Benton County vs. Klickitat County
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Benton County (WA) Klickitat County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 201,877 22,107
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 15.2% 8.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 175,169 20,317
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 175,177 20,318
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.2% 5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 26.7% 19.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.9% 23.9%
Female persons, percent 49.9% 49.5%
White alone, percent 90.1% 92.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.8% 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.3% 2.6%
Asian alone, percent 3.3% 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 3.3% 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 22.3% 11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 69.8% 82.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 12,922 2,343
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.6% 7.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 77,371 10,551
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.4% 66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $216,900 $235,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,462 $1,420
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $457 $420
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $933 $817
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 23.2% 9.3%
Building permits, 2018 1,285 127
Households, 2014-2018 70,983 8,539
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.71 2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.5% 89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 21.2% 10.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.7% 85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.8% 78.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.1% 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.0% 28.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.0% 14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.6% 10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.9% 50.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.3% 44.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 311,595 20,837
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,108,279 63,708
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,828,039 139,018
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,463,523 64,467
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,506 $3,114
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.0 23.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $65,650 $54,056
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $31,580 $26,128
Persons in poverty, percent 9.8% 12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 4,530 537
Total employment, 2017 67,136 3,919
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 3,482,640 172,643
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.5% -2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 9,165 1,576
All firms, 2012 10,465 1,746
Men-owned firms, 2012 4,809 771
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,717 586
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,622 215
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 8,176 1,491
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 986 185
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 8,742 1,433
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.4% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.6% 32.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 103.0 10.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,700.38 1,871.31
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Benton county (WA) and Klickitat county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.