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
58,781
43,604	74.18%
1,004	1.71%
452	0.77%
892	1.52%
1,182	2.01%
11,593	19.72%
15,177	25.82%

2000
55,180
43,502	78.84%
869	1.57%
399	0.72%
715	1.30%
937	1.70%
8,654	15.68%
11,678	21.16%

1990
48,439
42,077	86.87%
680	1.40%
278	0.57%
640	1.32%
n/a
4,764	9.84%
6,362	13.13%

1980
47,435
43,058	90.77%
718	1.51%
485	1.02%
509	1.07%
n/a
2,634	5.55%
4,377	9.23%

1970
42,176
40,111	95.10%
469	1.11%
167	0.40%
224	0.53%
n/a
1,077	2.55%
2,065	4.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
6,100	10.4
5,258	8.9
1,027	1.7
136	0.2

363	0.6
3,443	5.9

Number	Rate
2000's
6,570	11.9
4,943	9.0
969	1.8
1,596	2.9

102	0.2
3,499	6.3

Number	Rate
1990's
7,132	14.7
5,110	10.5
1,458	3.0
2,189	4.5

1,425	2.9
5,316	11.0

Number	Rate
1980's
6,663	14.0
4,760	10.0
-1,011	-2.1
n/a

-981	-2.1
1,985	4.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,659	8.7
n/a

2,947	7.0
2,312	5.5

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):

2024
Number	Percent
38.5
12,787	20.6%
49,281	79.4%
12,409	20.0%

23,447
2.44

14,302	61.0%
11,363	79.5%
1,208	8.4%
9,145	39.0%

2010
Number	Percent
73.3
-32,301	-55.0%
91,082	155.0%
17,556	29.9%

43,438
2.50

28,264	65.1%
21,782	77.1%
2,696	9.5%
15,174	34.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.0
13,437	24.4%
41,743	75.6%
8,116	14.7%

19,650
2.54

13,354	68.0%
10,817	81.0%
1,186	8.9%
6,296	32.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
11,957	24.7%
36,482	75.3%
7,600	15.7%

17,589
2.50

12,030	68.4%
10,181	84.6%
950	7.9%
5,559	31.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
11,903	25.1%
35,532	74.9%
6,466	13.6%

16,867
2.57

11,961	70.9%
10,282	86.0%
751	6.3%
4,906	29.1%

2024 Housing Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,115	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	757	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,154	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	954	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	684	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	742	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	837	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	937	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	620	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,794	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,240	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,479	14.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,264	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,665	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,969	8.4%
$200,000 or more	2,236	9.5%

Median Household Income	74,202
Per Capita Income	38,208

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,258	5.4%
Public Assistance	784	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,413	14.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	19,453	67.0%
Unemployed	1,152	4.0%
In Armed Forces	54	0.2%

Total Labor Force	20,659	71.2%
Not in Labor Force	8,366	28.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	8,998	7,514	54.5%
Non-Profit	1,131	1,933	36.9%
Self-Employed	1,622	1,235	56.8%

Local Government	1,184	1,061	52.7%
State Government	728	1,174	38.3%
Federal Government	793	389	67.1%

Total Private + Self	10,620	8,749	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,836	4,557	45.7%
Total	14,456	13,306	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	19.2%
Pct. Private + Self	69.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,973	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	5,113	18.4%
Professional, Technical	6,751	24.2%
Service Occupations	5,509	19.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	696	2.5%
All others	6,500	23.3%

White Collar		56.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	4,600	16.5%
Educational services	3,566	12.8%
Retail trade	3,469	12.5%
Accommodation and food services	2,624	9.4%
Construction	2,025	7.3%
Manufacturing	1,993	7.2%
Public administration	1,685	6.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,539	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	1,338	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,313	4.7%
Other services	767	2.8%
Finance and insurance	693	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	652	2.3%
Information	353	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	352	1.3%
Wholesale trade	339	1.2%
Utilities	260	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	233	0.8%
Management	38	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,955	19.23%
Puerto Rican	307	0.49%
Cuban	37	0.06%
Dominican	53	0.09%

Total Central American	667	1.07%
Costa Rican	19	0.03%
Guatemalan	87	0.14%
Honduran	22	0.04%
Nicaraguan	10	0.02%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	529	0.85%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	282	0.45%
Argentinean	5	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	56	0.09%
Colombian	69	0.11%
Ecuadorian	86	0.14%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	61	0.10%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	5	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,515	2.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	359	0.58%
Filipino	318	0.51%
Indian	95	0.15%
Japanese	88	0.14%
Vietnamese	77	0.12%
Korean	58	0.09%
Indonesian	16	0.03%
Taiwanese	16	0.03%
Laotian	11	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	47,340	80.1%
Spanish	10,262	17.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	296	0.5%
Chinese	220	0.4%
Other Asian	177	0.3%
Other Indo-European	163	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	161	0.3%
Tagalog	135	0.2%
Other	129	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	11,431	18.4%
English	9,626	15.5%
Irish	6,315	10.2%
American	3,073	4.9%
Norwegian	2,148	3.5%
French	1,994	3.2%
Scottish	1,720	2.8%
Italian	1,628	2.6%
Swedish	1,422	2.3%
European	1,416	2.3%
Dutch	913	1.5%
Danish	630	1.0%
Polish	625	1.0%
Scandinavian	535	0.9%
Welsh	526	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	58,867	94.7%
Not a citizen	3,294	5.3%

Native	56,241	90.5%
Foreign-born	5,920	9.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,941	4.7%	2,405	5.8%	9,945	24.1%	14,642	35.5%	6,689	16.2%	5,573	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,941	4.7%
9-12 Years	2,405	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,945	24.1%
Some College	14,642	35.5%
Bach. Degree	6,689	16.2%
Grad Degree	5,573	13.5%
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	25,422
Median Value	$408,900

Occupied	23,447	92.2%
Vacant	1,975	7.8%

Owned	15,236	65.0%
Rented	8,211	35.0%
Median Rent	$1,218

Single-Family Units	17,889	70.4%
Detached	16,828	66.2%
Attached	1,061	4.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,711	14.6%
Mobile Homes	1,876	7.4%

Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Walla Walla, WA Metro Area