Washington Profile

Total Population: 6,664,195
Capital: Olympia

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Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	82%
	African American	3%
	Native American	2%
	Asian	5%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	8%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	35.3
	Males	34.4
	Females	36.3

Vs. National Median Age

Males by Age			Females by Age
	Under 20	15%		Under 20:	14%
	20 to 40	15%		20 to 40:	14%
	40 to 60	14%		40 to 60:	14%
	Over 60	7%		Over 60:	8%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Annual Change
2000	5,894,143	N/A
2001	5,987,785	1.59%
2002	6,056,187	1.14%
2003	6,113,262	0.94%
2004	6,184,289	1.16%
2005	6,261,282	1.24%
2006	6,372,243	1.77%
2007	6,464,979	1.46%
2008	6,566,073	1.56%
2009	6,664,195	1.49%

Vs. National Change Rate

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	355
2002	345
2003	347
2004	344
2005	346
2006	346
2007	333
2008	331
2009	331
2010	314

Vs. National Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	179	2,600	5,934	12,545
2002	184	2,734	5,797	12,249
2003	184	2,864	5,718	12,510
2004	190	2,857	5,866	12,417
2005	205	2,811	5,788	12,941
2006	190	2,746	6,405	12,779
2007	173	2,629	6,053	12,691
2008	192	2,628	6,347	12,524
2009	179	2,539	6,699	12,639
2010	152	2,562	5,929	12,458

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	4,797
2002	4,761
2003	4,755
2004	4,849
2005	4,893
2006	4,480
2007	4,031
2008	3,758
2009	3,667
2010	3,707

Vs. National Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	53,024	195,133	39,077
2002	54,948	193,526	40,493
2003	58,268	192,657	40,619
2004	60,632	196,972	43,233
2005	60,343	198,031	49,287
2006	58,307	182,327	45,899
2007	52,704	170,403	37,622
2008	52,478	165,339	28,331
2009	52,791	167,897	23,680
2010	55,164	168,360	25,729

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