Garfield County, Washington Demographics

Garfield County is 1st in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - White

Garfield County is 2nd in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Garfield County is 3rd in Washington out of 39 other counties in Female residents

Garfield County is 3rd in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Garfield County is 7th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Garfield County is 8th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Home ownership rate

Garfield County is 17th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Asian

Garfield County is 18th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income per capita

Garfield County is 18th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income per household

Garfield County is 20th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Garfield County	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	2,228	39th	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	710.7	33rd	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3.2	39th	101.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Garfield County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	3.9%	36th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.9%	31st	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	23.1%	7th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Garfield County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	94.4%	3rd	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.6%	20th	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Garfield County	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	95.7%	1st	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.1%	39th	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	39th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.8%	17th	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	39th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.1%	36th	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	32nd	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	92.0%	2nd	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Garfield County	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	51.3%	3rd	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.8%	29th	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Garfield County	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	1,223	39th	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.6%	36th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	959	39th	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.5%	8th	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$131,600	39th	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	2.3	33rd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	3	38th	28,118	829,658

Income Demographics
	Garfield County	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$25,181	18th	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$47,379	18th	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.9%	26th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Garfield County	Rank	Washington	US
Non-farm private establishments	45	39th	173,511	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	334	39th	2,355,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	97	39th	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$11,673	39th	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,582	33rd	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$523	39th	$12,389,422	$613,795,732