Pierce County vs. Kittitas County

Pierce County (WA)Kittitas County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)891,29947,364
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.1%15.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)795,21740,909
Population, Census, April 1, 2010795,22540,915
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.5%17.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.8%16.0%
Female persons, percent50.3%49.6%
White alone, percent74.8%91.5%
Black or African American alone, percent7.6%1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.8%1.3%
Asian alone, percent6.9%2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent1.7%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent7.3%3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.1%8.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent66.3%83.8%
Veterans, 2014-201886,1593,458
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.8%5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)351,04824,191
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.7%57.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$277,000$275,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,809$1,601
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$603$489
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,186$946
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201324.2%22.0%
Building permits, 20185,449629
Households, 2014-2018317,69918,003
Persons per household, 2014-20182.652.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.7%71.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.6%8.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.5%93.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.6%83.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.3%92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.4%34.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.8%9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.9%8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.2%60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%56.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,362,981101,409
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,369,260114,895
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,705,621398,681
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,114,397515,984
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,461$12,382
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.021.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$67,868$55,193
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,874$27,948
Persons in poverty, percent8.7%15.8%
Total employer establishments, 201718,0881,266
Total employment, 2017257,08211,757
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)12,160,303378,452
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.1%5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201746,2842,770
All firms, 201250,5033,128
Men-owned firms, 201223,3891,248
Women-owned firms, 201218,4691,029
Minority-owned firms, 20129,316153
Nonminority-owned firms, 201238,9612,832
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,147232
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201242,0052,626
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20077.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.5%3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.4%27.1%
Population per square mile, 2010476.317.8
Land area in square miles, 20101,669.512,297.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Pierce county (WA) and Kittitas county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.