Kittitas County vs. Yakima County

Kittitas County (WA)Yakima County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)47,364251,446
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.8%3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)40,909243,240
Population, Census, April 1, 201040,915243,231
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%8.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.1%29.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.0%13.7%
Female persons, percent49.6%50.0%
White alone, percent91.5%87.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.3%6.5%
Asian alone, percent2.3%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.5%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.9%49.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.8%42.7%
Veterans, 2014-20183,45811,527
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%18.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,19189,130
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.5%63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$275,000$167,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,601$1,303
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$489$433
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$946$803
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.0%17.8%
Building permits, 2018629578
Households, 2014-201818,00382,300
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.98
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201871.3%86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.4%40.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.0%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.5%75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.1%73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.8%16.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.7%9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.2%12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.2%61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.6%56.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)101,409281,517
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)114,8951,431,362
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)398,6813,335,075
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)515,9842,560,166
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,382$10,366
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.519.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,193$49,871
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,948$22,459
Persons in poverty, percent15.8%16.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,2664,765
Total employment, 201711,75770,083
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)378,4522,833,214
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.9%2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,7709,412
All firms, 20123,12814,064
Men-owned firms, 20121,2486,871
Women-owned firms, 20121,0294,389
Minority-owned firms, 20121533,121
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,83210,338
Veteran-owned firms, 20122321,340
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,62611,821
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.5%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%27.6%
Population per square mile, 201017.856.6
Land area in square miles, 20102,297.274,295.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

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