Pullman, Washington demographics

Pullman, WA demographics: median age 23.2; 61.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pullman city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5356625. The survey estimates a population of 32,229 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pullman is 23.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 12,682 households (±467). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	23.2 ±0.4	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	3,955 ±378	12.3% ±1.2 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	19,476 ±932	60.4% ±2.9 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	6,623 ±548	20.5% ±1.7 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	2,175 ±292	6.7% ±0.9 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	16,414 ±282	50.9% ±0.9 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	15,815 ±283	49.1% ±0.9 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	22,903 ±533	71.1% ±1.7 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	549 ±159	1.7% ±0.5 pp	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	221 ±112 · low precision	0.7% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,069 ±353	9.5% ±1.1 pp	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	90 ±82 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	843 ±329	2.6% ±1.0 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,554 ±596	14.1% ±1.8 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,259 ±230	90.8% ±0.7 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,970 ±226	9.2% ±0.7 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,682
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,768 ±350	29.7% ±2.5 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	319 ±136	2.5% ±1.1 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	902 ±232	7.1% ±1.8 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,466 ±449	35.2% ±3.3 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,227 ±494	25.4% ±3.8 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,682
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,347 ±230	18.5% ±1.7 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	10,335 ±534	81.5% ±3.0 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,682
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,466 ±449	35.2% ±3.3 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,813 ±592	38.0% ±4.5 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,690 ±308	13.3% ±2.4 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	860 ±248	6.8% ±1.9 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	614 ±217	4.8% ±1.7 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	152 ±97 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	87 ±66 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	29,070 ±549	90.2% ±1.7 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,159 ±543	9.8% ±1.7 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 31,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	26,815 ±530	86.4% ±1.7 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,055 ±221	3.4% ±0.7 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	363 ±181	1.2% ±0.6 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	188 ±125 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	172 ±112 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	480 ±199	1.5% ±0.6 pp	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	328 ±144	1.1% ±0.5 pp	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,012 ±367	3.3% ±1.2 pp	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	58 ±40 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	97 ±80 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	301 ±128	1.0% ±0.4 pp	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	38 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	146 ±95 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,893
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	405 ±189	2.9% ±1.4 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,529 ±351	11.0% ±2.5 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,510 ±452	18.1% ±3.2 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	914 ±211	6.6% ±1.5 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,490 ±532	32.3% ±3.7 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,045 ±467	29.1% ±3.3 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 32,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	21,002 ±939	65.6% ±2.9 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,635 ±652	11.3% ±2.0 pp	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,247 ±527	13.3% ±1.6 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,805 ±536	8.8% ±1.7 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	349 ±140	1.1% ±0.4 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.7% of Pullman residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 85.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pullman	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.7% ±1.5 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.5% ±3.2 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.6% ±0.7 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Pullman . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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