2024 population: 62,068 ( 519 from 2020)
Land area: 1270.0 square miles
Population density: 48.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	42,167	67.94%	4.1%
Black:	1,109	1.79%	5.1%
Indian:	424	0.68%	12.8%
Asian:	1,388	2.24%	6.4%
2+ races:	1,539	2.48%	4.4%
Hispanic:	15,441	24.88%	8.8%

Total non-White:	19,901	32.06%	6.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,273	9.1
Deaths:	3,027	12.1
Net Migration:	-400	-1.6
Net Immigration:	669	2.7

Change in White population:	-1,800	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,281	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
62,587
43,967	70.25%
1,169	1.87%
486	0.78%
1,305	2.09%
1,474	2.36%
14,186	22.67%
18,620	29.75%

2010
62,859
47,253	75.17%
1,016	1.62%
499	0.79%
929	1.48%
1,252	1.99%
11,847	18.85%
15,606	24.83%

2000
59,244
47,187	79.65%
878	1.48%
433	0.73%
733	1.24%
997	1.68%
8,912	15.04%
12,057	20.35%

1990
52,463
45,592	86.90%
680	1.30%
302	0.58%
646	1.23%
n/a
5,243	9.99%
6,871	13.10%

1980
51,492
47,036	91.35%
718	1.39%
514	1.00%
527	1.02%
n/a
2,666	5.18%
4,456	8.65%

1970
46,615
44,067	94.53%
469	1.01%
173	0.37%
228	0.49%
n/a
1,546	3.32%
2,548	5.47%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
6,100	9.7
5,258	8.4
1,027	1.6
136	0.2

-3,286	-5.2
3,014	4.8

Number	Rate
2000's
6,900	11.6
5,387	9.1
1,027	1.7
1,645	2.8

66	0.1
3,549	6.0

Number	Rate
1990's
7,595	14.5
5,614	10.7
1,589	3.0
2,264	4.3

1,595	3.0
5,186	9.9

Number	Rate
1980's
7,228	14.0
5,288	10.3
-1,044	-2.0
n/a

-1,444	-2.8
2,415	4.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,194	6.9
n/a

2,969	6.4
1,908	4.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.0
12,715	20.5%
49,353	79.5%
11,990	19.3%

22,978
2.50

14,526	63.2%
11,402	78.5%
1,381	9.5%
8,452	36.8%

2010
Number	Percent
37.5
14,063	22.4%
48,796	77.6%
9,715	15.5%

23,481
2.48

15,288	65.1%
11,817	77.3%
1,443	9.4%
8,193	34.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
14,411	24.3%
44,833	75.7%
8,880	15.0%

21,338
2.52

14,500	68.0%
11,775	81.2%
1,277	8.8%
6,838	32.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
12,976	24.7%
39,487	75.3%
8,361	15.9%

19,172
2.50

13,106	68.4%
11,044	84.3%
1,068	8.1%
6,066	31.6%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
12,987	25.2%
38,505	74.8%
7,193	14.0%

18,451
2.56

13,136	71.2%
11,353	86.4%
809	6.2%
5,315	28.8%

2022 Housing Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	889	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,415	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	982	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	878	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	663	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	939	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,006	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	957	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	878	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,975	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,091	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,303	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,930	8.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,675	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,723	7.5%
$200,000 or more	1,674	7.3%

Median Household Income	66,635
Per Capita Income	34,476

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,275	5.5%
Public Assistance	624	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,880	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	19,740	65.8%
Unemployed	986	3.3%
In Armed Forces	47	0.2%

Total Labor Force	20,773	69.2%
Not in Labor Force	9,235	30.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	8,656	7,553	53.4%
Non-Profit	1,248	1,685	42.6%
Self-Employed	1,917	1,560	55.1%

Local Government	1,002	1,015	49.7%
State Government	716	1,006	41.6%
Federal Government	627	475	56.9%

Total Private + Self	10,573	9,113	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,593	4,181	46.2%
Total	14,166	13,294	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	17.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,655	13.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	5,612	20.4%
Professional, Technical	6,215	22.6%
Service Occupations	5,997	21.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	941	3.4%
All others	6,020	21.9%

White Collar		56.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	4,356	15.8%
Retail trade	3,405	12.4%
Educational services	3,370	12.3%
Accommodation and food services	2,527	9.2%
Manufacturing	2,193	8.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,817	6.6%
Public administration	1,693	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,415	5.1%
Construction	1,189	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	1,173	4.3%
Other services	999	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	811	2.9%
Finance and insurance	794	2.9%
Wholesale trade	514	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	335	1.2%
Information	288	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	286	1.0%
Utilities	266	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	34	0.1%
Management	34	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,136	17.92%
Puerto Rican	348	0.56%
Cuban	52	0.08%
Dominican	79	0.13%

Total Central American	835	1.34%
Costa Rican	152	0.24%
Guatemalan	114	0.18%
Honduran	44	0.07%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	525	0.84%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	392	0.63%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	51	0.08%
Colombian	165	0.27%
Ecuadorian	42	0.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	131	0.21%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	3	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,015	1.63%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	324	0.52%
Filipino	228	0.37%
Korean	135	0.22%
Indian	96	0.15%
Vietnamese	87	0.14%
Japanese	72	0.12%
Taiwanese	57	0.09%
Thai	8	0.01%
Indonesian	6	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	47,551	80.5%
Spanish	9,456	16.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	566	1.0%
Chinese	279	0.5%
German, other Germanic	274	0.5%
Other Indo-European	200	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	153	0.3%
Other Asian	146	0.2%
Other	132	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	11,199	18.0%
English	7,759	12.5%
Irish	6,489	10.4%
American	3,436	5.5%
Norwegian	2,189	3.5%
Italian	1,948	3.1%
Scottish	1,897	3.1%
French	1,846	3.0%
Swedish	1,499	2.4%
European	1,466	2.4%
Dutch	938	1.5%
Scandinavian	925	1.5%
Danish	820	1.3%
Russian	707	1.1%
Welsh	669	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	59,184	95.2%
Not a citizen	2,966	4.8%

Native	55,933	90.0%
Foreign-born	6,217	10.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,868	4.6%	2,662	6.5%	8,957	21.9%	15,228	37.2%	6,937	16.9%	5,295	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,868	4.6%
9-12 Years	2,662	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	8,957	21.9%
Some College	15,228	37.2%
Bach. Degree	6,937	16.9%
Grad Degree	5,295	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	47,638	44,398	3,240	6.8%
1991	47,556	43,846	3,710	7.8%
1992	49,152	45,156	3,996	8.1%
1993	49,856	46,402	3,454	6.9%
1994	50,854	47,794	3,060	6.0%
1995	52,264	48,972	3,292	6.3%
1996	53,318	49,586	3,732	7.0%
1997	54,236	50,880	3,356	6.2%
1998	55,156	51,600	3,556	6.4%
1999	55,110	51,458	3,652	6.6%

2000	55,116	51,748	3,368	6.1%
2001	55,418	51,786	3,632	6.6%
2002	56,712	52,852	3,860	6.8%
2003	57,682	53,626	4,056	7.0%
2004	58,236	54,490	3,746	6.4%
2005	57,836	54,278	3,558	6.2%
2006	57,474	54,118	3,356	5.8%
2007	58,272	55,200	3,072	5.3%
2008	60,854	57,762	3,092	5.1%
2009	61,036	57,182	3,854	6.3%

2010	59,950	55,622	4,328	7.2%
2011	58,764	54,548	4,216	7.2%
2012	58,966	54,944	4,022	6.8%
2013	56,808	52,850	3,958	7.0%
2014	56,840	53,444	3,396	6.0%
2015	56,112	52,918	3,194	5.7%
2016	57,468	54,412	3,056	5.3%
2017	57,718	54,906	2,812	4.9%
2018	58,726	55,998	2,728	4.6%
2019	60,246	57,312	2,934	4.9%

2020	60,330	56,192	4,138	6.9%
2021	60,790	57,828	2,962	4.9%
2022	61,446	58,612	2,834	4.6%
2023	60,040	57,548	2,492	4.2%
2024	58,654	56,174	2,480	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	25,032
Median Value	$331,600

Occupied	22,978	91.8%
Vacant	2,054	8.2%

Owned	15,200	66.2%
Rented	7,778	33.8%
Median Rent	$1,044

Single-Family Units	18,381	73.4%
Detached	17,288	69.1%
Attached	1,093	4.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,342	13.4%
Mobile Homes	1,576	6.3%

Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area