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Yakima, WA

96,739 Population
27.9 square miles 3,472.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 33.8 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$30,748 ±$2,423 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: $30,082 ±$1,457
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Washington: $52,011 ±$541
$61,776 ±$4,604 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: $69,525 ±$5,533
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $94,605 ±$1,221

13.4% ±3.4% (12,714  ±3,230) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 15.8% † 40,230 (±2.4% / ±6,200)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 10.4% 794,426 (±0.3% / ±26,113)

17.5 minutes ±0.7 (644,420  ±33,807) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 20 2,010,120 (±0.5 / ±68,405)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Washington: 27 83,194,470 (±0.1 / ±402,464)

Families

37,918 ±1,806 Number of households
  • the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 89,414 ±1,125
  • Washington: 3,101,265 ±10,961
2.5 ±0.1 (94,741  ±52) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 2.8 252,533 (±0 / ±75)
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,659,849

9.5% ±4.5% (2,151  ±1,023) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 7.7% † 4,590 (±2.1% / ±1,284)
  • nearly double the rate in Washington: 5.3% 97,347 (±0.3% / ±6,087)

Housing

40,051 ±1,801 Number of housing units
  • the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 93,422 ±59
  • Washington: 3,361,561 ±310

$311,600 ±$30,166 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: $318,900 ±$16,659
  • about half the amount in Washington: $576,000 ±$3,882

12.9% ±3.5% (12,239  ±3,315.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 10.6% † 26,653 (±2.1% / ±5,388.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 14.2% 1,099,648 (±0.4% / ±28,225.1)

Social

83.4% ±6.3% (52,921  ±4,416.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 78.8% 125,392 (±3.9% / ±6,145.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 92.4% 5,090,206 (±0.7% / ±36,316.2)
22.9% ±3.3% (14,548  ±2,161.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 18.3% † 29,106 (±1.8% / ±2,934.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 40.5% 2,229,338 (±0.4% / ±21,620.9)

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

16.1% ±3.2% (15,538  ±3,068) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 17.9% 45,856
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 15.5% 1,213,933

6.6% ±1.6% (4,804  ±1,133) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 5.6% † 10,248 (±0.9% / ±1,661)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 7.6% 465,141 (±0.2% / ±9,288)
4,804 Total veterans ±1,133 4,572 Male ±1,148 232 Female ±202

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