Kittitas County vs. King County
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Kittitas County (WA) King County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 47,364 2,233,163
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 15.8% 15.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 40,909 1,931,292
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 40,915 1,931,249
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.6% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 17.1% 20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.0% 13.2%
Female persons, percent 49.6% 49.8%
White alone, percent 91.5% 66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.2% 6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.3% 1.0%
Asian alone, percent 2.3% 19.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.8%
Two or More Races, percent 3.5% 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 8.9% 9.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 83.8% 58.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,458 104,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.3% 22.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 24,191 952,569
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 57.5% 57.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $275,000 $493,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,601 $2,372
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $489 $777
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $946 $1,494
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 22.0% 38.2%
Building permits, 2018 629 18,460
Households, 2014-2018 18,003 865,627
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.35 2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 71.3% 81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.4% 27.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 93.0% 94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.5% 90.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.1% 93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 34.8% 51.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.7% 6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.2% 6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.2% 69.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.6% 63.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 101,409 6,223,768
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 114,895 17,719,220
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 398,681 42,092,462
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 515,984 61,598,157
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,382 $30,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.5 29.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $55,193 $89,418
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $27,948 $49,298
Persons in poverty, percent 15.8% 9.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,266 69,279
Total employment, 2017 11,757 1,215,664
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 378,452 96,513,579
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 5.9% 4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,770 178,868
All firms, 2012 3,128 201,404
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,248 100,912
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,029 71,005
Minority-owned firms, 2012 153 45,508
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,832 145,726
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 232 15,016
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,626 175,951
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 10.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.1% 29.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 17.8 912.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,297.27 2,115.57
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kittitas county (WA) and King county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.