Kittitas County vs. Douglas County

	Kittitas County (WA)	Douglas County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	47,364	42,907
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.8%	11.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	40,909	38,427
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	40,915	38,431
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.6%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.1%	25.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.0%	17.6%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	49.3%
White alone, percent	91.5%	93.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.3%	2.1%
Asian alone, percent	2.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.9%	32.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.8%	63.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,458	2,642
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.3%	15.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	24,191	17,173
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	57.5%	69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$275,000	$250,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,601	$1,504
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$489	$405
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$946	$877
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	22.0%	14.1%
Building permits, 2018	629	217
Households, 2014-2018	18,003	15,064
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.35	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	71.3%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.4%	29.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.0%	90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.5%	78.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.1%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	34.8%	19.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.7%	14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.2%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.2%	62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.6%	57.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	101,409	36,067
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	114,895	59,323
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	515,984	429,966
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,382	$10,927
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.5	18.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,193	$60,452
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,948	$28,579
Persons in poverty, percent	15.8%	10.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,266	777
Total employment, 2017	11,757	7,650
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	378,452	275,509
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.9%	11.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,770	1,786
All firms, 2012	3,128	2,061
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,248	960
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,029	743
Minority-owned firms, 2012	153	312
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,832	1,638
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	232	156
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,626	1,744
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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	3.5%	8.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	17.8	21.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,297.27	1,819.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

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