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The West > Washington > People

WASHINGTONIAN PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 55.1 [48th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 36% [49th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 24.1 [46th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 66.5 [38th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 1.1 [30th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 121.5 [36th of 51]
Demonym (name of state resident) Washingtonian
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 136,000 [11th of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 2.163 per 100 people [13th of 43]
Median Age 36.4 [33rd of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 54 % [47th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 13.7 % [8th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 41.9% [4th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 19.2% [22nd of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 27.1% [38th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 22.4% [26th of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 36.9 % [40th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 21.8 % [23rd of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 20.1 % [46th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 33.8 % [32nd of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 13.2 % [19th of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 6.4 % [35th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 39 % [24th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 11.1 % [44th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1.2 % [28th of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1.2 % [11th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 6.3 % [5th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 3.3 % [36th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 11.3 % [14th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0.4 % [6th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 4 % [13th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 3.9 % [4th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 3.4 % [4th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 81 % [25th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 77.3 % [27th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 18.6 % [8th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 15.3 % [5th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 3.3 % [16th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 15.2 % [16th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 6.6 % [15th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 6.2 % [19th of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 11.7% [40th of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 52.4 % [40th of 51]
Percent of total population 2.11% [13th of 56]
Population 6,287,759 [14th of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 393,619 [9th of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 6.7% [13th of 52]
Population density 88.6 [25th of 50]
Population density > Per km² 34.2 humans/km² [26th of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 88.6 humans/sq. mi [26th of 51]
Religion > No religion > Percent 25% [1st of 48]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect Roman
Catholic
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 3 [22nd of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 1,296,707 [16th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 22 [29th of 48]
Sex Ratio 98.3 [13th of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 431,021 [15th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 381,303 [8th of 51]
Total Black Population 199,139 [28th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 3.167 per 100 people [35th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 459,517 [15th of 51]
Total Native Americans 84,978 [6th of 51]
Total Two or More Races 217,617 [5th of 51]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 1998 2.2% [14th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 2003 1.9% [15th of 35]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 521,000 [14th of 41]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 (per capita) 0.829 per 10 people [20th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 342,000 [15th of 35]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 (per capita) 0.544 per 10 people [16th of 35]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 51 [40th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories, Washington, DC

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