| | People QuickFacts | Garfield County | Washington |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 2,228 | 6,897,012 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 2,266 | 6,724,543 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.7% | 2.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 2,266 | 6,724,540 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 3.9% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.7% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 23.1% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.2% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 95.8% | 82.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 3.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 1.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.7% | 7.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.0% | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.0% | 4.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 4.4% | 11.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 92.2% | 72.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.8% | 82.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.8% | 12.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 6.1% | 17.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 94.4% | 89.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 20.6% | 31.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 248 | 601,507 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 15.8 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 1,223 | 2,907,490 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 74.5% | 64.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.6% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $131,600 | $283,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 959 | 2,602,568 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.29 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $25,181 | $30,481 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $47,379 | $58,890 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 12.9% | 12.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Garfield County | Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 46 | 175,9142 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 298 | 2,326,7312 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -18.6 | 2.62 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 113 | 405,256 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 97 | 551,340 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 112,053,283 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 70,512 | 76,790,966 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 11,673 | 92,968,519 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,582 | $14,380 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 523 | 12,389,422 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 2 | 20,864 |