King County vs. Kittitas County

King County (WA)Kittitas County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)2,233,16347,364
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.6%15.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,931,29240,909
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,931,24940,915
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.3%17.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%16.0%
Female persons, percent49.8%49.6%
White alone, percent66.9%91.5%
Black or African American alone, percent6.9%1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%1.3%
Asian alone, percent19.2%2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.8%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent5.1%3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.8%8.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent58.9%83.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018104,2433,458
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201822.5%5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)952,56924,191
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.1%57.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$493,500$275,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,372$1,601
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$777$489
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,494$946
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.2%22.0%
Building permits, 201818,460629
Households, 2014-2018865,62718,003
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.0%71.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201827.2%8.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.9%93.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.2%83.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.0%92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201851.4%34.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.3%9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.2%8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.8%60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.8%56.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,223,768101,409
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)17,719,220114,895
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)42,092,462398,681
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)61,598,157515,984
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$30,685$12,382
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.621.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$89,418$55,193
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,298$27,948
Persons in poverty, percent9.2%15.8%
Total employer establishments, 201769,2791,266
Total employment, 20171,215,66411,757
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)96,513,579378,452
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017178,8682,770
All firms, 2012201,4043,128
Men-owned firms, 2012100,9121,248
Women-owned firms, 201271,0051,029
Minority-owned firms, 201245,508153
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012145,7262,832
Veteran-owned firms, 201215,016232
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012175,9512,626
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200710.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.0%27.1%
Population per square mile, 2010912.917.8
Land area in square miles, 20102,115.572,297.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between King county (WA) and Kittitas county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.