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New Whitman County Trends Website

IPPEA Launches New Trends Site

The new Whitman County Trends website has just launched, with nearly 100 indicators to track areas such as education, housing, public health and safety, and economic vitality. The website, like its counterpart here and for other Washington counties, has been designed to present data readily accessible to people in local communities. Trends sites are used by schools, businesses, non-profit...

Electric Vehicle Population Map - by Postal Code

Walla Walla's Growing Number of EVs on the Road

Have you established a retirement plan yet? A USA Facts article elaborated and visualized a decline in the number of American households that have defined a benefit plan. The article includes various interactive graphs showing the amount of money different age groups hold as a percentage. How much savings should people...

Young Children in 2020: County Undercounts and Overcounts

Census Estimates Nationwide Errors in Reporting

In the United States census that is taken every ten years, the group that has been most often undercounted and consistently falls below estimates are young children of ages 0 to 4. For the 2020 census in particular, the Census Bureau has determined that its count of young children was below their revised estimates by 5.4%, or about...

Agricultural Sales in Walla Walla Are Among the Highest in the State

Walla Walla's Growing Agricultural Economy

Walla Walla County ranks among the most important agricultural counties in Washington, a state that itself is an agricultural powerhouse. According to the Washington 2023 Annual Statistical Bulletin, the state claimed first place nationally in the production of apples, cherries, pears, blueberries, hops and spearmint oil. The evergreen state landed at the...

Low-Point for Affordable Housing Remains Stable

“At least it’s not getting any worse!” That’s about the best we can currently say for the local market for single-family homes in Walla Walla. This perspective on the local housing market comes via the Housing Affordability Index (HAI) for first-time homebuyers. Its value has been about the same for two years in Walla Walla. Specifically, its value has hovered around...

Challenges in the Rental Market

Affordable housing, in the form of both single and multi-family dwellings, is important not only to attract and retain workers, but also to better provide opportunities for residents to engage in their community. While much attention is often paid to rising house prices, it is equally imperative to monitor fair market rents, as increases...

In this issue, we say goodbye to four graduating interns. They have accomplished so much over the past year at the institute. Left to right, they are: Laura Velasquez-Neal (mechanical engineering), Jessica Phan (Visual Communications Design), Angelica Cortes (Data Analytics) and Miranda Carmona (Economics). Angelica and Miranda have each received the Frances Houston medal, awarded to 20 graduating seniors for excellence in academics. All four will do well wherever they go.