Benton County vs. Yakima County

	Benton County (WA)	Yakima County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	201,877	251,446
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.2%	3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	175,169	243,240
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	175,177	243,231
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.2%	8.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.7%	29.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.9%	13.7%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	50.0%
White alone, percent	90.1%	87.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.8%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.3%	6.5%
Asian alone, percent	3.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	22.3%	49.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	69.8%	42.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	12,922	11,527
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.6%	18.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	77,371	89,130
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.4%	63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$216,900	$167,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,462	$1,303
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$457	$433
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$933	$803
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	23.2%	17.8%
Building permits, 2018	1,285	578
Households, 2014-2018	70,983	82,300
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	2.98
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.5%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	21.2%	40.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.7%	85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.8%	75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.1%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.0%	16.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.0%	9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.6%	12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.9%	61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.3%	56.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	311,595	281,517
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,108,279	1,431,362
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,828,039	2,622,245
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,230,280	3,335,075
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,463,523	2,560,166
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,506	$10,366
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.0	19.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$65,650	$49,871
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,580	$22,459
Persons in poverty, percent	9.8%	16.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,530	4,765
Total employment, 2017	67,136	70,083
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,482,640	2,833,214
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.5%	2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	9,165	9,412
All firms, 2012	10,465	14,064
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,809	6,871
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,717	4,389
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,622	3,121
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,176	10,338
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	986	1,340
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,742	11,821
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	2.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.9%
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%	27.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	103.0	56.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,700.38	4,295.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

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