Yakima County vs. Grant County

Yakima County (WA)Grant County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)251,44697,331
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.4%9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)243,24089,124
Population, Census, April 1, 2010243,23189,120
Persons under 5 years, percent8.1%7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent29.6%29.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.7%13.7%
Female persons, percent50.0%49.1%
White alone, percent87.2%92.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent6.5%2.3%
Asian alone, percent1.6%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent49.9%42.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent42.7%53.4%
Veterans, 2014-201811,5275,496
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201818.1%18.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)89,13037,967
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.2%61.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$167,700$171,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,303$1,268
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$433$382
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$803$770
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.8%14.6%
Building permits, 2018578451
Households, 2014-201882,30030,651
Persons per household, 2014-20182.983.06
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.2%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201840.3%37.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.8%87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.6%78.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201873.1%76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.0%17.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.0%8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.9%12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.1%54.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)281,517117,249
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,431,362255,636
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,622,2451,458,503
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,560,166825,599
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,366$9,001
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.018.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,871$54,982
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,459$23,633
Persons in poverty, percent16.5%12.7%
Total employer establishments, 20174,7651,894
Total employment, 201770,08321,927
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,833,214927,380
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,4123,910
All firms, 201214,0644,728
Men-owned firms, 20126,8712,196
Women-owned firms, 20124,3891,245
Minority-owned firms, 20123,121903
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,3383,489
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,340340
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,8213,921
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.6%22.5%
Population per square mile, 201056.633.3
Land area in square miles, 20104,295.402,679.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

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