Yakima County vs. Lewis County
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Yakima County (WA) Lewis County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 251,446 79,604
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.4% 5.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 243,240 75,457
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 243,231 75,455
Persons under 5 years, percent 8.1% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 29.6% 21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.7% 21.0%
Female persons, percent 50.0% 50.0%
White alone, percent 87.2% 92.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.5% 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 6.5% 2.0%
Asian alone, percent 1.6% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 49.9% 10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 42.7% 83.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 11,527 7,726
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 18.1% 4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 89,130 35,343
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 63.2% 69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $167,700 $191,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,303 $1,338
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $433 $422
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $803 $854
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.8% 11.5%
Building permits, 2018 578 275
Households, 2014-2018 82,300 30,262
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.98 2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.2% 83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 40.3% 8.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.8% 87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.6% 77.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 73.1% 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 16.0% 16.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.0% 14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.9% 8.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.5% 53.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.1% 48.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 281,517 93,638
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,431,362 350,313
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 2,622,245 1,238,119
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,560,166 912,245
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,366 $12,063
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 19.0 27.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $49,871 $50,216
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $22,459 $25,813
Persons in poverty, percent 16.5% 12.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 4,765 1,892
Total employment, 2017 70,083 21,138
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,833,214 807,815
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.3% 3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 9,412 3,701
All firms, 2012 14,064 5,007
Men-owned firms, 2012 6,871 2,349
Women-owned firms, 2012 4,389 1,494
Minority-owned firms, 2012 3,121 421
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 10,338 4,314
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,340 733
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 11,821 3,876
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 1.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.6% 23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 56.6 31.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 4,295.40 2,402.80
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Yakima county (WA) and Lewis county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.