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Language Spoken At Home in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 6,300,735 | 100% |
English only | 5,155,403 | 81.8% |
Language other than English | 1,145,332 | 18.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 497,883 | 7.9% |
Spanish | 506,701 | 8.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 232,199 | 3.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 233,707 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 77,494 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 346,710 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 164,512 | 2.6% |
Other languages | 58,214 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 23,678 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,738,714 | 100% |
American | 312,019 | 4.6% |
Arab | 21,489 | 0.3% |
Czech | 30,583 | 0.5% |
Danish | 70,872 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 154,758 | 2.3% |
English | 766,780 | 11.4% |
French (except Basque) | 241,765 | 3.6% |
French Canadian | 54,190 | 0.8% |
German | 1,306,788 | 19.4% |
Greek | 24,286 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 23,917 | 0.4% |
Irish | 802,165 | 11.9% |
Italian | 242,428 | 3.6% |
Lithuanian | 11,131 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 387,699 | 5.8% |
Polish | 126,383 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 23,285 | 0.3% |
Russian | 88,002 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 94,259 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 207,400 | 3.1% |
Slovak | 5,821 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 61,335 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 238,687 | 3.5% |
Swiss | 37,955 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 52,238 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 71,594 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 9,662 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,619,995 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,689,518 | 64.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 770,301 | 29.4% |
Married-couple family | 1,309,534 | 50.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 546,355 | 20.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 115,082 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 62,356 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 264,902 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 161,590 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 930,477 | 35.5% |
Householder living alone | 726,839 | 27.7% |
65 years and over | 232,919 | 8.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 837,263 | 32.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 594,322 | 22.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 6,598,031 | 100% |
Householder | 2,619,995 | 39.7% |
Spouse | 1,308,423 | 19.8% |
Child | 1,886,602 | 28.6% |
Other relatives | 332,664 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 450,347 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 183,348 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,692,317 | 100% |
Never married | 899,516 | 33.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,409,847 | 52.4% |
Separated | 39,569 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 55,919 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 287,466 | 10.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,742,617 | 100% |
Never married | 720,546 | 26.3% |
Now married, except separated | 1,387,375 | 50.6% |
Separated | 53,057 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 214,133 | 7.8% |
Divorced | 367,506 | 13.4% |
Fertility in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 94,898 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 26,599 | 28.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 102 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 115,121 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 42,616 | 37.0% |
Less than 1 year | 12,693 | 11.0% |
1 or 2 years | 9,541 | 8.3% |
3 or 4 years | 5,868 | 5.1% |
5 or more years | 14,514 | 12.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 42,616 | 100% |
Who are female | 25,531 | 59.9% |
Who are married | 30,561 | 71.7% |
School Enrollment in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,696,401 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 100,072 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 84,846 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 688,682 | 40.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 365,322 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 457,479 | 27.0% |
Educational Attainment in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,507,469 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 183,748 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 267,656 | 5.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,063,518 | 23.6% |
Some college, no degree | 1,142,462 | 25.3% |
Associate's degree | 426,976 | 9.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 910,457 | 20.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 512,652 | 11.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.6% |
Veteran Status in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,110,604 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 594,914 | 11.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 6,628,521 | 100% |
With a disability | 792,879 | 12.0% |
Under 18 years | 1,574,104 | 100% |
With a disability | 59,843 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 4,236,714 | 100% |
With a disability | 428,737 | 10.1% |
65 years and over | 817,703 | 100% |
With a disability | 304,299 | 37.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,653,922 | 100% |
Same house | 5,497,824 | 82.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,102,490 | 16.6% |
Same county | 711,037 | 10.7% |
Different county | 391,453 | 5.9% |
Same state | 189,732 | 2.9% |
Different state | 201,721 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 53,608 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,738,714 | 100% |
Native | 5,861,833 | 87.0% |
Born in United States | 5,750,229 | 85.3% |
State of residence | 3,171,106 | 47.1% |
Different state | 2,579,123 | 38.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 111,604 | 1.7% |
Foreign born | 876,881 | 13.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 876,881 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 396,491 | 45.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 480,390 | 54.8% |
Year of Entry in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 988,485 | 100% |
Native | 111,604 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3,001 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 108,603 | 97.3% |
Foreign born | 876,881 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 26,899 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 849,982 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 876,871 | 100% |
Europe | 148,742 | 17.0% |
Asia | 349,078 | 39.8% |
Africa | 44,089 | 5.0% |
Oceania | 13,051 | 1.5% |
Latin America | 274,387 | 31.3% |
Northern America | 47,524 | 5.4% |