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Facts & Statistics

Population (2007)
Source: Port of Walla Walla’s Walla Walla County Quick Facts PDF
College Place

8,860
Prescott

315
Waitsburg

1,230
Walla Walla

30,900
Walla Walla County (unincorporated)

16,995

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 (2005)
Source: Port of Walla Walla’s Walla Walla County Quick Facts PDF
’05 Average Wages
’05 Average Employment
% of ’05 Total
Government

$39,608

4,967

20.0%
Manufacturing

$37,993

3,390

13.6%
Health Care & Social Assistance

$31,852

3,231

13.0%
Agriculture

$18,539

2,896

11.6%
Retail Trade

$21,308

2,503

10.1%
Accommodations & Food Services

$11,457

1,518

6.1%
Other Services

$13,537

1,053

4.2%

45,000

30,000

15,000

5,000

2,500