Walla Walla is a metro area of 62,161 people. That puts it in the top 6% of US metro areas for household income. The average commute runs 15 minutes. There are 49 people per square mile. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6,981 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,202, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Walla Walla
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$134,884 → $408,900(+203%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 21 metro and micro areas based in Washington
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.3%(664)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17%(653)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.2%(1,387)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.4%(399)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(82)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,832 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Walla Walla, decade by decade
Walla Walla population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
48,439
$58,595
$134,884
18.8%
29.4
2000
55,180
$65,397
$198,743
23.3%
44.1
2010
58,781
$65,563
$280,809
24.2%
51.2
2020
62,584
$73,468
$296,222
28.6%
60.5
2024
62,161
$74,202
$408,900
29.8%
60.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
