Walla Walla County, Washington

Walla Walla County has a population of 62,161 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $408,900, about 5.5 times the county's median household income of $74,202.

Home price
$408,900
Income
$74,202
Population
62,161
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$408,900county
Median gross rent$1,218county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198060.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,492county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,550county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,181county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,118county
Home insurance / yr$1,753(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living114.1(statewide)
Median household income$74,202county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate12.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.5%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government19.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.3%county
Economic output per resident$73,726county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.85%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.57%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time15.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service5.2 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport36873county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station35 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.2%county
Traffic deaths17.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher29.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.5%county
Public schools in the county30county
Public school enrollment8444county
Students per full-time teacher16.9county
Free lunch eligible63.0%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools6county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public33.3%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians101county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter12.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity18.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population62,161county
Land area in square miles1,270county
People per square mile of land48.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores15county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store26.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract19.3%county
Population change since 2020-0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.0%county
Share of households that are one person33.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.5%county
Second languages19.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls40.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents118county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in1,491county
Households that moved away1,519county
Average income of arriving households$89,836county
Average income of departing households$62,371county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year163county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.2%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation13.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F43 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing60 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days192 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 12county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$131county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.1¢county
Household electricity use1,181 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity57.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas36.6%county
Homes heated by propane2.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk64.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk23.5county
Landslide risk69.6county
Hail risk41.5county
Earthquake risk90.6county
Tornado risk11.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk81.5county
Winter weather risk75.7county
Strong wind risk34.9county
Wildfire risk83.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Walla Walla County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Washington figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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