Yakima, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

Back to: Yakima, Washington main profile, Washington, Washington smaller cities, Washington small towns, Washington forum, All US cities. Total population: 72,294 (Urban population: 72,231, Rural population: 63 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 28,743 (26,610 occupied: 14,221 owner occupied, 12,389 renter occupied) % of renters here:   47% State:   35% Housing density: 1428 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Yakima, Washington on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Pros and Cons of Yakima  (68 replies) Tri-cities V. Yakima  (29 replies) yakima; where not to live  (31 replies) moving to Yakima  (17 replies) Things to do in Yakima  (6 replies) Help!! Texan Moving To Yakima!  (11 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $114,800 (lower quartile is $81,500, upper quartile is $151,500) Median contract rent in 2005: $465 (lower quartile is $371, upper quartile is $574) Housing units in Yakima with a mortgage: 7,908 (890 second mortgage, 731 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,877 Median year house/condo built: 1961 Median year apartment built: 1971 Household type by relationship Households: 70,137 In family households: 58,801 (12,579 male householders, 4,614 female householders) 12,541 spouses, 22,933 children (21,206 natural, 568 adopted, 1,159 stepchildren), 1,038 grandchildren, 844 brothers or sisters, 388 parents, 1,424 other relatives, 2,440 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 11,336 (3,919 male householders (3,007 living alone)), 5,594 female householders (5,022 living alone)), 1,823 nonrelatives In group quarters: 2,157 (1,713 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 6,462 2-persons, 3,709 3-persons, 3,335 4-persons, 1,823 5-persons, 1,003 6-persons, 861 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 8,029 1-person, 1,298 2-persons, 123 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons. 11,879 married couples with children. 6,713 single-parent households (1,455 men, 5,258 women). 69.5% of residents of Yakima speak English at home. 28.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). 0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 12,590 (17.4%) (24.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Yakima, WA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 27 $20,000 to $24,999: 24 $25,000 to $29,999: 51 $30,000 to $34,999: 99 $35,000 to $39,999: 197 $40,000 to $49,999: 239 $50,000 to $59,999: 490 $60,000 to $69,999: 564 $70,000 to $79,999: 1023 $80,000 to $89,999: 1394 $90,000 to $99,999: 1290 $100,000 to $124,999: 1981 $125,000 to $149,999: 2086 $150,000 to $174,999: 858 $175,000 to $199,999: 434 $200,000 to $249,999: 372 $250,000 to $299,999: 277 $300,000 to $399,999: 216 $400,000 to $499,999: 44 $500,000 to $749,999: 57 $750,000 to $999,999: 55 $1,000,000 or more: 7

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Yakima: Less than $100: 129 $100 to $149: 313 $150 to $199: 330 $200 to $249: 450 $250 to $299: 679 $300 to $349: 926 $350 to $399: 1706 $400 to $449: 1425 $450 to $499: 1753 $500 to $549: 971 $550 to $599: 922 $600 to $649: 560 $650 to $699: 567 $700 to $749: 297 $750 to $799: 141 $800 to $899: 139 $900 to $999: 108 $1,000 to $1,249: 122 $1,250 to $1,499: 170 $1,500 to $1,999: 82 $2,000 or more: 119 No cash rent: 438

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.5%
Number of people working at home: 719 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 850 5 to 9 minutes: 5052 10 to 14 minutes: 7396 15 to 19 minutes: 5559 20 to 24 minutes: 2674 25 to 29 minutes: 626 30 to 34 minutes: 1793 35 to 39 minutes: 129 40 to 44 minutes: 245 45 to 59 minutes: 439 60 to 89 minutes: 471 90 or more minutes: 486

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 20,215 (76%) Carpooled: 3,798 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 303 (1%) Taxi: 33 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 154 (1%) Walked: 858 (3%) Other means: 340 (1%) Worked at home: 719 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 3854 $10,000 to $14,999: 2420 $15,000 to $19,999: 2721 $20,000 to $24,999: 2225 $25,000 to $29,999: 2332 $30,000 to $34,999: 2094 $35,000 to $39,999: 1529 $40,000 to $44,999: 1450 $45,000 to $49,999: 1103 $50,000 to $59,999: 1801 $60,000 to $74,999: 2084 $75,000 to $99,999: 1495 $100,000 to $124,999: 711 $125,000 to $149,999: 309 $150,000 to $199,999: 219 $200,000 or more: 359

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 26976
• German: 8083
• English: 3720
• United States or American: 3671
• Irish: 3648
• French (except Basque): 1748
• Norwegian: 1509
• Scotch-Irish: 859
• Scottish: 832
• Italian: 824
• Swedish: 761
• French Canadian: 701
• Dutch: 554
• European: 469
• Danish: 356
• Polish: 281
• Welsh: 268
• Canadian: 236
• British: 192
• Russian: 190
• Ukrainian: 147
• Swiss: 140
• Scandinavian: 116
• Austrian: 114
• Czech: 112
• Finnish: 95
• Greek: 88
• Portuguese: 87
• Yugoslavian: 77
• Hungarian: 73
• Arab:: 70
• Northern European: 69
• Croatian: 66
• Subsaharan African:: 64
• Basque: 62
• African: 59
• Armenian: 53
• Belgian: 52
• Czechoslovakian: 49
• Celtic: 35
• Slovak: 32
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 32
• Arab/Arabic: 30
• Slavic: 26
• Jamaican: 23
• German Russian: 22
• Egyptian: 21
• Icelander: 20
• Lithuanian: 16
• Pennsylvania German: 14
• Bulgarian: 13
• Lebanese: 13
• Albanian: 11
• Brazilian: 9
• Dutch West Indian: 9
• Romanian: 8
• Israeli: 8
• Other Arab: 6
• Slovene: 6
• Senegalese: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 37800
• Northeast: 1083
• Midwest: 5787
• South: 3913
• West: 10557

48% of Yakima residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 879
• Nursery to 4th grade: 420
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,070
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,219
• 9th grade: 869
• 10th grade: 682
• 11th grade: 634
• 12th grade, no diploma: 845
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,452
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,586
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,572
• Associate degree: 976
• Bachelor's degree: 2,187
• Master's degree: 656
• Professional school degree: 578
• Doctorate degree: 149

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 743
• Nursery to 4th grade: 466
• 5th and 6th grade: 1,004
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,204
• 9th grade: 910
• 10th grade: 867
• 11th grade: 749
• 12th grade, no diploma: 828
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,208
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,035
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,253
• Associate degree: 1,332
• Bachelor's degree: 2,239
• Master's degree: 876
• Professional school degree: 293
• Doctorate degree: 39

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 19.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 22.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 25.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 19.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 16.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 32.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 24.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 31.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 16.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 30.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $31,584
• Black householders: $26,793
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $31,667
• Asian householders: $28,750
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $90,957
• Some other race householders: $24,766
• Two or more races householders: $24,063
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $24,229

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,500
• Black or African American householders: $81,500
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $116,000
• Asian householders: $103,000
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $137,500
• Some other race householders: $81,700
• Two or more races householders: $75,900
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $82,800

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,244
• One, attached: 1,245
• Two: 2,152
• 3 or 4: 2,025
• 5 to 9: 1,404
• 10 to 19: 1,262
• 20 to 49: 1,225
• 50 or more: 1,252
• Mobile homes: 1,854
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 80

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,800

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Washington:	9.2%

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Washington:	7.0%

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Washington:	15.7%

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