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Facts & Statistics

Population (2008)
Source: Port of Walla Walla’s Walla Walla County Quick Facts PDF
College Place

8,935

Prescott

315

Waitsburg

1,230

Walla Walla

31,350

Walla Walla County (unincorporated)

16,770

35,000

28,000

21,000

14,000

7,000

Top 10 Employers (2006)
Source: Port of Walla Walla’s Walla Walla County Quick Facts PDF
Broetje Orchards

2,798

Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

1,750

Walla Walla Community College

1,179

Washington State Penitentiary

879

St. Mary’s Medical Center

861

Walla Walla Public Schools #140

763

Boise Paper Solutions

629

Whitman College

479

VA Medical Center

362

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

360

3200

2560

1920

1280

640

Employment by Industry (2006)
Source: Port of Walla Walla’s Walla Walla County Quick Facts PDF
’06 Average Wages
’06 Average Employment
% of ’06 Total
Government

$42,045

4,956

19.8%

Manufacturing

$42,794

3,397

13.5%

Health Care & Social Assistance

$33,980

3,290

13.1%

Agriculture

$18,535

2,918

11.6%

Retail Trade

$21,571

2,528

10.1%

Accommodations & Food Services

$11,615

1,514

6.0%

Other Services

$31,027

1,045

4.2%

60,000

45,000

30,000

15,000

5,000

2,500