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Median household income, Black householders in Washington

Washington ranks 6th of 51 states measured the same way. Below, every county in Washington, starting with where Black residents are doing best.

Median household income, Black householders
Washington$72,813
plus or minus $2,821
United States$55,157
plus or minus $255
All households in Washington: $98,141 (plus or minus $414). Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024.
Doing best San Juan County $118,854, plus or minus $25,334. Ranked 1st of 10 counties. What is San Juan County doing that works? Furthest to go: Spokane County, $54,583. See San Juan County ›

Where you live

Enter your ZIP code or street address to find your county below and the people who decide this for you, by name. SourceLine does not keep the address.

Ranked from doing best

Every county in Washington

10 ranked of 39
Margin of error
1 San Juan County $118,854 plus or minus $25,334 $84,800
2 Island County $101,127 plus or minus $24,284 $90,551
3 Kitsap County $97,603 plus or minus $17,291 $104,158
4 Thurston County $85,642 plus or minus $8,011 $96,563
5 Snohomish County $83,033 plus or minus $5,607 $111,246
6 Pierce County $78,591 plus or minus $6,734 $99,564
7 Clark County $73,065 plus or minus $16,290 $97,536
8 King County $68,221 plus or minus $3,493 $124,746
9 Cowlitz County $64,487 plus or minus $1,811 $76,531
10 Spokane County $54,583 plus or minus $8,749 $78,582
Not ranked Adams County Not published: too few people in the survey $66,136
Not ranked Asotin County Not published: too few people in the survey $72,283
Not ranked Benton County $92,390 Wide margin of error plus or minus $23,105 $89,874
Not ranked Chelan County $63,781 Wide margin of error plus or minus $27,865 $82,381
Not ranked Clallam County Not published: too few people in the survey $70,370
Not ranked Columbia County Not published: too few people in the survey $71,810
Not ranked Douglas County $126,000 Wide margin of error plus or minus $83,704 $80,363
Not ranked Ferry County Not published: too few people in the survey $55,614
Not ranked Franklin County $63,716 Wide margin of error plus or minus $44,149 $86,714
Not ranked Garfield County Not published: too few people in the survey $64,884
Not ranked Grant County $84,265 Wide margin of error plus or minus $28,389 $73,267
Not ranked Grays Harbor County $140,377 Wide margin of error plus or minus $64,817 $64,414
Not ranked Jefferson County Not published: too few people in the survey $74,048
Not ranked Kittitas County $15,288 Wide margin of error plus or minus $10,209 $73,804
Not ranked Klickitat County Not published: too few people in the survey $71,042
Not ranked Lewis County $78,015 Wide margin of error plus or minus $56,371 $74,796
Not ranked Lincoln County Not published: too few people in the survey $71,512
Not ranked Mason County Not published: too few people in the survey $83,270
Not ranked Okanogan County $54,911 Wide margin of error plus or minus $34,059 $63,207
Not ranked Pacific County Not published: too few people in the survey $67,081
Not ranked Pend Oreille County Not published: too few people in the survey $67,436
Not ranked Skagit County $92,684 Wide margin of error plus or minus $78,320 $89,263
Not ranked Skamania County Not published: too few people in the survey $93,265
Not ranked Stevens County $42,500 Wide margin of error plus or minus $22,944 $69,327
Not ranked Wahkiakum County Not published: too few people in the survey $62,653
Not ranked Walla Walla County $16,903 Wide margin of error plus or minus $12,106 $74,202
Not ranked Whatcom County $97,250 Wide margin of error plus or minus $49,978 $81,784
Not ranked Whitman County Not published: too few people in the survey $55,406
Not ranked Yakima County $46,538 Wide margin of error plus or minus $41,346 $70,656

Ranked: the 10 counties measured in survey years 2020 to 2024 with a margin of error under a quarter of the figure. Places below that line are still listed, with the reason.

Who decides

From you up to Congress. Look up your address above and each step fills in with the people who hold that seat for you.

  1. You and your neighbors Buy from Black-owned businesses, pass along job openings, and back the people building firms here.

    Ask: Which local business can I send work to this month?

  2. Your mayor, council and county commission Award local contracts, issue business permits and steer development money.

    Ask: What share of city and county contracts went to Black-owned firms last year?

  3. Your state legislators Fund job training and set the minimum wage and the rules for state contracts.

    Ask: Does our state set aside contracts for small firms, as other states do?

  4. Your members of Congress Fund job training, small business loans and federal contracts.

    Ask: How many federal contracts in our district went to small Black-owned firms?

What you can do

  1. This weekSend one piece of work to a Black-owned business near you, and pass one job opening to someone looking.
  2. The next date that mattersThe next city council or county commission vote on contracts.
  3. Where your voice is countedRaise what matters where you live on SourceLine issues. Only confirmed residents are counted, and SourceLine shares the totals, never names, with the body that decides.
Method and sources

Median household income, Black householders. Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024.

The margin of error is how far the true figure could be from the one shown. Surveys ask some people, not everyone, so smaller places have wider margins. A place with too few people to measure well is listed but not ranked.

Population, voting age population, citizens of voting age, registered voters and people who voted are different counts. Each page says which one it uses.

Who decides: the people named come from SourceLine’s record of officeholders for the address you enter. Where SourceLine hasn’t updated a level for your area yet, that step says so.

About these figures

Every figure on this page shows the year it describes. Public agencies release their numbers on their own schedules, often a year or more after the work of counting is done. The Census Bureau, for example, publishes its five year community survey each December, and the national reading test is given every two years. That is why some figures are not from this year. SourceLine updates each one as soon as the agency publishes it.

For some counties and small towns, SourceLine has not found meeting records online. Where it has not, we add them as they become available. A page that says SourceLine hasn’t updated a record yet means exactly that.