WASHINGTON
 
                                                  State   Rank      U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                            4,867     18   248,791
  1999                                            5,756     15   272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             82.9     16      79.7
  1996                                             82.8     15      79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             26.0     27      25.7
  1998                                             25.9     21      25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             11.8     34      12.5
  1998                                             11.5     41      12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                              7.8     43       9.2
  1996                                              6.0     39       7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             10.8     32      12.8
  1997                                             11.0     32      12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              2.0     33       2.2
  1997                                              1.3     41       1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              208     15       216
  1997                                              229     21       245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           94.0     15      91.3
    1996                                           93.1     21      91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $33,079     16   $33,123
    1998                                        $38,788     18   $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             57.0     32      56.6
  1996                                             61.5     24      57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              502     28       732
  1997                                              441     28       611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              164     40       311
  1997                                              235     41       465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $2,362     13    $2,080
  1997                                           $3,244     19    $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             65.7     20      62.8
  1997                                             66.8     15      63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             17.2     26      17.4
  1998                                             14.6     26      14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $22,646     18   $23,602
  1997                                          $30,768     11   $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $21,101     15   $20,618
  1998                                          $24,810     10   $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $40,048     11   $37,343
  1998                                          $47,421      5   $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                              8.9     45      13.5
  1998                                              8.9     45      12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              401     11       326
  1996                                              381     19       349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             61.8     41      63.9
  1998                                             64.9     40      66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $19,633     23   $19,655
  1997                                          $24,488     40   $25,437
 
 
\1 Percent of persons 5 to 17 years old.
\2 For school year ending in June the following year.
 
State profile from U.S. Census Bureau,
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999.