Kittitas County vs. Pierce County

Kittitas County (WA)Pierce County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)47,364891,299
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.8%12.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)40,909795,217
Population, Census, April 1, 201040,915795,225
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.1%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.0%13.8%
Female persons, percent49.6%50.3%
White alone, percent91.5%74.8%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.3%1.8%
Asian alone, percent2.3%6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%1.7%
Two or More Races, percent3.5%7.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.9%11.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.8%66.3%
Veterans, 2014-20183,45886,159
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,191351,048
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.5%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, 2009-201322.0%24.2%
Building permits, 20186295,449
Households, 2014-201818,003317,699
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201871.3%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.4%14.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.0%92.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.5%85.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.1%91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.8%26.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.7%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.2%6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.2%62.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.6%57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)101,4091,362,981
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)114,8955,369,260
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)398,6817,705,621
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)515,98410,114,397
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,382$12,461
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.532.0
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, percent15.8%8.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,26618,088
Total employment, 201711,757257,082
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)378,45212,160,303
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.9%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,77046,284
All firms, 20123,12850,503
Men-owned firms, 20121,24823,389
Women-owned firms, 20121,02918,469
Minority-owned firms, 20121539,316
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,83238,961
Veteran-owned firms, 20122325,147
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,62642,005
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.5%3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%29.4%
Population per square mile, 201017.8476.3
Land area in square miles, 20102,297.271,669.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

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