Orchards, WA

Census Place

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

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.

Population & Diversity

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.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Orchards, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Orchards, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.2k ± 1.78k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.33k ± 1.2k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.75k ± 451

16.7%

Hispanic Population

4.91k people

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.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
247,954 ± 12,030 people
India
116,227 ± 8,308 people
China
94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

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.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Orchards, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
501 ± 207
Vietnam
447 ± 275
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.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Orchards, WA.

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).

Employment

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.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

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.

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).

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.

Housing

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.

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%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Orchards, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Orchards, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.9%)
Worked At Home (15.2%)
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.

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.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Orchards, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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