Living in West Valley School District (Yakima County), Washington

Overview

A total of 11,370 households are located in West Valley School District (Yakima County) area. Among them, 3,525 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.12 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,591 and 6,908 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4% (1,192) of residents are non-citizens and 13% (3,887) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of West Valley School District (Yakima County), Washington
Household	11,370
Population	29,529
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,525 (31%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,591
Total Students	6,908
Pre-Kindergarten	279
Kindergarten	397
Grade 1-8	3,161
Grade 9-12	1,551
College/Graduate School	1,520
Veterans	22,804
Non-citizen	1,192
Non-English Home Language	3,887
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

23,491 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,628 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,628 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 14,068 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for West Valley School District (Yakima County) area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,630	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,303	82.93%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,408	10.33%
Public transportation	44	0.32%
Walked	170	1.25%
Other method	157	1.15%
Worked from home	548	4.02%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,068	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,695	40.48%
Service	2,013	14.31%
Sales and office	3,088	21.95%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,505	10.70%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,767	12.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,068	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	612	4.35%
Construction	942	6.70%
Manufacturing	1,498	10.65%
Wholesale trade	489	3.48%
Retail trade	1,487	10.57%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	751	5.34%
Information	198	1.41%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	540	3.84%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	981	6.97%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,971	28.23%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	910	6.47%
Other services, except public administration	800	5.69%
Public administration	889	6.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,068	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,475	74.46%
Government workers	2,553	18.15%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	906	6.44%
Unpaid family workers	134	0.95%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $91,574 for the 11,370 households in West Valley School District (Yakima County) area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $38,843. 27,616 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.49%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,370	-
Less than $10,000	453	3.98%
$10,000 - $14,999	309	2.72%
$15,000 - $24,999	824	7.25%
$25,000 - $34,999	908	7.99%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,412	12.42%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,144	18.86%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,756	15.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,947	17.12%
$150,000 - $199,999	909	7.99%
More than $200,000	708	6.23%
Median Household Income	$71,224	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$91,574	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,128	-
Less than $10,000	274	3.37%
$10,000 - $14,999	124	1.53%
$15,000 - $24,999	423	5.20%
$25,000 - $34,999	440	5.41%
$35,000 - $49,999	852	10.48%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,530	18.82%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,262	15.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,687	20.76%
$150,000 - $199,999	862	10.61%
More than $200,000	674	8.29%

Median Family Income	$82,315	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$106,377	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$38,843	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$59,257	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$59,257	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	29,538	-
With health insurance coverage	27,616	93.49%
Public coverage	10,978	37.17%
Private health insurance	21,933	74.25%
Without health insurance coverage	1,922	6.51%

Housing

There are 11,928 housing units in West Valley School District (Yakima County) area, Washington with 11,370 units (95.32%) occupied. 8,874 houses (78.05%) are occupied by owner and 2,496 houses (21.95%) are rented. The average housing value is $241,300 and the average rental cost is $1,126. 366 houses (3.07%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 810 houses (6.79%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,928	-
Occupied	11,370	95.32%
Owner Occupied	8,874	78.05%
Renter Occupied	2,496	21.95%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,560	71.76%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	721	6.04%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,191	9.98%
Mobile Homes	1,456	12.21%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,928	-
Built 2014 or later	366	3.07%
Built 2010 - 2013	204	1.71%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,358	19.77%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,481	20.80%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,233	10.34%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,436	20.42%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,388	11.64%
Built 1950 - 1959	652	5.47%
Built 1949 or earlier	810	6.79%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,928	-
1 room	139	1.17%
2 rooms	49	0.41%
3 rooms	361	3.03%
4 rooms	1,341	11.24%
5 rooms	2,177	18.25%
6 rooms	2,354	19.74%
7 rooms	2,454	20.57%
8 rooms	1,288	10.80%
9 rooms or more	1,765	14.80%
Median Number of Rooms	6.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,928	-
no bedroom	139	1.17%
1 bedroom	274	2.30%
2 bedrooms	2,247	18.84%
3 bedrooms	6,521	54.67%
4 bedrooms	2,340	19.62%
5 bedrooms or more	407	3.41%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,874	-
Less than $50,000	366	4.12%
$50,000 - $99,999	228	2.57%
$100,000 - $149,999	603	6.80%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,679	18.92%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,139	35.37%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,400	27.05%
$500,000 - $999,999	354	3.99%
$1,000,000 or more	105	1.18%
Median House Value	$241,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,300	-
Less than $500	51	2.22%
$500 - $999	795	34.57%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,109	48.22%
$1,500 - $1,999	298	12.96%
$2,000 - $2,499	47	2.04%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,126	-

Demographic

A total of 29,612 people lives in West Valley School District (Yakima County) area, Washington with 14,347 male and 15,265 female. The males to female ratio is 48.45 to 51.55. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	29,612	-
Male	14,347	48.45%
Female	15,265	51.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	29,612	-
Under 5 years	1,990	6.72%
5 - 9 years	1,689	5.70%
10 - 14 years	2,026	6.84%
15 - 19 years	1,714	5.79%
20 - 24 years	1,450	4.90%
25 - 34 years	3,536	11.94%
35 - 44 years	3,420	11.55%
45 - 54 years	3,825	12.92%
55 - 59 years	2,331	7.87%
60 - 64 years	1,764	5.96%
65 - 74 years	3,360	11.35%
75 - 84 years	1,694	5.72%
85 years and older	813	2.75%
Median Age	41.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	29,612	-
One Race	28,517	96.30%
White	24,683	83.35%
Black or African American	94	0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native	507	1.71%
Asian	644	2.17%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	2,589	8.74%

Two or more races	1,095	3.70%
White and Black or African American	50	0.17%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	162	0.55%
White and Asian	363	1.23%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	13	0.04%

Living in West Valley School District (Yakima County) Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic