Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
574,279 |
3,558,074 |
4,132,353 |
1990 |
624,483 |
4,242,209 |
4,866,692 |
2000 |
740,956 |
5,153,165 |
5,894,121 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
798,624 |
5,669,800 |
6,468,424 |
More information on Washington population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
26,899 |
38,429 |
36,994 |
2006 |
27,755 |
39,692 |
38,212 |
Percent change |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
32,655 |
50,309 |
48,471 |
2006 |
32,828 |
50,736 |
48,885 |
Percent change |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
12.6 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
1989 |
15.8 |
10.2 |
10.9 |
1999 |
15.1 |
10.0 |
10.6 |
2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
16.1 |
11.4 |
12.0 |
More information on Washington poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Percent not completing high school |
1980 |
27.3 |
21.6 |
22.4 |
1990 |
21.6 |
15.4 |
16.2 |
2000 |
16.9 |
12.3 |
12.9 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
39.0 |
37.1 |
37.4 |
1990 |
32.0 |
27.3 |
27.9 |
2000 |
29.2 |
24.3 |
24.9 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
19.0 |
21.7 |
21.3 |
1990 |
30.1 |
33.4 |
33.0 |
2000 |
34.2 |
34.5 |
34.4 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
14.7 |
19.6 |
19.0 |
1990 |
16.3 |
23.9 |
22.9 |
2000 |
19.7 |
28.9 |
27.7 |
More information on Washington education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Total number of jobs |
2005 |
389,216 |
3,350,324 |
3,739,540 |
2006 |
399,869 |
3,468,944 |
3,868,813 |
|
Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
6.0 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
2007 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
More information on Washington unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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Percent employment change |
2004-2005 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2005-2006 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2006-2007 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
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Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
Total |
21.2 |
13.9 |
14.7 |
Production |
7.8 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
Farm inputs |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Processing & marketing |
2.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
Wholesale & retail trade |
9.6 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
Total land area (million acres) |
42.61 |
42.61 |
42.59 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
15.73 |
15.78 |
15.32 |
Percent of total land area |
36.9 |
37.0 |
36.0 |
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Cropland (million acres) |
8.00 |
8.29 |
8.04 |
Percent of total farmland |
50.9 |
52.5 |
52.5 |
Percent in pasture |
6.9 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
Percent irrigated |
19.0 |
20.1 |
20.8 |
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Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
4.73 |
5.16 |
4.89 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
1.98 |
1.91 |
1.93 |
Percent of total farmland |
12.6 |
12.1 |
12.6 |
Percent in pasture |
81.4 |
79.8 |
78.3 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
5.31 |
5.05 |
4.85 |
Percent of total farmland |
33.8 |
32.0 |
31.6 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.44 |
0.53 |
0.50 |
Percent of total farmland |
2.8 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
|
Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.74 |
1.02 |
1.27 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.7 |
6.5 |
8.3 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
520 |
393 |
426 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
63.6 |
70.9 |
69.2 |
100 to 499 acres |
20.3 |
16.8 |
17.9 |
500 to 999 acres |
5.6 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
4.8 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
2,000 or more acres |
5.7 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
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Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
51.4 |
61.3 |
59.4 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
19.0 |
15.0 |
16.2 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
8.0 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
17.3 |
12.8 |
12.9 |
More than $500,000 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
19,300 |
28,070 |
26,244 |
Percent of total |
63.8 |
70.0 |
73.0 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
7,778 |
8,424 |
7,199 |
Percent of total |
25.7 |
21.0 |
20.0 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
3,186 |
3,619 |
2,496 |
Percent of total |
10.5 |
9.0 |
6.9 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
25,126 |
33,711 |
30,525 |
Percent of total |
83.0 |
84.0 |
84.9 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
2,051 |
2,805 |
2,560 |
Percent of total |
6.8 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
2,675 |
2,998 |
2,280 |
Percent of total |
8.8 |
7.5 |
6.3 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
220 |
307 |
188 |
Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
192 |
292 |
386 |
Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
53.1 |
53.2 |
55.4 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
54.5 |
46.5 |
58.5 |
Men (persons) |
27,097 |
34,734 |
30,307 |
Women (persons) |
3,167 |
5,379 |
5,632 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
Farm income and value added data |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
34,000 |
33,000 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
4,426,956 |
5,354,169 |
+ Final animal output |
1,675,503 |
2,070,895 |
+ Services and forestry |
732,197 |
785,004 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
6,834,656 |
8,210,068 |
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- Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,552,409 |
3,619,348 |
+ Net government transactions |
-45,740 |
-55,041 |
= Gross value added |
3,236,506 |
4,535,679 |
|
- Capital consumption |
487,140 |
496,131 |
|
= Net value added |
2,749,366 |
4,039,548 |
|
- Factor payments |
1,699,860 |
1,590,366 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
1,234,424 |
1,117,027 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
198,139 |
187,062 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
267,297 |
286,277 |
|
= Net farm income |
1,049,506 |
2,449,182 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
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Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Apples |
1,372,267 |
18.4 |
63.1 |
2. Dairy products |
1,059,264 |
14.2 |
3.0 |
3. Wheat |
821,036 |
11.0 |
7.7 |
4. Cattle and calves |
724,533 |
9.7 |
1.5 |
5. Potatoes |
566,950 |
7.6 |
19.2 |
|
All commodities |
7,449,691 |
|
2.6 |
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More information on Washington's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Fruits and preparations |
2 |
946.2 |
2. Vegetables and preparations |
2 |
503.9 |
3. Other |
5 |
469.1 |
4. Wheat and products |
6 |
428.5 |
5. Live animals and meat |
17 |
95.6 |
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Overall rank |
8 |
2,649.4 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
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Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
1. Grant County |
16.5 |
881.8 |
2. Yakima County |
15.8 |
843.9 |
3. Benton County |
7.5 |
400.6 |
4. Franklin County |
6.6 |
350.5 |
5. Walla Walla County |
6.4 |
339.1 |
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State total |
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5,330.7 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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