Kittitas County vs. King County

Kittitas County (WA)King County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)47,3642,233,163
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.8%15.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)40,9091,931,292
Population, Census, April 1, 201040,9151,931,249
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.1%20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.0%13.2%
Female persons, percent49.6%49.8%
White alone, percent91.5%66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.3%1.0%
Asian alone, percent2.3%19.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.8%
Two or More Races, percent3.5%5.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.9%9.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.8%58.9%
Veterans, 2014-20183,458104,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%22.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,191952,569
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.5%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, 2009-201322.0%38.2%
Building permits, 201862918,460
Households, 2014-201818,003865,627
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201871.3%81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.4%27.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.0%94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.5%90.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.1%93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.8%51.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.7%6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.2%6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.2%69.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.6%63.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)101,4096,223,768
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)114,89517,719,220
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)398,68142,092,462
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)515,98461,598,157
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,382$30,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.529.6
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, percent15.8%9.2%
Total employer establishments, 20171,26669,279
Total employment, 201711,7571,215,664
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)378,45296,513,579
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.9%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,770178,868
All firms, 20123,128201,404
Men-owned firms, 20121,248100,912
Women-owned firms, 20121,02971,005
Minority-owned firms, 201215345,508
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,832145,726
Veteran-owned firms, 201223215,016
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,626175,951
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%10.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.5%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%29.0%
Population per square mile, 201017.8912.9
Land area in square miles, 20102,297.272,115.57

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.