| | People QuickFacts | Washington | USA |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 6,971,406 | 316,128,839 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 6,724,543 | 308,747,716 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 3.7% | 2.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 6,724,540 | 308,745,538 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 6.4% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 22.9% | 23.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 13.6% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2013 | 50.0% | 50.8% |
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White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 81.2% | 77.7% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 4.0% | 13.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.9% | 1.2% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 7.9% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.7% | 0.2% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 4.4% | 2.4% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 11.9% | 17.1% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 71.0% | 62.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 82.7% | 84.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 13.2% | 12.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 18.5% | 20.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 90.0% | 86.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 31.9% | 28.8% |
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Veterans, 2009-2013 | 582,265 | 21,263,779 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 25.7 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2013 | 2,928,217 | 132,802,859 |
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Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 63.2% | 64.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 25.6% | 26.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $262,100 | $176,700 |
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Households, 2009-2013 | 2,629,126 | 115,610,216 |
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Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.54 | 2.63 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $30,742 | $28,155 |
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Median household income, 2009-2013 | $59,478 | $53,046 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 13.4% | 15.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Washington | USA |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 175,5531 | 7,431,808 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 2,361,6971 | 115,938,468 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 0.3%1 | 2.2% |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 412,542 | 22,735,915 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 551,340 | 27,092,908 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 7.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.2% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.8% | 5.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.2% | 8.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.7% | 28.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 112,053,283 | 5,319,456,312 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 76,790,966 | 4,174,286,516 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 92,968,519 | 3,917,663,456 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,380 | $12,990 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 12,389,422 | 613,795,732 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 28,118 | 829,658 |