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Kennewick-Richland, WA Metro Area

296,224 Population
2,941.6 square miles 100.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 37.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$30,391 ±$2,421 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $39,119 ±$347
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$64,908 ±$3,978 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $74,073 ±$697
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

11.4% ±2.3% (33,245  ±6,683) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 10.3% 759,013 (±0.3% / ±23,800)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

22 minutes ±1.1 (2,633,825  ±163,210) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 28.4 96,998,425 (±0.2 / ±910,218)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

98,988 ±1,944 Number of households
  • Washington: 2,895,575 ±9,139
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
3 ±0.1 (292,597  ±1,474) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.6 7,392,406 (±0)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.8% ±1.5% (4,022  ±1,012) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 5.2% 92,209 (±0.3% / ±5,583)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

106,032 ±484 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,148,084 ±526
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$248,600 ±$8,640 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $373,100 ±$2,028
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

18.4% ±2.1% (53,884  ±6,268.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 18.1% 1,351,906 (±0.4% / ±31,328.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

84.6% ±3.5% (157,368  ±6,467.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 91.6% 4,777,579 (±0.6% / ±32,405.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
27.4% ±1.9% (50,909  ±3,497.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 36.7% 1,913,104 (±0.4% / ±20,770)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

15.1% ±1.3% (44,719  ±3,786) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 14.7% 1,104,850 (±0.3% / ±20,138)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

7.7% ±0.9% (16,214  ±1,984) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 8.9% 520,226 (±0.2% / ±10,007)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
16,214 Total veterans ±1,984 14,765 Male ±1,829 1,449 Female ±578

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