Washington

Washington is a state in the United States. The population of the state was 5894121 as per the 2000 census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 6549224, It is the 15th most populous in the U.S. state of America. The state has a total area of 71299.64 square miles (184665.22 sq km), of which, 66544.06 square miles (172348.32 sq km) of it is land and 4755.58 square miles (12316.9 sq km) of it is water, it is the 18th largest by area in the U.S. state of America. It is ranks 11 in the size of its inland waterways in United States.

Washington United States
Map of Washington in United States

As of the census of 2000, there were 5894121 people in the state, organized into 2271398 households, and 1499127 families residing in the state. The population density was 88.6 people per square mile (34.21/kmē), it is the 25th most populated state in terms of population density. There were 2451075 housing units at an average density of 36.8 per square mile (14.21/kmē). The average household size was 2.53 persons, and the average family size was 3.07 persons. In the state the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 100.9 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 103.1 females. The median age of the state's population was 35.3 years, the median age of male residents at 34.4 and the median age of female residents at 36.3. The July 2008 population estimate is 5894121, The racial or ethnic makeup of the state was 4821823 White, 190267 Black or African American, 93301 American Indian, 322335 Asian, 23953 Native Hawaiian, 213519 from two or more races and 228923 Ohter races.

Washington Population
Population 2000-2008
Washington School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Washington Races
Races 2000
Washington GDP
GDP 2000 - 2008
Washington GDP per capita
GDP Per Capita 2008

The median income for a household in the state was $45776, it is 14th wealthiest state by median household income in United States. The median income for a family in the state was $53760, making it the 13th wealthiest state by median family income among the United States. The per capita income for the state was $22973, it is the 12th highest state by per capita income in the U.S. state of America. The median income is $25498, The median income for males was $31727 versus $19688 for females. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that the total GDP in 2008 was $322.8 billion, Washington would be the 14th highest state by gross domestic product in the U.S. state of America. Per capita personal income in 2008 was $40407.

In 2000, 1584701 pupils and students, of which 50.34% are male and 49.66% are female, 26.89% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.24% nursery or pri school, 5.21% kindergarten, 44% elementary school, 21.94% high school and 22.62% College graduate school.

Rank County Total Area mi2 Land Area mi2 Water Area mi2 Population Density mi2 Per capita Income House hold Income Family Income
1 Adams County 1929.69 1924.96 4.73 16428 8.5 13534 33888 37075
2 Asotin County 640.69 635.34 5.34 20551 32.3 17748 33524 40592
3 Benton County 1760.12 1703.09 57.03 142475 83.7 21301 47044 54146
4 Chelan County 2993.62 2921.37 72.25 66616 22.8 19273 37316 46293
5 Clallam County 2670.34 1739.45 930.89 64525 37.1 19517 36449 44381
6 Clark County 656.22 628.22 27.99 345238 549.5 21448 48376 54016
7 Columbia County 873.53 868.81 4.71 4064 4.7 17374 33500 44038
8 Cowlitz County 1166.33 1138.64 27.69 92948 81.6 18583 39797 46532
9 Douglas County 1848.69 1820.53 28.17 32603 17.9 17148 38464 43777
10 Ferry County 2257.46 2203.98 53.48 7260 3.3 15019 30388 35691
11 Franklin County 1265.35 1242.4 22.95 49347 39.7 15459 38991 41967
12 Garfield County 718.19 710.55 7.64 2397 3.4 16992 33398 41645
13 Grant County 2791.29 2681.06 110.23 74698 27.9 15037 35276 38938
14 Grays Harbor County 2224.44 1916.89 307.55 67194 35.1 16799 34160 39709
15 Island County 517.39 208.43 308.95 71558 343.3 21472 45513 51363
16 Jefferson County 2183.52 1814.23 369.29 25953 14.3 22211 37869 45415
17 King County 2306.53 2126.04 180.48 1737034 817 29521 53157 66035
18 Kitsap County 565.98 395.97 170.01 231969 585.8 22317 46840 53878
19 Kittitas County 2333.11 2297.19 35.93 33362 14.5 18928 32546 46057
20 Klickitat County 1904.18 1872.37 31.8 19161 10.2 16502 34267 40414
21 Lewis County 2436.26 2407.64 28.63 68600 28.5 17082 35511 41105
22 Lincoln County 2339.71 2311.21 28.51 10184 4.4 17888 35255 41269
23 Mason County 1051.03 961.06 89.97 49405 51.4 18056 39586 44246
24 Okanogan County 5315.16 5268.07 47.09 39564 7.5 14900 29726 35012
25 Pacific County 1223.5 932.97 290.52 20984 22.5 17322 31209 39302
26 Pend Oreille County 1425.32 1400.27 25.05 11732 8.4 15731 31677 36977
27 Pierce County 1806.5 1678.91 127.58 700820 417.4 20948 45204 52098
28 San Juan County 621.07 174.92 446.15 14077 80.5 30603 43491 51835
29 Skagit County 1920.47 1735.14 185.33 102979 59.3 21256 42381 48347
30 Skamania County 1683.86 1656.44 27.42 9872 6 18002 39317 44586
31 Snohomish County 2196.41 2089.06 107.35 606024 290.1 23417 53060 60726
32 Spokane County 1780.72 1763.64 17.09 417939 237 19233 37308 46463
33 Stevens County 2540.64 2478.3 62.34 40066 16.2 15895 34673 40250
34 Thurston County 773.64 727.02 46.62 207355 285.2 22415 46975 55027
35 Wahkiakum County 286.69 264.24 22.45 3824 14.5 19063 39444 47604
36 Walla Walla County 1299.25 1270.51 28.74 55180 43.4 16509 35900 44962
37 Whatcom County 2503.55 2119.53 384.02 166814 78.7 20025 40005 49325
38 Whitman County 2177.6 2159.37 18.23 40740 18.9 15298 28584 44830
39 Yakima County 4311.61 4296.23 15.38 222581 51.8 15606 34828 39746