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Washington At A Glance
Last Updated July 19, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 71,300 square miles
- Population in 2000: 5,894,121; 82.0% urban; 18.0% rural
- Population in 1990: 4,866,692
- Population Change: Up
21.1% 1990-2000; Up
17.8% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 15th of 50; 2.1% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Seattle (569,101);
Tacoma (196,790);
Spokane (196,624);
Vancouver (151,654);
Bellevue (112,344)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 26 D 23 R
- State House: 55 D 43 R
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
4,652,490 (78.9%) white;
184,631 (3.1%) black;
319,401 (5.4%) Asian;
85,396 (1.4%) American Indian;
22,779 (0.4%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
175,926 (3.0%) two-plus races;
11,989 (0.2%) other;
441,509 (7.5%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
13.7% German,
8.8% English,
8.3% Irish,
4.6% Norwegian,
3.9% USA
- State Natives: 47.2% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 6.1% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 84.2% English;
6.1% Spanish;
4.6% Asian
- Education:
87.1% high school graduates;
27.7% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
670,628 (15.3%);
WWII: (16.3%);
Korea: (11.4%);
Vietnam: (35.9%);
First Gulf War: (12.2%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
2.5% agriculture;
7.0% construction;
6.1% finance;
3.4% information;
17.9% manufacturing;
29.1% professional;
5.0% public administration;
16.2% trade;
12.8% other
- Work Force: 22.1% blue collar; 61.4% white collar; 16.4% gray collar
- Work Sector: 76.1% private; 16.5% government; 7.2% self-employed; 0.3% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.3% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$45,776
- 10.6% are below the poverty line
- 13.1% less than $15,000
- 24.2% $15-35,000
- 17.1% $35-50,000
- 33.0% $50-100,000
- 8.3% $100-150,000
- 4.3% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $158,800
- 5.8% less than $50,000
- 15.2% $50-100,000
- 45.7% $100-200,000
- 19.3% $200-300,000
- 10.1% $300-500,000
- 3.9% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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