Skamania County vs. Yakima County

Skamania County (WA)Yakima County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)11,924251,446
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.7%3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)11,070243,240
Population, Census, April 1, 201011,066243,231
Persons under 5 years, percent4.4%8.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.5%29.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.0%13.7%
Female persons, percent49.2%50.0%
White alone, percent93.0%87.2%
Black or African American alone, percent0.7%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.9%6.5%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.3%49.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.6%42.7%
Veterans, 2014-20181,23811,527
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.1%18.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)5,92489,130
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.1%63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$282,400$167,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,609$1,303
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$451$433
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$779$803
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.2%17.8%
Building permits, 201863578
Households, 2014-20184,68582,300
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.98
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.7%86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.5%40.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.5%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.9%75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.4%73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.8%16.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.5%9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.2%61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.2%56.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)32,890281,517
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,6401,431,362
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,7473,335,075
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)25,2262,560,166
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$2,255$10,366
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.319.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,598$49,871
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,217$22,459
Persons in poverty, percent11.7%16.5%
Total employer establishments, 20172024,765
Total employment, 20171,67170,083
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)53,5092,833,214
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20178.8%2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177529,412
All firms, 201275214,064
Men-owned firms, 20123266,871
Women-owned firms, 20122624,389
Minority-owned firms, 2012413,121
Nonminority-owned firms, 201262910,338
Veteran-owned firms, 20121111,340
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201249811,821
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200746.3%27.6%
Population per square mile, 20106.756.6
Land area in square miles, 20101,655.684,295.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

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