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Yakima, WA

97,378 Population
28.1 square miles 3,467.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.5 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 33.8 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,306 ±$2,782 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: $31,497 ±$2,094
  • about half the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$63,781 ±$10,016 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: $75,399 ±$5,440
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.7% ±4.5% (17,752  ±4,273) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 16.9% † 42,996 (±2.3% / ±5,890)
  • nearly double the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

17.8 minutes ±0.8 (641,420  ±35,022) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 20.3 2,007,035 (±0.7 / ±74,045)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

37,840 ±1,735 Number of households
  • the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 90,541 ±1,261
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (95,536  ±75) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 2.8 254,717 (±0 / ±144)
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±2.3% (1,068  ±490) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 6.2% † 3,677 (±1.9% / ±1,121)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

39,468 ±1,829 Number of housing units
  • the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 94,119 ±59
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$339,600 ±$18,186 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: $349,900 ±$11,902
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.2% ±4.9% (13,676  ±4,730.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 13.6% † 34,763 (±2.7% / ±6,785.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

80.8% ±6% (49,971  ±4,195.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 77.3% 124,197 (±3.6% / ±5,821)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,196,048 (±0.7% / ±38,059.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
19.5% ±3% (12,031  ±1,915) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 20% 32,079 (±1.8% / ±2,823.2)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

17.8% ±2.8% (17,361  ±2,725) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 18.3% 47,351
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.3% ±1.5% (5,120  ±1,068) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Yakima, WA Metro Area: 5.3% † 9,910 (±0.8% / ±1,488)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,120 Total veterans ±1,068 4,398 Male ±1,099 722 Female ±446

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