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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