Whitman County vs. Franklin County

	Whitman County (WA)	Franklin County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	49,791	94,347
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.2%	20.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	44,778	78,163
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	44,776	78,163
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.2%	9.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.0%	32.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.4%	9.2%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	48.3%
White alone, percent	83.9%	89.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.4%	2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	8.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	4.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.6%	53.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.4%	40.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,153	3,603
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.9%	22.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,011	28,647
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	43.1%	68.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$208,200	$187,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,426	$1,355
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$446	$436
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$776	$891
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	40.2%	17.7%
Building permits, 2018	264	616
Households, 2014-2018	17,910	26,316
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	3.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	61.8%	81.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	15.1%	48.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.7%	88.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.9%	79.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.2%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	49.5%	17.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.2%	11.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.3%	60.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,120	94,242
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	333,569	918,862
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,157	$10,704
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.7	21.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,163	$62,002
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,585	$23,373
Persons in poverty, percent	25.4%	13.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	837	1,590
Total employment, 2017	10,552	20,821
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	456,381	891,382
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,197	3,583
All firms, 2012	2,522	4,463
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,155	1,972
Women-owned firms, 2012	787	1,474
Minority-owned firms, 2012	268	1,238
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,127	2,879
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	156	405
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,055	3,628
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
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%	20.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.5%	28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.7	62.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,159.09	1,242.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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