People QuickFacts Walla Walla County Washington Population, 2012 estimate 59,404 6,897,012 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 58,781 6,724,543 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.1% 2.6% Population, 2010 58,781 6,724,540 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.9% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 22.3% 23.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 15.1% 12.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 49.2% 50.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 92.4% 82.0% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.0% 3.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.3% 1.8% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.5% 7.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.7% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.4% 4.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 20.3% 11.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 73.5% 72.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.2% 82.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 10.5% 12.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 19.8% 17.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 87.1% 89.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 24.2% 31.4% Veterans, 2007-2011 5,634 601,507 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 15.3 25.5  Housing units, 2011 23,584 2,907,490 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 62.3% 64.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 22.1% 25.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $201,600 $283,200 Households, 2007-2011 21,645 2,602,568 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.45 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $23,547 $30,481 Median household income, 2007-2011 $46,793 $58,890 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 18.2% 12.5%     Business QuickFacts Walla Walla County Washington Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 1,382 175,914 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 19,683 2,326,731 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 16.8 2.6 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 3,103 405,256  Total number of firms, 2007 4,437 551,340 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 6.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.5% 3.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 28.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 2,155,540 112,053,283 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 257,492 76,790,966 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 534,054 92,968,519 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,286 $14,380 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 75,763 12,389,422 Building permits, 2011 202 20,864     Geography QuickFacts Walla Walla County Washington Land area in square miles, 2010 1,270.13 66,455.52 Persons per square mile, 2010 46.3 101.2 FIPS Code 071 53 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Walla Walla, WA Micro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts