Whitman County, Washington Demographics

Whitman County is 18th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Whitman County is 39th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Whitman County is 46th out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Whitman County is 1st in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income below poverty line

Whitman County is 1st in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Whitman County is 1st in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Whitman County is 1st in Washington out of 39 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Whitman County is 3rd in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Asian

Whitman County is 8th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Two or More

Whitman County is 9th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Whitman County is 10th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Size in square miles

Whitman County is 12th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Whitman County is 13th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Size Demographics
	Whitman County	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	46,606	22nd	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,159.1	10th	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	20.7	26th	101.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Whitman County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	4.4%	34th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	14.6%	38th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	9.6%	38th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Whitman County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	95.8%	1st	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	48.1%	1st	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Whitman County	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	85.2%	32nd	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.0%	9th	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	38th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	8.0%	3rd	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.3%	13th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.8%	8th	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	30th	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	80.9%	22nd	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Whitman County	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	49.0%	34th	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.8%	16th	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Whitman County	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	19,435	25th	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	40.7%	1st	25.7%	25.9%
Households	16,187	24th	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	47.4%	39th	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$187,600	25th	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	2.4	29th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	283	12th	28,118	829,658

Income Demographics
	Whitman County	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$20,226	35th	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$35,409	39th	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	30.3%	1st	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Whitman County	Rank	Washington	US
Non-farm private establishments	814	27th	173,511	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	9,183	23rd	2,355,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,531	28th	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$271,057	26th	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,598	31st	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$48,955	25th	$12,389,422	$613,795,732