What is the population of Yakima County, Washington?

The population of Yakima County, Washington is 254,286, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Yakima County, Washington?

The median household income in Yakima County, Washington is $67,440, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Yakima County, Washington is $328,475, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Yakima County, Washington is 7.1%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education F

Metric	Yakima County	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Population	254,286	7,740,889	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	59.0	108.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.51%	1.20%	0.57%
Median age	31.2	36.2	37.1
Households	86,686	3,012,519	128,459,983

Year	Yakima County

Group	Share

Yakima County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Yakima County	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$67,440	$95,177	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.74%	6.00%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.9%	5.2%

Metric	Yakima County	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$328,475	$471,160	$242,182
Median rent	$1,068	$1,681	$1,342
Homeownership rate	62.4%	63.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Yakima County	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.3	22.6	22.5
Work from home	6.4%	17.7%	13.4%

Yakima County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Yakima County	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	35.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.91	2.51	2.54

Yakima County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Yakima County	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.3	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	20.0%	15.4%	16.3%
Smokers	18.5%	16.4%	19.0%