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Yakima County (Central)--Greater Yakima City PUMA, WA

131,710 Population
65.5 square miles 2,009.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34 ±1.4 Median age
  • 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

$33,941 ±$3,761 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$74,349 ±$14,931 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.6% ±4.3% (22,752  ±5,705) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times 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)

18.1 minutes ±0.7 (921,380  ±45,798) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • 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

50,207 ±2,290 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (129,539  ±5,929) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±2% (1,560  ±598) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

52,125 ±2,146 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$355,500 ±$16,610 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.3% ±4.3% (18,613  ±5,637.6) Moved since previous year
  • 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% ±4.2% (67,464  ±4,650.5) High school grad or higher
  • 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)
23% ±2.6% (19,176  ±2,339.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

36.4% ±2.1% (44,440  ±2,636.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 21.4% 1,583,146 (±0.2% / ±13,181.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

15.9% ±2.4% (20,870  ±3,253) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.6% ±1.2% (6,264  ±1,214) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,264 Total veterans ±1,214 5,497 Male ±1,239 767 Female ±453

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