In 2023, Yakima County, WA had a population of 257k people with a median age of 33.2 and a median household income of $68,015. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Yakima County, WA grew from 256,143 to 256,605, a 0.18% increase and its median household income grew from $64,910 to $68,015, a 4.78% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Yakima County, WA are White (Non-Hispanic) (40.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (19.4%), Other (Hispanic) (18.5%), White (Hispanic) (12.7%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.06%).
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.
87.4% of the residents in Yakima County, WA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Yakima County, WA are Yakima Valley College (1,136 degrees awarded in 2022), Perry Technical Institute (461 degrees), and Heritage University (263 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Yakima County, WA was $281,100, and the homeownership rate was 62.4%.
Most people in Yakima County, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20 minutes. The average car ownership in Yakima County, WA was 2 cars per household.
Yakima County, WA borders Benton County, WA, Grant County, WA, King County, WA, Kittitas County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Lewis County, WA, Pierce County, WA, and Skamania County, WA.