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Kennewick-Richland, WA Metro Area

294,396 Population
2,941.7 square miles 100.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 37.8 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,610 ±$543 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $40,837 ±$198
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$70,545 ±$2,026 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $77,006 ±$296
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

11.5% ±0.9% (33,199  ±2,664) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 10.2% 751,044 (±0.2% / ±12,849)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

21.9 minutes ±0.5 (2,629,060  ±71,991) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 28 92,400,305 (±0.1 / ±456,639)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

100,336 ±675 Number of households
  • Washington: 2,905,822 ±5,585
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.9 ±0 (290,566  ±324) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,365,480
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.6% ±0.7% (3,754  ±503) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 5.5% 96,936 (±0.1% / ±2,554)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

106,104 ±143 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,150,194 ±389
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$246,700 ±$4,079 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $366,800 ±$1,278
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

14.6% ±1% (42,445  ±2,960.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 17% 1,259,803 (±0.2% / ±14,297)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

86.8% ±1.6% (160,310  ±3,002) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 91.7% 4,768,368 (±0.3% / ±16,668.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
27.9% ±0.9% (51,474  ±1,613.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 36.7% 1,907,238 (±0.2% / ±10,362)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

14.4% ±0.5% (42,285  ±1,427) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 14.5% 1,089,660 (±0.1% / ±8,722)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

8.2% ±0.4% (17,149  ±900) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 8.9% 517,912 (±0.1% / ±5,610)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
17,149 Total veterans ±900 15,614 Male ±884 1,535 Female ±258

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