Wahkiakum County, Washington Demographics

Wahkiakum County is 38th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Wahkiakum County is 2nd in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Wahkiakum County is 4th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Wahkiakum County is 5th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Home ownership rate

Wahkiakum County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - White

Wahkiakum County is 13th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Wahkiakum County is 16th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income below poverty line

Wahkiakum County is 18th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Home median value

Wahkiakum County is 19th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Wahkiakum County is 20th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Female residents

Size Demographics
	Wahkiakum County	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	3,993	38th	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	263.4	37th	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	15.1	30th	101.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Wahkiakum County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	3.4%	38th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.4%	36th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	28.1%	2nd	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Wahkiakum County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.3%	13th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.8%	37th	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Wahkiakum County	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	94.5%	6th	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	37th	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.5%	27th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	34th	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	19th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.9%	22nd	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	36th	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	91.8%	4th	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Wahkiakum County	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	49.9%	20th	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.8%	35th	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Wahkiakum County	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	2,080	38th	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.2%	38th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	1,648	38th	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	77.4%	5th	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$207,200	18th	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	2.4	28th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	5	37th	28,118	829,658

Income Demographics
	Wahkiakum County	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$21,455	31st	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$41,149	33rd	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.6%	16th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Wahkiakum County	Rank	Washington	US
Non-farm private establishments	91	38th	173,511	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	609	38th	2,355,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	253	38th	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$11,743	38th	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$2,947	38th	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,849	38th	$12,389,422	$613,795,732