Yakima County, WA Demographic Data
Yakima County, WA Summary
Yakima County is located in Washington
- Population: 246,977
- Area: 4,311.28 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4,295.40 sq. miles
- Water Area: 15.88 sq. miles
- Population Density: 57.28 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,231.63 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Yakima County, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
124,927
50%
50.8
Male
124,709
50%
49.2
Total Population
249,636
323,128,000
Yakima County, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
20,478
8.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
21,859
8.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
20,357
8.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
18,894
7.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
17,175
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
32,288
12.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
29,325
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
28,509
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
14,817
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
12,302
4.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
19,423
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
9,925
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,284
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
174,986
70.1%
77.2
Female
88,189
50.4%
51.3
Male
86,797
49.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
165,174
66.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
40,710
16.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
33,632
13.5%
15.2
Female
18,222
54.2%
55.8
Male
15,410
45.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Yakima County, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
241,406
96.7%
96.8
White
194,416
77.9%
72.6
Black or African American
3,499
1.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
10,785
4.3%
0.8
Asian
2,502
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
35
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
30,169
12.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
8,230
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
121,816
48.8%
17.8
Mexican
118,327
47.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
328
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
144
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,017
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
127,820
51.2%
82.2
Yakima County, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
21,363
14.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
16,593
11.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
43,273
28.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
33,448
22.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
12,164
8.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
14,458
9.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
9,574
6.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
37,956
25.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
112,917
74.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
24,032
15.9%
31.2
Yakima County, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
64,119
34.3%
33.7%
Now Married
88,492
47.3%
47.5
Divorced
20,620
11.0%
11.0%
Separated
3,805
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
9,906
5.3
5.8%
Yakima County, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
134,844
58.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
94,314
41.2%
21.6%
Spanish
89,670
39.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,188
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,819
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,637
0.7%
1.1%
Yakima County, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,176
6.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,780
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
9,209
11.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
9,445
11.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
13,596
16.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
15,859
19.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
10,015
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9,503
11.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,678
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,823
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
48,965
57,617
Per capita income
22,026
31,128
Yakima County, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
17,978
16.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8,893
8.3%
9.8
Construction
6,201
5.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
22,769
21.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,176
3.0%
6.6
Information
1,135
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
7,910
7.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,570
4.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
5,894
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
6,022
5.6%
4.6
Retail trade
11,708
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6,661
6.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,362
4.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
23,896
22.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
24,933
23.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
17,589
16.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
21,166
19.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
19,695
18.4%
18.1%
Yakima County, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
104,235
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
80,226
77.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
15,698
15.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
570
0.5%
5.1
Walked
2,104
2.0%
2.7
Other means
2,000
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
3,637
3.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.7
26.6
Yakima County, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
4,635
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
22,480
27.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
27,394
33.8%
37.1
3 or more
26,575
32.8%
21.0
Yakima County, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
81,084
93.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
50,865
62.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
30,219
37.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,644
6.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Yakima County, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
86,728
1 room
2,151
2.5%
2.4
2 rooms
2,713
3.1%
2.7
3 rooms
7,287
8.4%
9.1
4 rooms
13,897
16.0%
16.5
5 rooms
16,536
19.1%
19.8
6 rooms
18,433
21.3%
17.8
7 rooms
9,185
10.6%
12.0
8 rooms
7,598
8.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
8,928
10.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Yakima County, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
86,728
1-unit, detached
57,728
66.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,896
3.3%
5.9
2-units
3,188
3.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,558
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,283
2.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,143
2.5%
4.4
20 or more units
3,878
4.5%
9.0
Mobile home
10,937
12.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
117
0.1%
0.1
Yakima County, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
12,393
14.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
8,609
9.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
9,514
11.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
9,742
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
14,351
16.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
8,500
9.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
10,661
12.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
9,961
11.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,720
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,277
1.5%
1.4%
Yakima County, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
19,197
23.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,255
2.8%
4.7
Electricity
53,494
66.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,205
1.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
4,244
5.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
419
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
270
0.3%
1.1
Yakima County, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
31,387
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
347
1.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
674
2.1%
7.0%
Less than $500
1,686
5.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,178
6.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
5,246
16.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
7,101
22.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
14,155
45.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
13,962
44.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,799
15.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,230
10.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,969
9.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6,314
20.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
113
0.0%
0.0%
Yakima County, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
27,831
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
69
0.2%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
599
2.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
639
2.3%
11.9%
Less than $500
4,766
17.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,360
19.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
16,398
58.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,388
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
770
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,412
16.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4,402
16.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,712
9.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,289
15.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,643
9.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9,043
32.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,718
0.0%
0.0%
Yakima County, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
50,865
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4,005
7.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,854
11.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
11,098
21.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
11,474
22.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
11,400
22.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6,236
12.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
588
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
210
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
166,300
205,000
