2022 population: 257,001 ( 13,770 from 2010 , 282 from 2020)
Land area: 4294.5 square miles
Population density: 59.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	102,868	40.03%	11.3%
Black:	2,230	0.87%	27.9%
Indian:	8,795	3.42%	3.1%
Asian:	3,258	1.27%	30.3%
2+ races:	4,655	1.81%	13.8%
Hispanic:	135,195	52.60%	23.5%

Total non-White:	154,133	59.97%	21.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,878	15.3
Deaths:	5,863	11.4
Net Migration:	-3,314	-6.5
Net Immigration:	1,496	2.9

Change in White population:	-13,156	-5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	26,926	11.1

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
243,231
116,024	47.70%
1,743	0.72%
9,072	3.73%
2,501	1.03%
4,090	1.68%
109,470	45.01%
127,207	52.30%

2000
222,581
125,733	56.49%
1,842	0.83%
8,947	4.02%
2,066	0.93%
3,873	1.74%
79,905	35.90%
96,848	43.51%

1990
188,823
132,479	70.16%
1,882	1.00%
7,771	4.12%
2,164	1.15%
n/a
44,527	23.58%
56,344	29.84%

1980
172,508
137,334	79.61%
1,701	0.99%
6,341	3.68%
1,433	0.83%
n/a
25,387	14.72%
35,174	20.39%

1970
144,971
123,945	85.50%
1,409	0.97%
3,491	2.41%
796	0.55%
n/a
14,556	10.04%
21,026	14.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
39,326	17.7
16,143	7.3
-14,362	-6.5
8,943	4.0

-9,709	-4.4
30,359	13.6

Number	Rate
1990's
42,627	22.6
17,030	9.0
-8,085	-4.3
14,909	7.9

-6,746	-3.6
40,504	21.5

Number	Rate
1980's
34,166	19.8
15,811	9.2
-1,644	-1.0
n/a

-4,855	-2.8
21,170	12.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12,286	8.5
n/a

13,389	9.2
14,148	9.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Yakima County, 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
33.0
75,052	29.2%
181,949	70.8%
35,878	14.0%

85,558
2.95

61,218	71.6%
42,367	69.2%
7,963	13.0%
24,340	28.4%

2010
Number	Percent
32.2
74,038	30.4%
169,193	69.6%
28,122	11.6%

80,592
2.97

58,790	72.9%
41,426	70.5%
7,572	12.9%
21,802	27.1%

2000
Number	Percent
31.4
70,553	31.7%
152,028	68.3%
24,896	11.2%

74,017
2.96

54,921	74.2%
42,283	77.0%
6,041	11.0%
19,096	25.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
57,123	30.3%
131,700	69.7%
24,471	13.0%

66,174
2.80

48,609	73.5%
38,711	79.6%
4,837	10.0%
17,565	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
53,190	30.8%
119,318	69.2%
20,874	12.1%

61,582
2.76

46,388	75.3%
39,523	85.2%
3,584	7.7%
15,194	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Yakima County, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,735	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,456	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,018	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,002	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,764	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,684	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,452	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,808	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,002	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,277	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,814	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,142	15.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,661	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,929	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,608	6.6%
$200,000 or more	4,206	4.9%

Median Household Income	64,910
Per Capita Income	27,448

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	79
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,726	6.7%
Public Assistance	3,316	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	19,319	22.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	49,640	66.7%
Unemployed	2,802	3.8%
In Armed Forces	38	0.1%

Total Labor Force	52,480	70.5%
Not in Labor Force	21,993	29.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44,154	29,883	59.6%
Non-Profit	2,792	6,226	31.0%
Self-Employed	4,976	3,304	60.1%

Local Government	3,812	5,252	42.1%
State Government	1,812	4,210	30.1%
Federal Government	1,185	950	55.5%

Total Private + Self	49,130	33,187	59.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,601	16,638	36.6%
Total	58,731	49,825	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,461	10.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,903	17.4%
Professional, Technical	19,004	17.5%
Service Occupations	19,340	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12,628	11.6%
All others	40,194	36.9%

White Collar		45.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16,240	14.9%
Health care and social assistance	14,661	13.5%
Retail trade	11,258	10.3%
Manufacturing	10,433	9.6%
Educational services	10,068	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	6,770	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	6,548	6.0%
Construction	5,987	5.5%
Wholesale trade	5,159	4.7%
Public administration	4,998	4.6%
Other services	3,995	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,396	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,273	3.0%
Finance and insurance	1,714	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,561	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,377	1.3%
Information	798	0.7%
Utilities	535	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	94	0.1%
Management	37	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	122,263	47.73%
Puerto Rican	689	0.27%
Cuban	166	0.06%
Dominican	146	0.06%

Total Central American	3,438	1.34%
Costa Rican	469	0.18%
Guatemalan	584	0.23%
Honduran	505	0.20%
Nicaraguan	229	0.09%
Panamanian	32	0.01%
Salvadoran	1,619	0.63%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	508	0.20%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	121	0.05%
Chilean	67	0.03%
Colombian	169	0.07%
Ecuadorian	99	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	52	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,909	1.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,404	0.55%
Vietnamese	469	0.18%
Chinese	244	0.10%
Korean	233	0.09%
Japanese	112	0.04%
Indian	99	0.04%
Burmese	61	0.02%
Thai	5	0.00%
Singaporean	2	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	136,048	57.4%
Spanish	96,453	40.7%
Other Asian	1,098	0.5%
Other	749	0.3%
German, other Germanic	512	0.2%
Tagalog	423	0.2%
Vietnamese	281	0.1%
Other Indo-European	279	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	253	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	25,016	9.8%
English	16,082	6.3%
Irish	13,638	5.3%
American	8,191	3.2%
European	5,816	2.3%
French	4,785	1.9%
Norwegian	4,772	1.9%
Italian	3,619	1.4%
Dutch	3,462	1.4%
Scottish	2,854	1.1%
Swedish	2,622	1.0%
British	1,559	0.6%
Scandinavian	1,451	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	1,321	0.5%
French Canadian	1,289	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	223,719	87.3%
Not a citizen	32,424	12.7%

Native	208,124	81.3%
Foreign-born	48,019	18.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
21,687	13.9%	16,244	10.4%	44,331	28.4%	45,248	29.0%	18,200	11.7%	10,166	6.5%
Average years of education: 11.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	21,687	13.9%
9-12 Years	16,244	10.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	44,331	28.4%
Some College	45,248	29.0%
Bach. Degree	18,200	11.7%
Grad Degree	10,166	6.5%
Average years of education: 11.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	103,120	91,815	11,305	11.0%	5.1%
1991	103,315	90,425	12,890	12.5%	6.1%
1992	109,157	94,174	14,983	13.7%	7.2%
1993	112,372	95,966	16,406	14.6%	7.3%
1994	113,074	98,833	14,241	12.6%	6.3%
1995	114,953	99,973	14,980	13.0%	6.2%
1996	117,102	102,422	14,680	12.5%	5.9%
1997	116,821	105,491	11,330	9.7%	4.9%
1998	118,817	107,052	11,765	9.9%	4.8%
1999	115,954	104,470	11,484	9.9%	4.8%

2000	114,901	105,491	9,410	8.2%	5.1%
2001	111,194	100,636	10,558	9.5%	6.0%
2002	112,284	101,610	10,674	9.5%	7.1%
2003	113,926	103,007	10,919	9.6%	7.2%
2004	115,734	105,509	10,225	8.8%	6.3%
2005	117,324	108,066	9,258	7.9%	5.6%
2006	118,701	109,940	8,761	7.4%	5.0%
2007	119,936	111,701	8,235	6.9%	4.6%
2008	123,195	114,367	8,828	7.2%	5.2%
2009	123,294	113,028	10,266	8.3%	8.3%

2010	119,568	108,095	11,473	9.6%	9.1%
2011	118,970	107,479	11,491	9.7%	8.5%
2012	120,381	108,705	11,676	9.7%	7.7%
2013	118,863	107,243	11,620	9.8%	6.6%
2014	119,231	109,163	10,068	8.4%	5.9%
2015	121,715	112,179	9,536	7.8%	5.4%
2016	125,890	116,529	9,361	7.4%	5.2%
2017	125,530	117,118	8,412	6.7%	4.6%
2018	129,034	120,972	8,062	6.2%	4.4%
2019	131,779	122,601	9,178	7.0%	4.1%

2020	130,759	118,071	12,688	9.7%	8.4%
2021	130,342	121,211	9,131	7.0%	5.2%
2022	131,967	123,515	8,452	6.4%	4.2%
2023	129,472	121,988	7,484	5.8%	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	90,660
Median Value	$254,700

Occupied	85,558	94.4%
Vacant	5,102	5.6%

Owned	53,324	62.3%
Rented	32,234	37.7%
Median Rent	$1,010

Single-Family Units	63,838	70.4%
Detached	60,579	66.8%
Attached	3,259	3.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,380	10.3%
Mobile Homes	10,691	11.8%

Yakima County, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Yakima County, WA

2022 Housing Data for Yakima County, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Yakima County, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Yakima County, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Yakima County, WA

Historical Labor Force Data for Yakima County, WA