Orchards, WA

Census Place

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2024 Population
29,438
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
35.3
1.44% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.5%
3.32% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$100,146
3.36% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$461,700
5.63% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
14,522
0.725% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Orchards, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.6% of the residents in Orchards, WA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Orchards, WA was $461,700, and the homeownership rate was 66.3%.

Most people in Orchards, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Orchards, WA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Orchards, WA is home to a population of 29.4k people, from which 93.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 14.3% of Orchards, WA residents were born outside of the country (4.21k people).

In 2024, there were 8.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.2k people) in Orchards, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.33k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.75k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

93.6%
2024 Citizenship
93.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.6% of Orchards, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Orchards, WA was 93.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Orchards, WA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    20.2k ± 1.78k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.33k ± 1.2k
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.75k ± 451
16.7%
Hispanic Population
4.91k people

In 2024, there were 8.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.2k people) in Orchards, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.33k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.75k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.7% of the people in Orchards, WA are hispanic (4.91k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Orchards, WA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    248,556 ± 12,042 people
  2. India
    107,324 ± 7,987 people
  3. China
    89,838 ± 7,316 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 248,556 Washington residents, followed by India with 107,324 and China with 89,838.

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Foreign-Born Population

14.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.21k people
14.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.37k people

As of 2024, 14.3% of Orchards, WA residents (4.21k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Orchards, WA was 14.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    501 ± 207
  2. Vietnam
    447 ± 275
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    443 ± 249

Orchards, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Orchards, WA employs 14.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Orchards, WA were Manufacturing (2,007 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,890 people), and Retail Trade (1,734 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($91,183), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($74,649), and Transportation & Warehousing ($74,643).

Occupations

14.5k
2024 Value
± 1,041
−0.725%
1 Year decline
± 9.98%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Orchards, WA declined at a rate of −0.725%, from 14.6k employees to 14.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Orchards, WA, are Management Occupations (1,609 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,555 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,158 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Orchards, WA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

14.5k
2024 Value
± 1,041
−0.725%
1 Year decline
± 9.98%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Orchards, WA declined at a rate of −0.725%, from 14.6k employees to 14.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Orchards, WA, are Manufacturing (2,007 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,890 people), and Retail Trade (1,734 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Orchards, WA, though some of these residents may live in Orchards, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$66,579
Median earning men ± $4,946
$41,516
Median earning women ± $4,887

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($92,283), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($81,750), and Public Administration ($80,987).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($70,977), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,433), and Manufacturing ($48,214).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.62%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Orchards, WA was $461,700 in 2024, which is 1.39 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $437,100 to $461,700, a 5.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Orchards, WA is 66.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Orchards, WA have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Orchards, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$461,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,676
$6,743
Median Property Taxes
±$652

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Orchards, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Orchards, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

66.3%
Homeownership
2024
65.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 66.3% of the housing units in Orchards, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.5%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$100,146
Median Household Income
± $9,886
10.2k
Number of Households
± 825

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.2k households in Orchards, WA grew to $100,146 from the previous year's value of $96,893.

The following chart displays the households in Orchards, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Orchards, WA is from Washington.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Washington
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2023, the income inequality in Washington was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.2%)
  3. Carpooled (9.08%)

In 2024, 72.9% of workers in Orchards, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.08%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Orchards, WA have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.5% of the workforce in Orchards, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Orchards, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Orchards, WA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Orchards, WA (3.08k out of 29.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Orchards, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.1% of the population of Orchards, WA has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 21.6% on Medicaid, 8.51% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 1.39% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.9% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

7.86%
Uninsured
47.2%
Employer Coverage
21.6%
Medicaid
8.51%
Medicare
13.4%
Non-Group
1.39%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Orchards, WA declined by 4.35% from 8.22% to 7.86%.

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