Median Household Income
$98,141
Median Home Value
$564,600
Median Gross Rent
$1,760/mo
Poverty Rate
9.9%
Unemployment Rate
5.0%
Homeownership Rate
63.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
39.6%
Median Age
38.3
Population Over Time
Washington grew 13.3% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
6,899,123
2016
7,073,146
2018
7,294,336
2020
7,512,465
2022
7,688,549
2024
7,816,116
Business & Industry
Washington has 202,177 business establishments employing 3,056,235 people.
Construction
27,190
Health care and social assistance
23,923
Professional, scientific, and technical services
23,574
Accommodation and food services
19,032
Other services (except public administration)
18,276
Real estate and rental and leasing
13,447
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
10,759
Finance and insurance
9,829
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in Washington
See all →Seattle734,603 people$123,860Spokane227,922 people$70,064Tacoma219,234 people$85,884Vancouver190,700 people$81,338Bellevue150,606 people$165,576Kent135,169 people$92,302Everett110,847 people$83,512Renton105,355 people$100,432Spokane Valley103,761 people$74,042Federal Way99,614 people$86,909Yakima96,764 people$62,815Kirkland92,015 people$150,414Bellingham91,353 people$66,755Auburn85,623 people$97,884Kennewick83,823 people$73,576Pasco77,274 people$85,586Redmond73,728 people$162,560Marysville70,847 people$103,974South Hill67,835 people$113,130Sammamish66,586 people$239,690Lakewood63,142 people$74,720Richland60,867 people$95,813Shoreline58,673 people$112,751Lacey56,263 people$90,625Olympia55,151 people$81,302Burien51,505 people$91,318Bothell47,917 people$140,427Bremerton43,983 people$74,940Edmonds42,705 people$122,449Puyallup42,610 people$97,826Lynnwood39,867 people$77,704Issaquah39,400 people$154,669Parkland39,398 people$72,239Lake Stevens38,816 people$122,336Longview37,722 people$61,747Wenatchee35,365 people$73,040Mount Vernon35,120 people$75,777Graham34,778 people$116,862University Place34,696 people$99,031Spanaway34,015 people$98,251Walla Walla33,842 people$66,748Des Moines32,667 people$92,483Pullman31,972 people$46,812SeaTac30,927 people$81,104Orchards29,214 people$100,146Maple Valley27,889 people$152,885Camas26,387 people$141,126Tumwater25,617 people$95,212Mercer Island25,464 people$219,069Mill Creek East25,302 people$192,937
Counties in Washington
Adams CountyAsotin CountyBenton CountyChelan CountyClallam CountyClark CountyColumbia CountyCowlitz CountyDouglas CountyFerry CountyFranklin CountyGarfield CountyGrant CountyGrays Harbor CountyIsland CountyJefferson CountyKing CountyKitsap CountyKittitas CountyKlickitat CountyLewis CountyLincoln CountyMason CountyOkanogan CountyPacific CountyPend Oreille CountyPierce CountySan Juan CountySkagit CountySkamania CountySnohomish CountySpokane CountyStevens CountyThurston CountyWahkiakum CountyWalla Walla CountyWhatcom CountyWhitman CountyYakima County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.