Walla Walla County, Washington

Walla Walla County is a located in the  of. It is named after the tribe of s. In 2000, its population was 55,180. The is, which is also its largest city.

Walla Walla County was formed on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,365 (1,299 ). 3,291 km² (1,271 sq mi) of it is land and 74 km² (29 sq mi) of it (2.21%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 55,180 people, 19,647 households, and 13,242 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (43/sq mi). There were 21,147 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 85.32%, 1.69% or , 0.84% , 1.11% , 0.22% , 8.24% from , and 2.57% from two or more races. 15.68% of the population were or  of any race. 20.1% were of, 10.7% , 7.7% or American and 7.3%  ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 19,647 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 13.40% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,900, and the median income for a family was $44,962. Males had a median income of $34,691 versus $24,736 for females. The for the county was $16,509. About 10.20% of families and 15.10% of the population were below the, including 18.80% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.