Whitman County vs. Columbia County

	Whitman County (WA)	Columbia County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	49,791	4,059
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.2%	-0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	44,778	4,078
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	44,776	4,078
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.2%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.0%	18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.4%	27.9%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	51.2%
White alone, percent	83.9%	91.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.4%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	8.4%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	1.9%
Two or More Races, percent	4.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.6%	7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.4%	84.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,153	462
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.9%	7.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,011	2,173
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	43.1%	68.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$208,200	$170,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,426	$1,284
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$446	$418
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$776	$740
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	40.2%	7.7%
Building permits, 2018	264	4
Households, 2014-2018	17,910	1,758
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	2.23
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	61.8%	84.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	15.1%	8.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.7%	86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.9%	79.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.2%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	49.5%	24.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	13.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.2%	6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	55.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.3%	49.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,120	3,153
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	333,569	30,494
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,157	$7,633
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.7	20.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,163	$51,111
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,585	$31,206
Persons in poverty, percent	25.4%	13.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	837	114
Total employment, 2017	10,552	858
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	456,381	38,093
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	8.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,197	230
All firms, 2012	2,522	376
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,155	142
Women-owned firms, 2012	787	191
Minority-owned firms, 2012	268	51
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,127	312
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,055	348
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.7	4.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,159.09	868.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Whitman county (WA) and Columbia county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.