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Wapato, WA

4,538 Population
1.2 square miles 3,925.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

26.9 ±5.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 33.3 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Washington: 38.3 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$18,223 ±$2,252 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: $30,448 ±$604
  • about one-third of the amount in Washington: $53,744 ±$274
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,019 ±$6,983 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: $70,656 ±$2,480
  • about half the amount in Washington: $98,141 ±$414
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.5% ±7.3% (1,094  ±327) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 15.5% 39,240 (±1% / ±2,459)
  • more than double the rate in Washington: 9.9% 760,577 (±0.2% / ±11,694)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.3 minutes ±2.6 (35,645  ±5,716) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 20.3 2,007,035 (±0.7 / ±74,045)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,266 ±123 Number of households
  • the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 87,708 ±656
  • Washington: 3,064,820 ±5,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.5 ±0.3 (4,450  ±29) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 2.9 253,154 (±0 / ±87)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,661,923
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.3% ±3% (49  ±35) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 6.9% † 4,103 (±0.9% / ±535)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 5.1% 93,594 (±0.1% / ±2,360)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,337 ±122 Number of housing units
  • the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 92,432 ±93
  • Washington: 3,306,620 ±517
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$185,100 ±$23,132 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: $310,100 ±$7,523
  • about one-third of the amount in Washington: $564,600 ±$1,940
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6% ±3.6% (268  ±159.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 11.5% 29,263 (±1% / ±2,434)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 14.5% 1,119,329 (±0.2% / ±13,666.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

52.2% ±5.3% (1,216  ±154.3) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 76.8% 121,345 (±1.7% / ±2,615.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,060,127 (±0.3% / ±17,462.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
6% ±2.4% (140  ±56) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 19.2% 30,258 (±0.8% / ±1,297.5)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Washington: 39.6% 2,172,536 (±0.2% / ±10,817.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

31.9% ±3.7% (1,447  ±166) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 18.2% 46,831
  • more than double the rate in Washington: 15.4% 1,206,843
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

0.2% ±0.2% (5  ±7) Population with veteran status
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 5.4% 9,764 (±0.4% / ±799)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Washington: 7.8% 473,124 (±0.1% / ±4,854)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
5 Total veterans ±7 5 Male ±7 N/A Female ±13

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