Yakima County vs. King County

Yakima County (WA)King County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)251,4462,233,163
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.4%15.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)243,2401,931,292
Population, Census, April 1, 2010243,2311,931,249
Persons under 5 years, percent8.1%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent29.6%20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.7%13.2%
Female persons, percent50.0%49.8%
White alone, percent87.2%66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent6.5%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.6%19.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.8%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%5.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent49.9%9.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent42.7%58.9%
Veterans, 2014-201811,527104,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201818.1%22.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)89,130952,569
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.2%57.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$167,700$493,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,303$2,372
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$433$777
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$803$1,494
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.8%38.2%
Building permits, 201857818,460
Households, 2014-201882,300865,627
Persons per household, 2014-20182.982.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.2%81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201840.3%27.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.8%94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.6%90.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201873.1%93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.0%51.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.0%6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.9%6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%69.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.1%63.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)281,5176,223,768
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,431,36217,719,220
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,335,07542,092,462
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,560,16661,598,157
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,366$30,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.029.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,871$89,418
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,459$49,298
Persons in poverty, percent16.5%9.2%
Total employer establishments, 20174,76569,279
Total employment, 201770,0831,215,664
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,833,21496,513,579
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,412178,868
All firms, 201214,064201,404
Men-owned firms, 20126,871100,912
Women-owned firms, 20124,38971,005
Minority-owned firms, 20123,12145,508
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,338145,726
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,34015,016
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,821175,951
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%10.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.6%29.0%
Population per square mile, 201056.6912.9
Land area in square miles, 20104,295.402,115.57

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