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Walla Walla County, Washington
62,161 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
The community services in Walla Walla County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
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27,193
▼ 1.1%
vs. a year ago · Q1 2026
$1,147
▲ 2.6%
vs. a year ago · $28.68/hr
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Needs a 2-bedroom rent
No published median yet
3.6%
▼ 0.7 pts
vs. a year ago · July 2026
$74,202
12.1%
below the poverty line · ACS 2024
Are wages keeping up with rent?
Average weekly wage and typical rent, both indexed to Q3 2023 = 100.
+2.6%wages vs. a year ago
| Q3 2023 | Wages 100.0 | Rent 100.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | Wages 101.0 | Rent 100.9 |
| Q1 2024 | Wages 102.8 | Rent 100.4 |
| Q2 2024 | Wages 100.9 | Rent 100.9 |
| Q3 2024 | Wages 104.8 | Rent 101.8 |
| Q4 2024 | Wages 108.3 | Rent 102.1 |
| Q1 2025 | Wages 108.5 | Rent 102.6 |
| Q2 2025 | Wages 107.7 | Rent 103.0 |
| Q3 2025 | Wages 111.4 | Rent 103.3 |
| Q4 2025 | Wages 114.1 | Rent 103.4 |
| Q1 2026 | Wages 111.4 | Rent 104.6 |
Unemployment, year over year
Not seasonally adjusted, so each year gets its own line. A line above last year’s is the real signal. October 2025 was not published.
| Month | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| February | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| March | 4.6% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| April | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| May | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| June | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| July | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3.6% |
| August | 4.2% | 4.2% | — |
| September | 3.3% | 3.4% | — |
| October | 3.4% | — | — |
| November | 3.7% | 4.3% | — |
| December | 4.1% | 5.0% | — |
3.6%
▼ 0.7 pts
vs. July 2025
1,048
unemployed of a 29,182 labor force
July 2026
How pay is spread
Hourly pay of all workers in the Walla Walla metro, BLS wage percentiles.
Hourly pay, all workers
10th$25.53
Median$53.83
90th
The biggest job groups pay the least
Each bubble is an occupation group: median hourly wage across, jobs up, size by jobs.
| Management Occupations | $62.18/hr | 950 jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | $54.59/hr | 510 jobs |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $48.89/hr | 1,750 jobs |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $44.31/hr | 340 jobs |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | $39.99/hr | 1,560 jobs |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $39.12/hr | 360 jobs |
| Legal Occupations | $38.69/hr | 100 jobs |
| Protective Service Occupations | $38.20/hr | 1,100 jobs |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $31.98/hr | 1,780 jobs |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | $31.20/hr | 590 jobs |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | $29.85/hr | 940 jobs |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | $29.12/hr | 990 jobs |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | $24.43/hr | 2,620 jobs |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | $24.14/hr | 360 jobs |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | $22.93/hr | 1,820 jobs |
| Production Occupations | $22.09/hr | 2,500 jobs |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | $21.67/hr | 1,680 jobs |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | $20.19/hr | 350 jobs |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | $18.98/hr | 900 jobs |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | $18.58/hr | 2,320 jobs |
| Sales and Related Occupations | $18.42/hr | 2,200 jobs |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | $18.24/hr | 210 jobs |
What different jobs pay
Hourly pay range for each occupation group: 10th–90th percentile, middle half and median.
Pay compared with Washington and the U.S.
Median hourly wage for all occupations, then each group’s Walla Walla median against the statewide median, sorted by the gap.
- Walla Walla metro$25.53
- Washington$30.28
- United States$24.51
- Protective servicePays more by +28%
- Architecture & engineeringPays more by +1%
- Education & libraryAbout the same: 0%
- Healthcare supportPays less by −1%
- Community & social servicePays less by −4%
- Farming, fishing & forestryPays less by −6%
- Healthcare practitionersPays less by −7%
- Installation & repairPays less by −10%
- Office & admin supportPays less by −10%
- Transportation & movingPays less by −11%
- Personal care & servicePays less by −11%
- Food servicePays less by −13%
- SciencePays less by −14%
- Cleaning & groundsPays less by −14%
- Business & financePays less by −15%
- ProductionPays less by −17%
- ManagementPays less by −19%
- SalesPays less by −19%
- Construction & extractionPays less by −20%
- Arts, media & sportsPays less by −23%
- LegalPays less by −25%
- Computer & mathPays less by −33%
What sets local work apart?
Every occupation group’s share of local jobs compared with its U.S. share (location quotient). 2× means twice as common here; 0.5× means half as common.
Most concentrated here
Farming, fishing & forestry
2.9× the U.S. share
Least concentrated here
Computer & math
0.4× the U.S. share
- Farming, fishing & forestry2.9×
- Production1.8×
- Protective service1.7×
- Science1.5×
- Healthcare support1.4×
- Community & social service1.3×
- Cleaning & grounds1.2×
- Education & library1.2×
- Architecture & engineering1.2×
- Healthcare practitioners1.1×
- Arts, media & sports1.1×
- Food service1.0×
- Sales1.0×
- Installation & repair0.9×
- Construction & extraction0.9×
- Business & finance0.9×
- Office & admin support0.9×
- Transportation & moving0.7×
- Personal care & service0.6×
- Management0.5×
- Legal0.5×
- Computer & math0.4×
Key takeaways
What this means for Walla Walla County.
Wages are rising
The average weekly wage is $1,147, up 2.6% from a year ago.
The biggest job groups pay the least
Office & admin support, production and food service are 29% of jobs; all have median pay under $25/hr.
Unemployment is falling
3.6% in July 2026, 0.7 points below a year earlier.
Sources: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (through July 2026) · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (Q1 2026) · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025, Walla Walla, WA metro area) · Census ACS 2024 · Range Lab RST listings. The housing wage follows the National Low Income Housing Coalition method: rent × 12 ÷ 0.30 ÷ 2,080 hours. About the data.