville & Arlington Cities159,444King County (Northwest Central)--Greater Bellevue City156,995King County (Central)--Sammamish, Issaquah, Mercer Island & Newcastle Cities156,977Snohomish County (Central & Southeast)--Lake Stevens & Monroe Cities155,624Snohomish County (Central)--Everett City & Eastmont155,060Spokane County (East Central)--Greater Spokane Valley City153,512Grant & Kittitas Counties153,013Grays Harbor & Mason Counties147,772Kitsap County (South)--Bremerton & Port Orchard Cities146,372Snohomish County (South Central)--Bothell (North), Mill Creek Cities & Silver Firs144,652Cowlitz, Pacific, & Wahkiakum Counties143,501King County (Northwest)--Shoreline, Kenmore & Bothell (South) Cities141,412King County (Central)--Renton City, Fairwood, Bryn Mawr & Skyway140,918King County (Southwest Central)--Kent City140,076Clark County (North)--Battle Ground City & Orchards139,716Spokane County (South Central)--Spokane City (South)138,663Pierce County (Southeast)--Graham, Elk Plain & Prairie Ridge137,985King County (Far Southwest)--Federal Way, Des Moines Cities & Vashon Island137,389King County (West Central)--Burien, SeaTac, Tukwila Cities & White Center135,456Kitsap County (North)--Bainbridge Island City & Silverdale135,292Spokane County (North Central)--Spokane City (North)134,936Pierce County (East Central)--Puyallup City & South Hill134,254Clark County (West Central)--Salmon Creek & Hazel Dell132,824Skagit County132,696King County (Southeast)--Maple Valley, Covington & Enumclaw Cities132,381Yakima County (Central)--Greater Yakima City131,853Snohomish County (Southwest)--Edmonds, Lynnwood & Mountlake Terrace Cities130,233Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities130,089King County (Southwest)--Auburn City & Lakeland129,128Spokane County (Outer)--Cheney City128,820Tacoma City (North)128,222Clark County (Southeast)--Vancouver (East), Camas & Washougal Cities127,788Chelan & Douglas Counties127,137Clark County (Southwest)--Vancouver City (West & Central)127,065Yakima County (Outer)--Sunnyside & Grandview Cities126,935Franklin & Benton Counties--Pasco, Richland (North) & West Richland Cities126,834Walla Walla, Benton (Outer) & Franklin (Outer) Counties124,946Pierce County (Northwest)--Peninsula Region & JBLM122,935Lewis, Klickitat & Skamania Counties122,919Thurston County (Outer)122,668Snohomish County (West Central)--Mukilteo & Martha Lake118,912Whatcom County (South)--Greater Bellingham City118,277King County (Northeast)--Snoqualmie City, Cottage Lake, Union Hill & Novelty Hill117,988Seattle City (Northeast)117,963Whatcom County (Outer)--Lynden, Ferndale & Blaine Cities116,617Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties114,947Seattle City (Central)114,645Seattle City (Northwest)113,641Whitman, Asotin, Adams, Lincoln, Columbia & Garfield Counties111,890Clallam & Jefferson Counties111,705Seattle City (North)110,221Seatle City (West Seattle-Industrial)109,624Pierce County (South Central)--Parkland & Spanaway108,494Seattle City (Southeast)107,406Pierce County (West Central)--Lakewood & University Place Cities107,346Seattle City (Lake Union-Downtown)106,531Island & San Juan Counties105,146Pierce County (North Central)--Bonney Lake, Edgewood, Fife & Sumner Cities102,921Tacoma City (South)98,977
Washington Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Washington?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Washington has a population of 7,958,180 people, represented across 61 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Washington?+
The median household income in Washington is $99,596 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Washington?+
41.1% of Washington residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Washington data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Washington — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.