Washington, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

32,348

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.5

0.773% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.47%

22.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$91,853

2.3% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$570,400

Population & Diversity

Washington, UT is home to a population of 32.3k people, from which 98.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.18% of Washington, UT residents were born outside of the country (1.35k people).

In 2024, there were 16.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.1k people) in Washington, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.62k Other (Hispanic) and 1.27k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2024 Citizenship

97.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of Washington, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Washington, UT was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Washington, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
26.1k ± 933
Other (Hispanic)
1.62k ± 885
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.27k ± 493

13.5%

Hispanic Population

4.37k people

13.5% of the people in Washington, UT are hispanic (4.37k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Washington, UT 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 Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

4.18%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.35k people

5.22%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.6k people

As of 2024, 4.18% of Washington, UT residents (1.35k 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 Washington, UT was 5.22%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
668 ± 187
Gulf War (1990s)
145 ± 69
Korea
95 ± 80

Washington, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.61 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Washington, UT.

Economy

The economy of Washington, UT employs 14.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Washington, UT were Retail Trade (2,217 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,001 people), and Construction (1,651 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($100,913), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,691), and Information ($96,786).

Employment

Occupations

14.6k

2024 Value

± 1,238

3.03%

1 Year growth

± 11.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Washington, UT grew at a rate of 3.03%, from 14.2k employees to 14.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Washington, UT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,394 people), Management Occupations (1,821 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,542 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Washington, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (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

14.6k

2024 Value

± 1,238

3.03%

1 Year growth

± 11.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Washington, UT grew at a rate of 3.03%, from 14.2k employees to 14.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Washington, UT, are Retail Trade (2,217 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,001 people), and Construction (1,651 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Washington, UT, though some of these residents may live in Washington, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,400

Median earning men ± $8,738

$34,620

Median earning women ± $7,789

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($97,321), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($89,479), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,694).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($52,115), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,214), and Construction ($43,068).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Washington, UT was $570,400 in 2024, which is 1.71 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $511,100 to $570,400, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Washington, UT is 74.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Washington, UT have an average commute time of 18.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Washington, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$570,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,222

$8,583

Median Property Taxes

±$804

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 Washington, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.6%

Homeownership

2024

70.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.6% of the housing units in Washington, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Washington, UT 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.

$91,853

Median Household Income

± $12,506

11.5k

Number of Households

± 989

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.5k households in Washington, UT declined from $91,853 from the previous year's value of $94,015.

The following chart displays the households in Washington, UT 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 Washington, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.8%)
Worked At Home (12.9%)
Carpooled (11.3%)

In 2024, 72.8% of workers in Washington, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.9%) and those who carpooled to work (11.3%).

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

18.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Washington, UT have a shorter commute time (18.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.72% of the workforce in Washington, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.47% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Washington, UT (1.77k out of 32.3k 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 Males 75+, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Washington, UT is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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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