Whitman County, Washington (WA)

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• • 39,09077.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,5199.0%Asian alone
  • 3,2856.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,9883.9%Two or more races
  • 1,1472.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1490.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1140.2%Some other race alone
  • 820.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 30
• Thefts: 56
• Auto thefts: 10

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 65
• Auto thefts: 7

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,569 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,021 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Whitman County is $449 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $583 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $823 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pullman, Colfax, Rock Lake, Steptoe, Palouse, Tekoa, Rosalia, Garfield, Endicott, Albion.

2018 air pollution in Whitman County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 5.6 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Barnes County, North Dakota , Cascade County, Montana , Griggs County, North Dakota , Kidder County, North Dakota , Nez Perce County, Idaho , Richland County, North Dakota .

Current college students: 15,058
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 51.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,989 (22.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4,2662010 or later
• 1,1252000 to 2009
• 8851990 to 1999
• 4611980 to 1989
• 2031970 to 1979
• 190Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,517
• One, attached: 901
• Two: 1,067
• 3 or 4: 1,172
• 5 to 9: 2,533
• 10 to 19: 2,941
• 20 to 49: 1,259
• 50 or more: 730
• Mobile homes: 1,354
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Housing units in Whitman County with a mortgage: 4,643 (34 second mortgage, 406 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,484

Religion statistics for Whitman County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Whitman County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Washington Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4481-WA: March 22, 2020, FEMA Id: 4481, Natural disaster type: Other
• Washington Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: November 12, 2015 to November 21, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4249: January 15, 2016, FEMA Id: 4249, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Washington Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow, Incident Period: December 12, 2008 to January 05, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1825: March 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1825, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
• Washington Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3227: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3227, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Washington Severe Winter Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 1996 to February 10, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1159: January 17, 1997, FEMA Id: 1159, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Washington Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 1996 to February 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1100: February 09, 1996, FEMA Id: 1100, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Washington Fires, Incident Period: October 16, 1991 to October 24, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-922: November 13, 1991, FEMA Id: 922, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Washington Heavy Rains, Flooding, Mudslides, Incident Period: March 08, 1989 to March 17, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-822: April 14, 1989, FEMA Id: 822, Natural disaster type: Mudslide, Flood, Heavy Rain
• Washington VOLCANIC ERUPTION, MT. ST. HELENS, Incident Period: May 21, 1980, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-623: May 21, 1980, FEMA Id: 623, Natural disaster type: Volcanic Eruption
• Washington SEVERE STORMS,MUDSLIDES, FLOODING, Incident Period: December 10, 1977, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-545: December 10, 1977, FEMA Id: 545, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

10.58% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,293 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.97% relocated from other counties in Washington ($15,573 average AGI)
5.62% relocated from other states ($24,721 average AGI)

Whitman County:	5.62%
Washington average:	3.93%

from Spokane County, WA	1.04% ($37,281 average AGI)
from Latah County, ID	0.99% ($50,872)
from King County, WA	0.89% ($34,874)
from Pierce County, WA	0.42% ($23,518)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.26% ($35,771)
from Benton County, WA	0.25% ($30,545)
from Clark County, WA	0.22% ($29,172)

14.63% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,536 average adjusted gross income)

2.23% of residents moved to foreign countries ($7,086 average AGI)

Whitman County:	2.23%
Washington average:	0.13%

6.28% relocated to other counties in Washington ($14,748 average AGI)
6.13% relocated to other states ($20,702 average AGI)

Whitman County:	6.13%
Washington average:	2.89%

to Spokane County, WA	1.35% ($43,558 average AGI)
to King County, WA	1.31% ($30,408)
to Latah County, ID	0.98% ($45,949)
to Pierce County, WA	0.44% ($23,177)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.38% ($30,870)
to Clark County, WA	0.34% ($40,625)
to Asotin County, WA	0.30% ($36,238)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 5.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Whitman County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,852 (3,177 living alone), Female householders: 8,679 (2,854 living alone)

• 7,137 spouses (7,022 opposite-sex spouses), 1,013 unmarried partners, (939 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,789 children (8,175 natural, 400 adopted, 216 stepchildren), 273 grandchildren, 326 brothers or sisters, 311 parents, 33 foster children, 170 other relatives, 6,940 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 7,013

Size of family households: 4,772 2-persons, 1,734 3-persons, 1,436 4-persons, 635 5-persons, 166 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,057 1-person, 2,462 2-persons, 781 3-persons, 200 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

5,495 married couples with children.
1,710 single-parent households (663 men, 1,047 women).

84.1% of residents of Whitman speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
5.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $282,084,000 ($7,026 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $19,928,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $65,487,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,403,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $32,412,000
Federal grants: $113,148,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,813,000 ($3,482,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,822,000 ($1,183,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,492,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,658,000
Federal Government insurance: $71,621,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-72 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.32 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Whitman County, Washington
• 9872014 or later
• 1,1402010 to 2013
• 2,3412000 to 2009
• 3,1741990 to 1999
• 1,8861980 to 1989
• 3,1251970 to 1979
• 2,3261960 to 1969
• 1,4481950 to 1959
• 9351940 to 1949
• 3,8741939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Whitman County, Washington

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitman County, Washington
• 471 room
• 122 rooms
• 2413 rooms
• 6094 rooms
• 1,2805 rooms
• 1,4056 rooms
• 1,1967 rooms
• 1,1628 rooms
• 2,1319+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitman County, Washington
• 5391 room
• 1,3452 rooms
• 2,5463 rooms
• 2,9244 rooms
• 1,4585 rooms
• 7606 rooms
• 3117 rooms
• 2558 rooms
• 3119+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Whitman County, Washington

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitman County, Washington
• 50no bedroom
• 2511 bedroom
• 1,3362 bedrooms
• 3,4983 bedrooms
• 1,9864 bedrooms
• 9595+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitman County, Washington
• 579no bedroom
• 2,2411 bedroom
• 4,8052 bedrooms
• 2,0043 bedrooms
• 4984 bedrooms
• 2495+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Whitman County, Washington in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Whitman County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 224no vehicle
• 1,8201 vehicle
• 3,2422 vehicles
• 1,8333 vehicles
• 6254 vehicles
• 3555+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Whitman County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,483no vehicle
• 4,7581 vehicle
• 3,0182 vehicles
• 8743 vehicles
• 1164 vehicles
• 1395+ vehicles

63.6% of Whitman County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Washington.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 25,458
• Other state: 18,301
• Northeast: 1,186
• Midwest: 2,427
• South: 2,610
• West: 12,151

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 352
• Number of aged recipients: 24
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 328
• Number of recipients under 18: 43
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 254
• Number of recipients older than 64: 55
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 139
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 191

Whitman County on our top lists:

• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"