| | People QuickFacts | Yakima County | Washington |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 247,141 | 6,830,038 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 243,231 | 6,724,540 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 243,231 | 6,724,540 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 8.9% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 30.4% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 11.7% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.9% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 88.6% | 82.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.4% | 3.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 5.6% | 1.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.4% | 7.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.8% | 4.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 45.8% | 11.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 46.9% | 72.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 82.0% | 81.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 18.0% | 12.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 38.5% | 17.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 70.8% | 89.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.6% | 31.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 15,901 | 607,737 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 19.0 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 85,904 | 2,907,490 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 64.1% | 64.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 18.1% | 25.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $149,700 | $285,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 79,075 | 2,577,375 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.94 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $19,325 | $29,733 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $42,877 | $57,244 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.8% | 12.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Yakima County | Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 4,684 | 175,9141 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 62,406 | 2,326,7311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 3.6 | 2.61 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 9,212 | 405,256 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 12,963 | 551,340 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.2% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.9% | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.6% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,686,079 | 112,053,283 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 76,790,966 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,425,601 | 92,968,519 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,442 | $14,380 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 245,645 | 12,389,422 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 438 | 20,864 |