5th Congressional District Profile*
Counties: Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman.
| Land Area: 17,676 square miles | ||
| Total Population**: 690,203 | ||
| Population per square mile**: 39.05 |
| District 5 Demographics (updated in American Community Survey 2007)** | ||||
| Age Distribution: | ||||
| Under 5 years | 6.1% | |||
| 5-14 | 12.7% | |||
| 15-24 | 16.3% | |||
| 25-44 | 25.9% | |||
| 45-59 | 20.8% | |||
| 60-74 | 11.4% | |||
| 75-84 | 4.8% | |||
| 85 and over | 2.0% | |||
| Median age in years | 36.4 | |||
| Race and Hispanic Origin: | ||||
| White | 634,610 | |||
| Black | 14,842 | |||
| American Indian | 24,791 | |||
| Asian | 19,908 | |||
| Hawaiian | 2,405 | |||
| Other race | 15,771 | |||
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 36,695 | |||
| Major Cities -- population (10,000 population or more in 2000 ) | ||||
| Spokane | 205,559 | |||
| Walla Walla | 29,686 | |||
| Pullman | 24,675 | |||
Members of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) in District 5 (depository year):
Community Colleges, Colleges, Technical Colleges, and Universities in District 5
District 5 County Information
Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane (Since 1979)
Spokane Public Library, Spokane (Since 1910)
Washington State University, Pullman (1907)
Whitman College, Walla Walla (Since 1890)
ITT Technical Institute, Spokane
Gonzaga University, Spokane
Spokane Community College
Spokane Falls Community College
Walla Walla College, College Place
Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla
Washington State University, Pullman
Washington State University, Spokane
Whitman College, Walla Walla
Whitworth College, Spokane
County
Square miles
Population
Median age
% male
Median household income
Adams
1,894
16,428
29.6
51.1
$33,888
Asotin**
633
21,027
40.5
47.6
$40,049
Columbia
853
4,064
42.4
48.8
$33,500
Ferry
2,202
7,260
40.0
51.8
$30,388
Garfield
709
2,397
43.0
49.5
$33,398
Lincoln
2,306
10,184
42.8
49.6
$35,255
Pend Oreille
1,402
11,732
41.9
50.1
$31,677
Spokane**
1,758
448,018
36.1
49.2
$44,694
Stevens**
2,481
41,321
41.6
49.2
$39,474
Walla Walla**
1,262
57,541
35.2
50.8
$42,269
Whitman**
2,153
44,344
24.9
50.8
$32,083
District 5 (overall)**
17,676
690,203
36.4
49.4
$42,244
Occupations by county (% of civilian employed population 16 years and over)
| County | Management, Professional & Related | Service | Sales & Office | Farming, Fishing & Forestry | Construction, Extraction, Maintenance | Production, transportation, material moving |
| Adams | 25.2 | 13.3 | 17.7 | 16.1 | 9.6 | 18.1 |
| Asotin** | 30.4 | 19.4 | 23.6 | .6 | 5.2 | 20.8 |
| Columbia | 31.6 | 18.2 | 21.6 | 5.0 | 10.9 | 12.7 |
| Ferry | 33.1 | 16.8 | 21.7 | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 |
| Garfield | 39.5 | 12.8 | 24.4 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 11.8 |
| Lincoln | 37.0 | 15.9 | 22.8 | 4.3 | 11.2 | 8.8 |
| Pend Oreille | 26.8 | 17.5 | 20.7 | 2.5 | 13.3 | 19.2 |
| Spokane** | 34.4 | 18.0 | 27.6 | .2 | 8.1 | 11.7 |
| Stevens** | 25.0 | 18.7 | 24.7 | 2.4 | 14.6. | 14.5 |
| Walla Walla** | 34.6 | 21.2 | 25.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 7.7 |
| Whitman** | 49.4 | 17.9 | 19.9 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 6.9 |
* 2000 decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau
** American Community Survey (2005-2007 data) and Population Estimates Porgram, U.S. Census Bureau
More Congressional District 5 Census Information
Marilyn VonSeggern
09/09