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Appendix B

5th Congressional District
2000 Census; 2007 estimates

Counties: Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman.

Land Area: 17,676 square miles
Total Population: 625,971
Population per square mile: 35.4
Major Cities (10,000 population or more in 2000):
Spokane 197,446
Walla Walla 29,686
Pullman 24,675

District 5
Age Distribution:
Under 18 25.5%
18-24 11.6%
25-44 27.6%
45-64 22.5%
65 and over 12.8%
Median age in years 35.3
Race and Hispanic Origin:
White 563,222
Black 8,472
American Indian 11,120
Asian 11,286
Hawaiian 1,013
Other race 14,173
Two or more races 16,685
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 30,961

Members of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) in District 5 (depository year):

Eastern Washington University, Cheney (Since 1966)
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)

Community Colleges, Colleges, Technical Colleges, and Universities in District 5

Eastern Washington University, Cheney
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

District 5 County Information

County Square miles Population Median age % male Median household income
Adams 1,894 16,428 29.6 51.1 $33,888
Asotin 633 20,551 38.8 47.7 $33,524
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  446,706 36.1 49.2 $42,408
Stevens 2,481  40,066 39.2 49.8 $34,673
Walla Walla 1,262  55,180 34.9 50.9 $35,900
Whitman 2,153  40,740 24.7 50.6 $28,584
District 5 (overall) 17,676  625,971 35.7 $36,090

Occupations by county

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 28.4 19.2 24.8 1.4 10.6 15.7
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 33.0 16.9 28.4 .4 8.6 12.7
Stevens 29.9 16.9 21.8 3.0 11.6 16.8
Walla Walla 35.4 18.9 23.4 3.9 8.8 9.6
Whitman 45.5 17.4 24.1 1.8 4.9 6.3

Marilyn VonSeggern
01/08