Desert Aire, WA

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2024 Population
2,788
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
31.5
3.62% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.85%
23% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$85,960
2.97% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$455,100
4.72% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,217
0.745% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Desert Aire, 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.

76.5% of the residents in Desert Aire, WA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Desert Aire, WA was $455,100, and the homeownership rate was 82.5%.

Most people in Desert Aire, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Desert Aire, WA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesWashingtonGrant County, WAMoses Lake, WAGrant & Kittitas Counties PUMA, WAYakima County (Outer)--Sunnyside & Grandview Cities PUMA, WA

Population & Diversity

Desert Aire, WA is home to a population of 2.79k people, from which 76.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 26.9% of Desert Aire, WA residents were born outside of the country (750 people).

In 2024, there were 1.99 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (1.52k people) in Desert Aire, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 764 White (Non-Hispanic) and 452 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

76.5%
2024 Citizenship
75.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 76.5% of Desert Aire, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Desert Aire, WA was 75.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Desert Aire, WA
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    1.52k ± 832
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    764 ± 281
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    452 ± 310
70.7%
Hispanic Population
1.97k people

In 2024, there were 1.99 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (1.52k people) in Desert Aire, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 764 White (Non-Hispanic) and 452 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

70.7% of the people in Desert Aire, WA are hispanic (1.97k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Desert Aire, WA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    247,954 ± 12,030 people
  2. India
    116,227 ± 8,308 people
  3. China
    94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

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Foreign-Born Population

26.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
750 people
24.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
712 people

As of 2024, 26.9% of Desert Aire, WA residents (750 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Desert Aire, WA was 24.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
70 ± 52

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Economy

The economy of Desert Aire, WA employs 1.22k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Desert Aire, WA were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (567 people), Educational Services (376 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (67 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($46,875), Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,250), and Retail Trade ($39,688).

Employment

Occupations

1.22k
2024 Value
± 373
0.745%
1 Year growth
± 45.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Desert Aire, WA grew at a rate of 0.745%, from 1.21k employees to 1.22k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Desert Aire, WA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (444 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (201 people), and Management Occupations (171 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Desert Aire, WA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.22k
2024 Value
± 373
0.745%
1 Year growth
± 45.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Desert Aire, WA grew at a rate of 0.745%, from 1.21k employees to 1.22k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Desert Aire, WA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (567 people), Educational Services (376 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (67 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Desert Aire, WA, though some of these residents may live in Desert Aire, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$66,964
Median earning men ± $44,121
$28,113
Median earning women ± $11,008

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($103,087), Manufacturing ($47,396), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($33,529).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($36,551), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,360), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($20,929).

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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

Voting results are not available for Desert Aire, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.
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 Desert Aire, WA was $455,100 in 2024, which is 1.37 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $434,600 to $455,100, a 4.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Desert Aire, WA is 82.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Desert Aire, WA have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Desert Aire, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$455,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$81,629
$879
Median Property Taxes
±$289

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 Desert Aire, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Desert Aire, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

82.5%
Homeownership
2024
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 82.5% of the housing units in Desert Aire, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$85,960
Median Household Income
± $28,507
1.07k
Number of Households
± 346

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.07k households in Desert Aire, WA grew to $85,960 from the previous year's value of $83,482.

The following chart displays the households in Desert Aire, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Desert Aire, WA is from Washington.
0.469
2024 Wage GINI in Washington
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.3%)
  2. Carpooled (27.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.68%)

In 2024, 68.3% of workers in Desert Aire, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (27.1%) and those who worked at home (3.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

18.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Desert Aire, WA have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.04% of the workforce in Desert Aire, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.85% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Desert Aire, WA (216 out of 2.75k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Desert Aire, WA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

75.1% of the population of Desert Aire, WA has health coverage, with 25.6% on employee plans, 19.7% on Medicaid, 18% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.1% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 28.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

24.9%
Uninsured
25.6%
Employer Coverage
19.7%
Medicaid
18%
Medicare
11.7%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Desert Aire, WA grew by 5.92% from 23.5% to 24.9%.

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