Living in Yakima School District, Washington

Overview

A total of 27,632 households are located in Yakima School District area. Among them, 10,845 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.42 people. The total number of children in the region is 26,394 and 20,624 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

14% (10,923) of residents are non-citizens and 41% (31,045) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Yakima School District, Washington
Household	27,632
Population	75,600
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	10,845 (39%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	26,394
Total Students	20,624
Pre-Kindergarten	1,075
Kindergarten	1,512
Grade 1-8	9,856
Grade 9-12	4,629
College/Graduate School	3,552
Veterans	55,707
Non-citizen	10,923
Non-English Home Language	31,045
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

57,838 residents are over the age of 16 and 34,831 people are in labor force. Among them, 34,776 people are in civilian labor force and 55 are in armed labor force. 32,398 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Yakima School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	31,718	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	24,331	76.71%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,788	15.10%
Public transportation	315	0.99%
Walked	684	2.16%
Other method	610	1.92%
Worked from home	990	3.12%
Average Commute Time	17 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,398	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,215	22.27%
Service	6,075	18.75%
Sales and office	5,914	18.25%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,122	18.90%
Production, transportation, and material moving	7,072	21.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,398	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	4,246	13.11%
Construction	1,654	5.11%
Manufacturing	2,608	8.05%
Wholesale trade	1,673	5.16%
Retail trade	3,793	11.71%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,921	9.02%
Information	347	1.07%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	842	2.60%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,018	6.23%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,150	22.07%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,460	7.59%
Other services, except public administration	1,423	4.39%
Public administration	1,263	3.90%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,398	-
Private wage and salary workers	26,914	83.07%
Government workers	4,065	12.55%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,401	4.32%
Unpaid family workers	18	0.06%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $56,272 for the 27,632 households in Yakima School District area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $25,759. 65,370 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 85.87%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	27,632	-
Less than $10,000	1,947	7.05%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,768	6.40%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,011	14.52%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,543	12.82%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,098	18.45%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,067	18.34%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,819	10.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,116	7.66%
$150,000 - $199,999	743	2.69%
More than $200,000	520	1.88%
Median Household Income	$41,863	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$56,272	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	17,534	-
Less than $10,000	960	5.48%
$10,000 - $14,999	839	4.78%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,298	13.11%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,004	11.43%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,061	17.46%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,504	19.98%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,221	12.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,613	9.20%
$150,000 - $199,999	699	3.99%
More than $200,000	335	1.91%

Median Family Income	$48,326	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$61,419	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,759	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$36,572	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$36,572	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	76,130	-
With health insurance coverage	65,370	85.87%
Public coverage	40,115	52.69%
Private health insurance	33,945	44.59%
Without health insurance coverage	10,760	14.13%

Housing

There are 29,422 housing units in Yakima School District area, Washington with 27,632 units (93.92%) occupied. 13,721 houses (49.66%) are occupied by owner and 13,911 houses (50.34%) are rented. The average housing value is $148,800 and the average rental cost is $777. 347 houses (1.18%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 9,366 houses (31.83%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,422	-
Occupied	27,632	93.92%
Owner Occupied	13,721	49.66%
Renter Occupied	13,911	50.34%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,458	59.34%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,315	4.47%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,876	30.17%
Mobile Homes	1,738	5.91%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	35	0.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,422	-
Built 2014 or later	347	1.18%
Built 2010 - 2013	527	1.79%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,170	3.98%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,569	8.73%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,183	7.42%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,883	16.60%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,552	12.07%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,825	16.40%
Built 1949 or earlier	9,366	31.83%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,422	-
1 room	1,990	6.76%
2 rooms	1,179	4.01%
3 rooms	3,189	10.84%
4 rooms	6,454	21.94%
5 rooms	5,645	19.19%
6 rooms	4,458	15.15%
7 rooms	2,629	8.94%
8 rooms	1,807	6.14%
9 rooms or more	2,071	7.04%
Median Number of Rooms	4.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,422	-
no bedroom	2,073	7.05%
1 bedroom	4,308	14.64%
2 bedrooms	9,990	33.95%
3 bedrooms	8,764	29.79%
4 bedrooms	3,510	11.93%
5 bedrooms or more	777	2.64%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,721	-
Less than $50,000	1,299	9.47%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,920	13.99%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,737	27.24%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,123	22.76%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,419	17.63%
$300,000 - $499,999	948	6.91%
$500,000 - $999,999	238	1.73%
$1,000,000 or more	37	0.27%
Median House Value	$148,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	13,545	-
Less than $500	1,851	13.67%
$500 - $999	8,398	62.00%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,596	19.17%
$1,500 - $1,999	499	3.68%
$2,000 - $2,499	158	1.17%
$2,500 - $2,999	35	0.26%
$3,000 or more	8	0.06%
Median Rental Costs	$777	-

Demographic

A total of 78,107 people lives in Yakima School District area, Washington with 38,996 male and 39,111 female. The males to female ratio is 49.93 to 50.07. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	78,107	-
Male	38,996	49.93%
Female	39,111	50.07%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	78,107	-
Under 5 years	6,429	8.23%
5 - 9 years	6,595	8.44%
10 - 14 years	5,984	7.66%
15 - 19 years	5,267	6.74%
20 - 24 years	6,612	8.47%
25 - 34 years	11,517	14.75%
35 - 44 years	9,411	12.05%
45 - 54 years	8,237	10.55%
55 - 59 years	4,040	5.17%
60 - 64 years	3,301	4.23%
65 - 74 years	5,184	6.64%
75 - 84 years	3,449	4.42%
85 years and older	2,081	2.66%
Median Age	32.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	78,107	-
One Race	75,230	96.32%
White	55,963	71.65%
Black or African American	1,753	2.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,655	2.12%
Asian	612	0.78%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	223	0.29%
Other	15,024	19.24%

Two or more races	2,877	3.68%
White and Black or African American	329	0.42%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	696	0.89%
White and Asian	575	0.74%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	27	0.03%

Living in Yakima School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic