King County vs. Yakima County

King County (WA)Yakima County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)2,233,163251,446
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.6%3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,931,292243,240
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,931,249243,231
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%8.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.3%29.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%13.7%
Female persons, percent49.8%50.0%
White alone, percent66.9%87.2%
Black or African American alone, percent6.9%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%6.5%
Asian alone, percent19.2%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.8%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent5.1%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.8%49.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent58.9%42.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018104,24311,527
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201822.5%18.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)952,56989,130
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.1%63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$493,500$167,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,372$1,303
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$777$433
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,494$803
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.2%17.8%
Building permits, 201818,460578
Households, 2014-2018865,62782,300
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.98
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.0%86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201827.2%40.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.9%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.2%75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.0%73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201851.4%16.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.3%9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.2%12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.8%61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.8%56.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,223,768281,517
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)17,719,2201,431,362
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)42,092,4623,335,075
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)61,598,1572,560,166
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$30,685$10,366
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.619.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$89,418$49,871
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,298$22,459
Persons in poverty, percent9.2%16.5%
Total employer establishments, 201769,2794,765
Total employment, 20171,215,66470,083
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)96,513,5792,833,214
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017178,8689,412
All firms, 2012201,40414,064
Men-owned firms, 2012100,9126,871
Women-owned firms, 201271,0054,389
Minority-owned firms, 201245,5083,121
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012145,72610,338
Veteran-owned firms, 201215,0161,340
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012175,95111,821
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%2.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200710.9%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.0%27.6%
Population per square mile, 2010912.956.6
Land area in square miles, 20102,115.574,295.40

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