Yakima County, WA

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US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
33.3
0.301% 1-year increase
2024 Median Property Value
$310,100
10.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Yakima County, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.8% of the residents in Yakima County, WA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Yakima County, WA was $310,100, and the homeownership rate was 61.8%.

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Population & Diversity

Yakima County, WA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 87.8% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNM% of Yakima County, WA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.8%
2024 Citizenship
87.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.8% of Yakima County, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Yakima County, WA was 87.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,649 ± 443
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,809 ± 355
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,346 ± 339

Yakima County, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.62%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (57.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (39%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.4%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Yakima County, WA was $310,100 in 2024, which is 0.932 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $281,100 to $310,100, a 10.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Yakima County, WA is 61.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

In 2025, 19.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Yakima County, WA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.156%.

Housing

Property

$310,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,523
$54,244
Median Property Taxes
±$1,833

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Yakima County, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

61.8%
Homeownership
2024
67.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.8% of the housing units in Yakima County, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.4%.

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Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yakima County, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yakima County, WA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 19.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Yakima County, WA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.156%.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 21.1% of the children was living in poverty in Yakima County, WA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 11.2%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 273 in Yakima County, WA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 59.6 per 100,000 population.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Yakima County, WA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Health Indicators

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 13.9% in Yakima County, WA.

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