Kennewick city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 83,823 ( 9,906 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.4 square miles
Population density: 3053.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	52,263	62.35%	2.8%
Black:	1,817	2.17%	58.8%
Indian:	444	0.53%	6.9%
Asian:	1,922	2.29%	5.1%
2+ races:	2,558	3.05%	60.0%
Hispanic:	24,569	29.31%	37.2%

Total non-White:	31,560	37.65%	36.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	1,428	2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,478	13.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
73,917
50,835	68.77%
1,144	1.55%
477	0.65%
1,828	2.47%
1,599	2.16%
17,909	24.23%
23,082	31.23%

2000
55,090
42,985	78.03%
655	1.19%
471	0.85%
1,031	1.87%
1,112	2.02%
8,726	15.84%
12,105	21.97%

1990
42,155
37,078	87.96%
394	0.93%
273	0.65%
832	1.97%
n/a
3,578	8.49%
5,077	12.04%

1980
34,397
32,041	93.15%
185	0.54%
239	0.69%
507	1.47%
n/a
1,409	4.10%
2,356	6.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

7,850	14.2
10,977	19.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

5,907	14.0
7,028	16.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

5,037	14.6
2,721	7.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Kennewick city, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.2
21,584	25.7%
62,239	74.3%
12,927	15.4%

30,651
2.70

21,034	68.6%
14,737	70.1%
2,380	11.3%
9,617	31.4%

2010
Number	Percent
32.6
20,812	28.2%
53,105	71.8%
8,052	10.9%

27,266
2.67

18,528	68.0%
13,442	72.5%
2,409	13.0%
8,738	32.0%

2000
Number	Percent
32.3
16,445	29.9%
38,645	70.1%
5,395	9.8%

20,765
2.62

14,253	68.6%
10,849	76.1%
1,821	12.8%
6,512	31.4%

1990
Number	Percent
30.0
12,885	30.6%
29,270	69.4%
3,846	9.1%

16,169
2.59

11,172	69.1%
8,755	78.4%
1,501	13.4%
4,997	30.9%

1980
Number	Percent
26.8
10,651	31.0%
23,746	69.0%
1,966	5.7%

12,937
2.65

9,147	70.7%
7,890	86.3%
691	7.6%
3,790	29.3%

2022 Housing Data for Kennewick city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,201	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,321	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	936	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,159	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,344	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,066	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,126	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,474	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,132	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,220	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,225	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,449	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,420	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,296	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,636	8.6%
$200,000 or more	2,646	8.6%

Median Household Income	70,429
Per Capita Income	34,211

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,045	6.7%
Public Assistance	1,299	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,439	17.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	25,094	69.1%
Unemployed	1,170	3.2%
In Armed Forces	20	0.1%

Total Labor Force	26,284	72.4%
Not in Labor Force	10,023	27.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	14,827	10,708	58.1%
Non-Profit	1,098	1,556	41.4%
Self-Employed	1,795	1,207	59.8%

Local Government	866	1,921	31.1%
State Government	1,152	1,069	51.9%
Federal Government	930	433	68.2%

Total Private + Self	16,622	11,915	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,046	4,979	44.8%
Total	20,668	16,894	55.0%

Pct. Govt.	17.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,717	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,950	21.2%
Professional, Technical	8,093	21.5%
Service Occupations	6,830	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	963	2.6%
All others	9,982	26.6%

White Collar		55.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	5,047	13.4%
Retail trade	4,963	13.2%
Construction	3,350	8.9%
Educational services	3,131	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	2,950	7.9%
Manufacturing	2,689	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,399	6.4%
Other services	2,082	5.5%
Public administration	2,060	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	1,665	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,428	3.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,349	3.6%
Finance and insurance	950	2.5%
Wholesale trade	948	2.5%
Utilities	826	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	685	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	578	1.5%
Information	430	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	42	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	21,349	25.47%
Puerto Rican	243	0.29%
Cuban	869	1.04%
Dominican	102	0.12%

Total Central American	800	0.95%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	417	0.50%
Honduran	79	0.09%
Nicaraguan	105	0.13%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	199	0.24%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	477	0.57%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	36	0.04%
Colombian	268	0.32%
Ecuadorian	17	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	126	0.15%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	30	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	729	0.87%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	421	0.50%
Indian	351	0.42%
Filipino	334	0.40%
Vietnamese	319	0.38%
Burmese	144	0.17%
Japanese	112	0.13%
Korean	109	0.13%
Cambodian	71	0.08%
Laotian	51	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	56,459	72.2%
Spanish	17,540	22.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	735	0.9%
Other Indo-European	567	0.7%
Arabic	563	0.7%
Vietnamese	481	0.6%
German, other Germanic	450	0.6%
Other	379	0.5%
Other Asian	369	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	12,077	14.4%
English	10,821	12.9%
Irish	8,108	9.7%
American	4,071	4.9%
Norwegian	3,073	3.7%
Scottish	2,020	2.4%
Italian	1,854	2.2%
Dutch	1,692	2.0%
Swedish	1,691	2.0%
European	1,585	1.9%
Polish	1,304	1.6%
French	1,145	1.4%
British	997	1.2%
Welsh	997	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	965	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	77,009	91.9%
Not a citizen	6,814	8.1%

Native	72,223	86.2%
Foreign-born	11,600	13.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,501	6.4%	3,362	6.2%	14,276	26.2%	18,923	34.8%	9,225	17.0%	5,123	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,501	6.4%
9-12 Years	3,362	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	14,276	26.2%
Some College	18,923	34.8%
Bach. Degree	9,225	17.0%
Grad Degree	5,123	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +4,678	R +26	D + 7.4%
D +4,652
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	21,484	58.3%	Joe Biden (D)	14,048	38.1%	1,326	3.6%	36,858	20	11	0.90%
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	16,806	59.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	9,396	33.2%	2,129	7.5%	28,331	22	13	0.85%

2020 President, Kennewick city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

14,048

38.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

21,484

58.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

918

2.5%

Other

408

1.1%

TOTAL

36,858

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Kennewick city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

9,396

33.2%

Donald Trump (R)

16,806

59.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,525

5.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

311

1.1%

Other

293

1.0%

TOTAL

28,331

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kennewick city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	60%	Loren Culp (R)	23,145	63.1%	Jay Inslee* (D)	13,434	36.6%	128 [+]	0.3%	36,707	20	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 128 (0.3%);
2018	S1	44%	Susan Hutchison (R)	16,354	62.6%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	9,775	37.4%	0	0.0%	26,129	21	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	50%	Chris Vance (R)	16,131	55.7%	Patty Murray* (D)	12,824	44.3%	0	0.0%	28,955	15	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	50%	Bill Bryant (R)	17,515	60.6%	Jay Inslee* (D)	11,387	39.4%	0	0.0%	28,902	15	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	32,496
Median Value	$318,400

Occupied	30,651	94.3%
Vacant	1,845	5.7%

Owned	19,268	62.9%
Rented	11,383	37.1%
Median Rent	$1,113

Single-Family Units	20,402	62.8%
Detached	19,485	60.0%
Attached	917	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,163	22.0%
Mobile Homes	1,696	5.2%

Kennewick city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kennewick city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Kennewick city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kennewick city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kennewick city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kennewick city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Kennewick city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kennewick city, WA