Kittitas County vs. Pierce County
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Kittitas County (WA) Pierce County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 47,364 891,299
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 15.8% 12.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 40,909 795,217
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 40,915 795,225
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.6% 6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 17.1% 23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.0% 13.8%
Female persons, percent 49.6% 50.3%
White alone, percent 91.5% 74.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.2% 7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.3% 1.8%
Asian alone, percent 2.3% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 1.7%
Two or More Races, percent 3.5% 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 8.9% 11.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 83.8% 66.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,458 86,159
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.3% 9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 24,191 351,048
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 57.5% 61.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $275,000 $277,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,601 $1,809
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $489 $603
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $946 $1,186
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 22.0% 24.2%
Building permits, 2018 629 5,449
Households, 2014-2018 18,003 317,699
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.35 2.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 71.3% 82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.4% 14.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 93.0% 92.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.5% 85.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.1% 91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 34.8% 26.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.7% 9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.2% 6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.2% 62.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.6% 57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 101,409 1,362,981
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 114,895 5,369,260
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 398,681 7,705,621
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 515,984 10,114,397
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,382 $12,461
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.5 32.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $55,193 $67,868
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $27,948 $32,874
Persons in poverty, percent 15.8% 8.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,266 18,088
Total employment, 2017 11,757 257,082
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 378,452 12,160,303
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 5.9% 2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,770 46,284
All firms, 2012 3,128 50,503
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,248 23,389
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,029 18,469
Minority-owned firms, 2012 153 9,316
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,832 38,961
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 232 5,147
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,626 42,005
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 2.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 7.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.1% 29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 17.8 476.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,297.27 1,669.51
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kittitas county (WA) and Pierce county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.