Yakima County vs. Kittitas County

Yakima County (WA)Kittitas County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)251,44647,364
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.4%15.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)243,24040,909
Population, Census, April 1, 2010243,23140,915
Persons under 5 years, percent8.1%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent29.6%17.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.7%16.0%
Female persons, percent50.0%49.6%
White alone, percent87.2%91.5%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent6.5%1.3%
Asian alone, percent1.6%2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent49.9%8.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent42.7%83.8%
Veterans, 2014-201811,5273,458
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201818.1%5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)89,13024,191
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.2%57.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$167,700$275,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,303$1,601
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$433$489
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$803$946
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.8%22.0%
Building permits, 2018578629
Households, 2014-201882,30018,003
Persons per household, 2014-20182.982.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.2%71.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201840.3%8.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.8%93.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.6%83.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201873.1%92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.0%34.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.0%9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.9%8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.1%56.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)281,517101,409
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,431,362114,895
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,335,075398,681
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,560,166515,984
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,366$12,382
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.021.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,871$55,193
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,459$27,948
Persons in poverty, percent16.5%15.8%
Total employer establishments, 20174,7651,266
Total employment, 201770,08311,757
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,833,214378,452
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,4122,770
All firms, 201214,0643,128
Men-owned firms, 20126,8711,248
Women-owned firms, 20124,3891,029
Minority-owned firms, 20123,121153
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,3382,832
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,340232
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,8212,626
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.6%27.1%
Population per square mile, 201056.617.8
Land area in square miles, 20104,295.402,297.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

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