In 2019, Yakima, WA had a population of 250k people with a median age of 33 and a median household income of $51,637. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Yakima, WA grew from 249,325 to 249,697, a 0.149% increase and its median household income grew from $49,871 to $51,637, a 3.54% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Yakima, WA are White (Non-Hispanic) (43.2%), White (Hispanic) (34.1%), Other (Hispanic) (13.1%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (3.46%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.98%). 0% of the households in Yakima, WA speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
86.9% of the residents in Yakima, WA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Yakima, WA are Yakima Valley College (1,424 degrees awarded in 2020), Perry Technical Institute (457 degrees), and Heritage University (274 degrees).
In 2019, the median property value in Yakima, WA was $175,900, and the homeownership rate was 62.7%. Most people in Yakima, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Yakima, WA was 2 cars per household.
Yakima, WA borders Centralia, WA, Ellensburg, WA, Kennewick-Richland, WA, Moses Lake, WA, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.