Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
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
|
| |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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
|
| |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
34,500 |
34,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
4,006,443 |
4,531,336 |
| + Final animal output |
1,858,965 |
1,668,249 |
| + Services and forestry |
684,043 |
733,659 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
6,549,450 |
6,933,243 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,373,210 |
3,649,029 |
| + Net government transactions |
42,005 |
-46,038 |
| = Gross value added |
3,218,245 |
3,238,176 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
472,915 |
487,962 |
| |
| = Net value added |
2,745,330 |
2,750,214 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,766,568 |
1,791,877 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
1,261,546 |
1,300,775 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
257,171 |
209,814 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
247,851 |
281,288 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
978,762 |
958,337 |
| |
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
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Apples |
1,377,943 |
22.4 |
65.6 |
| 2. Dairy products |
686,196 |
11.2 |
2.9 |
| 3. Cattle and calves |
649,290 |
10.6 |
1.3 |
| 4. Wheat |
520,681 |
8.5 |
7.1 |
| 5. Potatoes |
497,814 |
8.1 |
17.0 |
| |
| All commodities |
6,138,973 |
|
2.6 |
| |
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 2006 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Fruits and preparations |
2 |
832.9 |
| 2. Vegetables and preparations |
2 |
413.0 |
| 3. Other |
5 |
391.1 |
| 4. Wheat and products |
4 |
314.2 |
| 5. Live animals and meat |
17 |
66.1 |
| |
| Overall rank |
8 |
2,227.2 |
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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 |
| |
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 |
| |
| State total |
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5,330.7 |
| |
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, June 2005, 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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