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 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
805,456 |
5,743,768 |
6,549,224 |
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 (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
28,640 |
41,310 |
39,740 |
| 2007 |
29,632 |
42,831 |
41,203 |
| Percent change |
6.9 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
33,741 |
52,347 |
50,429 |
| 2007 |
34,391 |
53,026 |
51,138 |
| Percent change |
3.9 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
12.6 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
| 1989 |
15.8 |
10.2 |
10.9 |
| 1999 |
15.1 |
10.0 |
10.6 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
15.2 |
10.9 |
11.4 |
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 Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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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 |
| 2006 |
396,537 |
3,450,840 |
3,847,377 |
| 2007 |
400,010 |
3,548,733 |
3,948,743 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
5.7 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
| 2008 |
6.5 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
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 |
| 2005-2006 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
| 2006-2007 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
| 2007-2008 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
42,611,998 |
42,588,197 |
42,540,079 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
15,778,606 |
15,318,008 |
14,972,789 |
| Percent of total land area |
37.0 |
36.0 |
35.2 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
8,291,529 |
8,038,469 |
7,609,210 |
| Percent of total farmland |
52.5 |
52.5 |
50.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
6.3 |
6.2 |
4.9 |
| Percent irrigated |
20.1 |
20.8 |
20.9 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
5,160,717 |
4,894,634 |
4,387,169 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
1,907,637 |
1,932,794 |
1,988,322 |
| Percent of total farmland |
12.1 |
12.6 |
13.3 |
| Percent in pasture |
79.8 |
78.3 |
76.3 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
5,046,711 |
4,847,324 |
4,775,287 |
| Percent of total farmland |
32.0 |
31.6 |
31.9 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
532,729 |
499,421 |
599,970 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.4 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
1,018,383 |
1,267,744 |
1,602,342 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
393 |
426 |
381 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
70.9 |
69.2 |
71.7 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
16.8 |
17.9 |
16.9 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
4.1 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
61.3 |
59.4 |
66.1 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
15.2 |
16.2 |
14.3 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
4.4 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
12.8 |
12.9 |
9.0 |
| More than $500,000 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
28,070 |
26,244 |
30,268 |
| Percent of total |
70.0 |
73.0 |
77.0 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
8,424 |
7,199 |
6,593 |
| Percent of total |
21.0 |
20.0 |
16.8 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
3,619 |
2,496 |
2,423 |
| Percent of total |
9.0 |
6.9 |
6.2 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
33,711 |
30,525 |
32,547 |
| Percent of total |
84.0 |
84.9 |
82.9 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
2,805 |
2,560 |
2,969 |
| Percent of total |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
2,998 |
2,280 |
2,932 |
| Percent of total |
7.5 |
6.3 |
7.5 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
307 |
188 |
297 |
| Percent of total |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
292 |
386 |
539 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.2 |
55.4 |
57.0 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
46.5 |
58.5 |
45.9 |
| Men |
34,734 |
30,307 |
31,194 |
| Women |
5,379 |
5,632 |
8,090 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
39,300 |
39,500 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
5,382,165 |
6,428,818 |
| + Final animal output |
2,084,727 |
1,974,736 |
| + Services and forestry |
679,883 |
702,191 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
8,146,775 |
9,105,745 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,969,590 |
4,469,918 |
| + Net government transactions |
-56,067 |
-159,207 |
| = Gross value added |
4,121,118 |
4,476,621 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
480,348 |
510,525 |
| |
| = Net value added |
3,640,770 |
3,966,096 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,639,410 |
1,890,302 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
1,228,504 |
1,514,152 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
123,844 |
101,643 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
287,062 |
274,507 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
2,001,360 |
2,075,794 |
| |
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, 2008
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| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Apples |
1,778,841 |
21.7 |
66.7 |
| 2. Dairy products |
1,000,032 |
12.2 |
2.9 |
| 3. Wheat |
915,272 |
11.2 |
5.2 |
| 4. Potatoes |
705,057 |
8.6 |
19.1 |
| 5. Cattle and calves |
605,380 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
| |
| All commodities |
8,180,415 |
|
2.5 |
| |
More information on Washington's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Fruits and preparations |
2 |
1,075.9 |
| 2. Wheat and products |
7 |
618.3 |
| 3. Vegetables and preparations |
2 |
606.4 |
| 4. Other |
5 |
510.0 |
| 5. Live animals and meat |
18 |
117.1 |
| |
| Overall rank |
12 |
3,169.4 |
| |
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 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Yakima County |
17.7 |
1,203,806 |
| 2. Grant County |
17.5 |
1,190,191 |
| 3. Benton County |
7.7 |
525,918 |
| 4. Franklin County |
6.9 |
467,014 |
| 5. Walla Walla County |
5.1 |
344,489 |
| |
| State total |
|
6,792,856 |
| |
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 2008, 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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