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Map of Washington Washington is one of 50 states in the United States (ranks include the District of Columbia).It has 66,544.1 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 100.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 72.7%. On the 2000 census form, 96.4% of the population reported only one race, with 3.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this state is 7.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.53 persons compared to an average family size of 3.07 persons.

In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $42,377. Per capita income grew by 12.3% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 6,664,195 Covered Employment 2,950,773
   Growth (%) since 1990 36.9%    Average wage per job $46,569
Households (2000) 2,271,398 Manufacturing - % all jobs in State 10.1%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 3,528,707    Average wage per job $61,603
Unemployment Rate (2009) 8.9 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in State 3.8%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $42,747    Average wage per job $47,829
Median Household Income (2008) $58,081 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in State 12.1%
Poverty Rate (2008) 11.3    Average wage per job $42,377
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 87.1 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in State 3.4%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 27.7    Average wage per job $72,637

  

 

 

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