Whitman County, Washington

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Whitman County, Washington is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (101st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Whitman County, Washington	Washington	United States	Rank
Total Population	47,003	7,816,116	334,922,499	1059th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,406	$98,141	$80,734	2442nd of 3,221
Median Age	26.4	38.3	38.9	3207th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	49.8%	39.6%	35.7%	101st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$359,600	$564,600	$332,700	386th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,049	$1,760	$1,413	847th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.7%	9.9%	12.5%	342nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.0%	5.1%	5.2%	444th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.8	117.6	n/a	2260th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.5%	15.4%	14.1%	621st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.9	n/a	n/a	507th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	46.8%	63.8%	65.2%	3188th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.5	26.6	26.4	2977th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.3%	19.8%	15.1%	1130th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.2%	n/a	n/a	2451st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.8%	49.1%	46.9%	2930th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.7%	n/a	n/a	1318th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Whitman County, Washington

Statistic	Whitman County, Washington	Washington	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	63.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.1%	14.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.8%	9.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.6%	6.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	44.0	56.5	61.4

Age in Whitman County, Washington

Statistic	Whitman County, Washington	Washington	United States
Median Age	26.4	38.3	38.9
Under 18 %	15.8%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	31.9%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.9%	15.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.9%	14.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	16.5%	24.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.9%	16.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Whitman County, Washington

Statistic	Whitman County, Washington	Washington	United States
Households	18,721	3,064,820	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	48.5%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.5%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.7%	14.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.9%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	51.9%	32.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Whitman County, Washington

Statistic	Whitman County, Washington	Washington	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,326	$53,744	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	28.0%	11.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.4%	14.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.4%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.2%	18.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.7%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.7%	22.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.9%	11.5%	n/a

Housing in Whitman County, Washington

Statistic	Whitman County, Washington	Washington	United States
Housing Units	22,091	3,306,620	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	44.7%	61.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	33.2%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.3%	7.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	53.2%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	40.2%	30.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,691	$4,556	n/a

Education in Whitman County, Washington

Statistic	Whitman County, Washington	Washington	United States
Less than High School	4.0%	7.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	15.7%	21.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.4%	31.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.4%	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.4%	15.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Whitman County, Washington

Statistic	Whitman County, Washington	Washington	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.4%	64.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	62.8%	63.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.1%	3.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	10.2%	3.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	53.3%	25.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.7%	8.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.3%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Whitman County, Washington

Statistic	Whitman County, Washington	Washington	United States
Born in State of Residence	45.1%	46.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.7%	7.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.8%	7.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.5%	78.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.9%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.6%	18.9%	16.7%

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