STATE · ADMITTED 1889 · 1990 CENSUS
Washington
4,866,692 residents · 39 counties · 639 cities · 1,784 census tracts
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Washington has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $31,183. Population has fallen 17% since 2000, a loss of 1,027,429 residents. Median home value is $93,200.
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20247.8M
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.5%(364,813)
5 to 97.6%(370,980)
10 to 146.9%(336,976)
15 to 196.6%(321,669)
20 to 247.1%(345,864)
25 to 3417.7%(861,441)
35 to 4416.5%(804,413)
45 to 5410.4%(504,238)
55 to 647.8%(380,725)
65 to 747%(338,710)
75 to 843.7%(181,710)
85 and over1.1%(55,153)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$31,183
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $45,776 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$93,200
−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $158,800 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic78.9%(4,652,490)
Black3.1%(184,631)
Hispanic / Latino7.5%(441,509)
Asian5.4%(319,401)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic88.6%(4,313,601)
Black3%(147,364)
Hispanic / Latino4.2%(206,018)
Asian4.3%(211,292)
Other4%(194,435)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican10.8%(846,993)
Central American1%(79,384)
South American0.6%(49,927)
Puerto Rican0.5%(42,821)
Spaniard0.4%(31,035)
Salvadoran0.4%(30,113)
Guatemalan0.3%(23,275)
Colombian0.2%(15,340)
Honduran0.2%(12,962)
Cuban0.2%(12,924)
Peruvian0.1%(10,022)
Venezuelan0.1%(7,319)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(5,930)
Dominican0.1%(5,413)
Panamanian0.1%(4,984)
Nicaraguan0.1%(4,563)
Ecuadorian0.1%(4,371)
Argentine0.1%(4,288)
Costa Rican0%(3,100)
Bolivian0%(1,480)
Uruguayan0%(618)
Paraguayan0%(338)
Asian origin
Chinese2.2%(168,787)
Asian Indian2%(159,551)
Filipino1.5%(116,375)
Vietnamese1.1%(87,562)
Korean0.9%(72,269)
Japanese0.4%(34,145)
Cambodian0.3%(21,394)
Taiwanese0.2%(13,488)
Thai0.1%(9,078)
Pakistani0.1%(8,414)
Laotian0.1%(6,864)
Kazakh0.1%(6,724)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0.1%(4,518)
Hmong0.1%(4,221)
Indonesian0%(3,908)
Nepalese0%(3,587)
Mongolian0%(2,015)
Mien0%(1,504)
Sri Lankan0%(1,452)
Bangladeshi0%(1,426)
Malaysian0%(1,069)
Bhutanese0%(244)
Singaporean0%(230)
Uzbek0%(183)
Okinawan0%(134)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.4%(31,839)
Samoan0.3%(25,129)
Chamorro0.2%(18,604)
Marshallese0.1%(6,168)
Fijian0.1%(3,981)
Tongan0%(2,947)
Chuukese0%(2,009)
Guamanian0%(1,666)
Ancestry
German14.5%(1,131,135)
English12.1%(945,501)
Irish9.8%(765,987)
Norwegian4%(312,371)
American3.8%(294,578)
Italian3.2%(248,854)
Scottish2.6%(206,644)
Swedish2.5%(194,353)
French2.3%(183,177)
Polish1.5%(119,703)
Dutch1.5%(114,906)
Subsaharan African1.4%(112,519)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1%(75,639)
Scotch-Irish1%(75,219)
Ukrainian0.9%(67,796)
Welsh0.8%(61,927)
Danish0.7%(58,308)
British0.7%(51,000)
Finnish0.6%(45,143)
Arab0.5%(40,373)
French Canadian0.5%(38,275)
Swiss0.4%(31,431)
Ethiopian0.4%(27,892)
Czech0.3%(26,642)
Portuguese0.3%(25,607)
Canadian0.3%(24,588)
Greek0.3%(24,205)
Romanian0.3%(20,364)
Hungarian0.3%(20,221)
West Indian0.2%(17,763)
Austrian0.2%(16,601)
Iranian0.2%(15,351)
Croatian0.2%(14,150)
Somali0.2%(13,896)
Lithuanian0.1%(10,739)
Kenyan0.1%(9,873)
Turkish0.1%(9,488)
Nigerian0.1%(9,437)
Brazilian0.1%(9,099)
Lebanese0.1%(8,771)
Armenian0.1%(7,479)
Jamaican0.1%(7,412)
Belgian0.1%(7,262)
Iraqi0.1%(6,327)
Slovak0.1%(6,272)
Egyptian0.1%(5,619)
Bulgarian0.1%(5,256)
Australian0.1%(4,523)
Latvian0%(3,487)
Syrian0%(3,169)
Haitian0%(3,126)
Slovene0%(2,980)
Jordanian0%(2,893)
Serbian0%(2,804)
Israeli0%(2,573)
Palestinian0%(2,502)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(2,362)
Moroccan0%(2,324)
Ghanaian0%(2,050)
Macedonian0%(793)
Guyanese0%(482)
Barbadian0%(250)
Cape Verdean0%(123)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
83.8%
−3.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 87.1% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married36.1%(1,166,292)
Married52.3%(1,687,455)
Widowed2.2%(70,890)
Divorced9.4%(302,482)
Women 15+
Never married29.1%(932,549)
Married51%(1,637,206)
Widowed7%(224,341)
Divorced12.9%(413,261)
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Section 02
Largest cities
Frequently asked
How many people live in Washington?
Washington has about 4,866,692 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Washington?
The typical household in Washington earns about $31,183 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Washington expensive?
In Washington, the median home is worth about $93,200, and the typical rent is about $445 a month.
How educated are people in Washington?
About 22.9% of adults age 25 and over in Washington hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Washington?
About 10.9% of people in Washington live below the federal poverty line.
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