Washington Profile and Statistics

Washington Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Washington had 2472477 total households with the average home having 2.52 residents and the average family coming in at 3.09.

Of those homes reported, 30.6% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 21.5% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 61247 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 165372 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Washington, 694110 people live alone, and of that, 206340 are 65 and over.

There were 819545 (33.1%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 513066 (20.8%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Washington

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 6231235, 39.7 percent are the main “Householder,” while 19.8 are spouses. There are 1779093 children, and 317052 comprise “other relatives.” 427246 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 163977 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Washington Census Marital Status data

In Washington, there are 2533810 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 828748 have never married; 1335138 are currently still married, but have separated. 38174 are legally separated, 277058 are divorced and 54692 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (2585773), 25.4% never married, 50.6% are married but separated while 1.9% are legally still separated. 13.6% are divorced and 8.4% are widowed.

Washington Fertility Rates and WA Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Washington (WA): In the 2007 report, 88772 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Washington (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 25076 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 31 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 55 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 20 babies, while there were 104 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 23.

Washington Grandparents Statistics

There are 99516 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 38757 (38.9%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 60.4% are the grandmothers and 73.9% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 9177 have done it for less than a year; 10207 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 6491 handling things 3 or 4 years and 12882 doing the job 5 or more years.

Washington School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (WA)

In Washington, 1603163 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 91052 (5.7%) are in nursery or preschool; 79397 (5%) are in kindergarten, while 661608 (41.3%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 365659 (22.8%) are slogging through High School, while 405447 (25.3%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 25.6% (1086559); 19.4% (825337) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (4243790), 171153 (4%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 299461 (7.1%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 1086559 (25.6%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 1018950 (24%) have some college experience but no degree; 393371 (9.3%) reached an Associate’s degree; 825337 (19.4%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 448959 (10.6%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Washington is 4798903. Of that, 629869 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 5855176 (100%) – of that, 933541 (15.9%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (930015), 63301 (6.8%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (4207998), 570366 (13.6%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (717163), 299874 (41.8%) have a disability.

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