Kittitas County, WA Demographic Data
Kittitas County, WA Summary
Kittitas County is located in Washington
- Population: 41,430
- Area: 2,332.94 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2,297.27 sq. miles
- Water Area: 35.66 sq. miles
- Population Density: 17.75 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,156.17 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kittitas County, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
21,404
50%
50.8
Male
21,381
50%
49.2
Total Population
42,785
323,128,000
Kittitas County, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,117
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,273
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,957
4.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,657
8.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
7,175
16.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,858
11.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,407
10.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,819
11.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,642
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,620
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,833
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,543
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
884
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
35,169
82.2%
77.2
Female
17,651
50.2%
51.3
Male
17,518
49.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
30,936
72.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,804
18.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,260
14.6%
15.2
Female
3,271
52.3%
55.8
Male
2,989
47.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Kittitas County, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
41,456
96.9%
96.8
White
38,315
89.6%
72.6
Black or African American
484
1.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
341
0.8%
0.8
Asian
823
1.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
86
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
123
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
181
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
88
0.2%
0.2
Korean
145
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
28
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
172
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
58
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
13
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
45
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,435
3.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,329
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,653
8.5%
17.8
Mexican
3,025
7.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
76
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
9
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
543
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
39,132
91.5%
82.2
Kittitas County, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
732
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,687
6.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,363
24.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,119
23.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,831
7.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
6,059
23.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,815
11.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,419
9.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
23,187
90.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,874
34.7%
31.2
Kittitas County, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
14,613
40.1%
33.7%
Now Married
15,821
43.4%
47.5
Divorced
4,140
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
328
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,536
4.2
5.8%
Kittitas County, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
36,902
90.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,766
9.3%
21.6%
Spanish
2,366
5.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
469
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
573
1.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
358
0.9%
1.1%
Kittitas County, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,998
11.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,060
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,052
12.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,539
9.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,208
12.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,237
18.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,105
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,033
11.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
648
3.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
284
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
47,898
57,617
Per capita income
25,147
31,128
Kittitas County, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
945
4.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,977
14.8%
9.8
Construction
1,436
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,789
28.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
618
3.1%
6.6
Information
239
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
863
4.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
926
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,115
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
1,065
5.3%
4.6
Retail trade
2,587
12.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,082
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
479
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,329
11.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,672
33.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,177
10.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,294
21.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,649
23.1%
18.1%
Kittitas County, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
19,510
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
14,343
73.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,841
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
134
0.7%
5.1
Walked
1,823
9.3%
2.7
Other means
542
2.8%
1.8
Worked at home
827
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.8
26.6
Kittitas County, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
962
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,133
29.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,199
36.1%
37.1
3 or more
4,870
28.4%
21.0
Kittitas County, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
17,164
76.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,521
55.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
7,643
44.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,375
23.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Kittitas County, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
22,539
1 room
1,012
4.5%
2.4
2 rooms
1,490
6.6%
2.7
3 rooms
2,592
11.5%
9.1
4 rooms
4,038
17.9%
16.5
5 rooms
3,865
17.1%
19.8
6 rooms
4,098
18.2%
17.8
7 rooms
2,190
9.7%
12.0
8 rooms
1,741
7.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,513
6.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Kittitas County, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
22,539
1-unit, detached
15,135
67.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
524
2.3%
5.9
2-units
974
4.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,219
5.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
659
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
596
2.6%
4.4
20 or more units
1,639
7.3%
9.0
Mobile home
1,736
7.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
57
0.3%
0.1
Kittitas County, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,826
12.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,111
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,134
5.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,545
6.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,157
14.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,954
13.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,947
17.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5,397
23.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
417
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
51
0.2%
1.4%
Kittitas County, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,710
21.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,957
11.4%
4.7
Electricity
9,268
54.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
394
2.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
22
0.1%
0.1
Wood
1,597
9.3%
1.9
Solar energy
17
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
159
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
40
0.2%
1.1
Kittitas County, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,769
47295100.0
Less than $500
48
0.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
196
3.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
389
6.7%
7.0%
$500 to $999
689
11.9%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
717
12.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,613
28.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,117
36.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,892
33.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,070
18.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
878
15.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
335
5.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,557
27.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
37
0.0%
0.0%
Kittitas County, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
7,197
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
3
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
18
0.3%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
49
0.7%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
458
6.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
928
12.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,977
27.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
3,764
52.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
446
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
857
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
449
6.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
649
9.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
905
13.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
554
8.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
672
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,639
53.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
775
0.0%
0.0%
Kittitas County, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,521
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
336
3.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
292
3.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
787
8.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,889
19.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,824
29.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,437
25.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
769
8.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
187
2.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
246,300
205,000
