Yakima County vs. Grant County
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Yakima County (WA) Grant County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 251,446 97,331
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.4% 9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 243,240 89,124
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 243,231 89,120
Persons under 5 years, percent 8.1% 7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 29.6% 29.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.7% 13.7%
Female persons, percent 50.0% 49.1%
White alone, percent 87.2% 92.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.5% 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 6.5% 2.3%
Asian alone, percent 1.6% 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 49.9% 42.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 42.7% 53.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 11,527 5,496
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 18.1% 18.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 89,130 37,967
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 63.2% 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, 2009-2013 17.8% 14.6%
Building permits, 2018 578 451
Households, 2014-2018 82,300 30,651
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.98 3.06
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.2% 84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 40.3% 37.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.8% 87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.6% 78.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 73.1% 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 16.0% 17.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.0% 8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.9% 12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.5% 62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.1% 54.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 281,517 117,249
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,431,362 255,636
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 2,622,245 1,458,503
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,560,166 825,599
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,366 $9,001
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 19.0 18.7
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, percent 16.5% 12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 4,765 1,894
Total employment, 2017 70,083 21,927
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,833,214 927,380
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.3% 2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 9,412 3,910
All firms, 2012 14,064 4,728
Men-owned firms, 2012 6,871 2,196
Women-owned firms, 2012 4,389 1,245
Minority-owned firms, 2012 3,121 903
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 10,338 3,489
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,340 340
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 11,821 3,921
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.6% 22.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 56.6 33.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 4,295.40 2,679.51
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Yakima county (WA) and Grant county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.