QuickFacts: Census tidbits on Washington
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The main 2010 Census gets underway soon, but for those who don't want to wait to get a snapshot of Washington, our counties and our cities, the number-crunchers have a fun "Quick Facts" webpage that gives factoids galore as we head into the new round of nose-counting.
For instance:
- What's the male-female split in Washington? Almost even-Steven, 50.1 percent, a little more testosterone-y than the national percentage.
- What about racial breakouts? We are 84.3 percent white or of Hispanic origin, 3.7 percent black, 1.7 percent American Indian or Alaska Native, 6.7 percent Asian, 0.5 percent Pacific Islander; 3.1 percent two or more races. Hispanic breakout is 9.8.
- Travel time to work? About 25 minutes each way. Whew!
- Homeownership? About 65 percent.
- How many of us are foreign-born? Not so many: 10.4 percent. About 14 percent speak a language other than English in the home.
- Disabilities? Nearly 1 million Washingtonians – or about a sixth of the population – report having a disability of some kind.
- Poverty? More than 11 percent of us live below the poverty line.
You can also click on a specific county or select a city for more drilldown.
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Secretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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