Demographics of Walla Walla city, Washington

Walla Walla city, Washington had 34,058 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −216 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Walla Walla city, in four figures

34,058
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 33,925 ±24.; −0.6%
Change since July 2020: −216 people.; 37.4 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,748 ±$5,492
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Walla Walla city, Washington's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Walla Walla city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Walla Walla city, Washington's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Walla Walla city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	34,274	100.0	100.0
2021	33,854	98.8	100.2
2022	33,790	98.6	100.7
2023	33,712	98.4	101.6
2024	33,917	99.0	102.5
2025	34,058	99.4	103.1

Population of Walla Walla city, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	34,274	—
2021	33,854	−420
2022	33,790	−64
2023	33,712	−78
2024	33,917	+205
2025	34,058	+141

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±1.9: for men 37.1 ±1.7 and for women 38.0 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Walla Walla city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	1,170 ±236	3.4% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,315 ±435	15.7% ±1.3	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,583 ±548	13.5% ±1.6	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,077 ±564	26.8% ±1.7	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,370 ±509	21.7% ±1.5	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,410 ±512	18.9% ±1.5	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,748 ±$5,492, and income per person $35,638 ±$2,095, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Walla Walla city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	2,580 ±410	19.7% ±3.1	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,282 ±413	17.4% ±3.1	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,456 ±431	18.8% ±3.2	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,835 ±414	14.0% ±3.1	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,822 ±290	13.9% ±2.2	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,088 ±222	8.3% ±1.7	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,021 ±252	7.8% ±1.9	18.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Walla Walla city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	4,364 ±753	14.3% ±2.5	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	990 ±285	15.4% ±4.1	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,077 ±436	12.8% ±2.6	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,297 ±280	16.5% ±3.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Walla Walla city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Walla Walla city	Washington	United States
Housing units	14,237 ±321	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±1.8	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.1% ±1.9	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.1% ±3.2	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.9% ±3.8	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$393,600 ±$17,424	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,323 ±$137	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±5	1985 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Walla Walla city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,731 ±561	25.7% ±1.7	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,037 ±625	65.0% ±1.8	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	807 ±178	2.4% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	663 ±169	2.0% ±0.5	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	68 to 204	0.2% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	16 to 224	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 186	0% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,341 ±284	4.0% ±0.8	6.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Walla Walla city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	16,482 ±926	48.6% ±2.7	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,200 ±815	38.9% ±2.4	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,121 ±453	3.3% ±1.3	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,122 ±523	9.2% ±1.5	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,616 ±313	4.8% ±0.9	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,506 ±450	4.4% ±1.3	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Walla Walla city among the places of Washington

41st of 194 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Places of Washington near Walla Walla city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wenatchee city	35,484 ±37
Mount Vernon city	35,377 ±43
Graham CDP	35,079 ±2,310
University Place city	34,911 ±42
Spanaway CDP	34,019 ±1,862
Walla Walla city	33,925 ±24
Des Moines city	32,823 ±46
SeaTac city	32,414 ±74
Pullman city	32,229 ±45
Orchards CDP	29,438 ±2,261
Maple Valley city	28,287 ±47

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Walla Walla city, Washington

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Washington by poverty rate
No. 15 Places in Washington by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 43 Places in Washington by median age
No. 82 Places in Washington by foreign-born share
No. 97 Places in Washington by homeownership rate
No. 128 Places in Washington by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026