2024 population: 781,042 ( 19,310 from 2020)
Land area: 16049.5 square miles
Population density: 48.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	415,311	53.17%	2.9%
Black:	9,972	1.28%	5.3%
Indian:	13,721	1.76%	5.2%
Asian:	17,075	2.19%	9.4%
2+ races:	17,511	2.24%	7.6%
Hispanic:	307,452	39.36%	10.5%

Total non-White:	365,731	46.83%	9.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	38,878	12.8
Deaths:	29,833	9.8
Net Migration:	-1,235	-0.4
Net Immigration:	11,372	3.7

Change in White population:	-12,292	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	31,602	4.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
761,732
427,603	56.14%
9,466	1.24%
14,473	1.90%
15,605	2.05%
16,273	2.14%
278,312	36.54%
334,129	43.86%

2010
683,329
418,992	61.32%
7,049	1.03%
14,009	2.05%
11,396	1.67%
12,531	1.83%
218,488	31.97%
264,337	38.68%

2000
584,488
401,568	68.70%
5,834	1.00%
13,227	2.26%
8,191	1.40%
9,789	1.67%
145,117	24.83%
182,920	31.30%

1990
480,894
381,619	79.36%
5,005	1.04%
11,330	2.36%
6,977	1.45%
n/a
75,963	15.80%
99,275	20.64%

1980
455,669
394,151	86.50%
5,120	1.12%
9,682	2.12%
4,784	1.05%
n/a
41,399	9.09%
61,518	13.50%

1970
354,930
322,682	90.91%
3,933	1.11%
5,182	1.46%
1,656	0.47%
n/a
20,013	5.64%
32,248	9.09%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
97,373	14.2
48,844	7.1
12,365	1.8
4,451	0.7

8,611	1.3
69,792	10.2

Number	Rate
2000's
94,402	16.2
41,694	7.1
11,554	2.0
22,549	3.9

17,424	3.0
81,417	13.9

Number	Rate
1990's
94,945	19.7
41,899	8.7
9,727	2.0
29,629	6.2

19,949	4.1
83,645	17.4

Number	Rate
1980's
83,328	18.3
37,068	8.1
-20,325	-4.5
n/a

-12,532	-2.8
37,757	8.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
64,710	18.2
n/a

71,469	20.1
29,270	8.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA-OR Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.6
203,601	13.2%
1,339,173	86.8%
111,513	7.2%

263,268
2.81

183,481	69.7%
132,403	72.2%
21,672	11.8%
79,787	30.3%

2010
Number	Percent
33.5
192,530	28.2%
490,799	71.8%
79,472	11.6%

238,275
2.79

167,609	70.3%
124,334	74.2%
18,753	11.2%
70,666	29.7%

2000
Number	Percent
32.7
173,175	29.6%
411,313	70.4%
65,486	11.2%

203,779
2.79

146,806	72.0%
115,902	78.9%
14,692	10.0%
56,973	28.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
139,770	29.1%
341,124	70.9%
59,775	12.4%

173,801
2.69

125,201	72.0%
102,089	81.5%
11,610	9.3%
48,600	28.0%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
136,983	30.1%
318,686	69.9%
47,532	10.4%

163,086
2.73

121,379	74.4%
105,475	86.9%
8,114	6.7%
41,707	25.6%

2022 Housing Data for Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA-OR Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10,125	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,998	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,923	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	10,226	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	9,707	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,952	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,554	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	10,994	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	10,506	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	20,191	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	26,476	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	38,546	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	27,057	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	18,948	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	21,446	8.1%
$200,000 or more	20,619	7.8%

Median Household Income	72,571
Per Capita Income	33,193

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	15,013	5.7%
Public Assistance	9,063	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	48,205	18.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	202,212	68.0%
Unemployed	10,993	3.7%
In Armed Forces	235	0.1%

Total Labor Force	213,440	71.8%
Not in Labor Force	83,789	28.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	127,937	91,470	58.3%
Non-Profit	9,513	17,309	35.5%
Self-Employed	18,480	11,955	60.7%

Local Government	10,653	16,565	39.1%
State Government	8,687	11,874	42.2%
Federal Government	6,375	4,014	61.4%

Total Private + Self	146,417	103,425	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	35,228	49,762	41.4%
Total	181,645	153,187	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	17.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	43,480	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	60,942	18.2%
Professional, Technical	69,058	20.6%
Service Occupations	60,896	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	23,009	6.9%
All others	101,153	30.1%

White Collar		51.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	44,131	13.2%
Retail trade	36,422	10.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	32,619	9.7%
Educational services	31,609	9.4%
Manufacturing	27,472	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	24,142	7.2%
Construction	23,759	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	19,164	5.7%
Public administration	17,624	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	16,824	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13,297	4.0%
Other services	13,275	4.0%
Wholesale trade	10,583	3.2%
Finance and insurance	6,950	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,822	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,653	1.4%
Utilities	4,425	1.3%
Information	3,221	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	316	0.1%
Management	221	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	250,624	33.02%
Puerto Rican	2,037	0.27%
Cuban	1,602	0.21%
Dominican	418	0.06%

Total Central American	7,938	1.05%
Costa Rican	681	0.09%
Guatemalan	2,364	0.31%
Honduran	716	0.09%
Nicaraguan	361	0.05%
Panamanian	89	0.01%
Salvadoran	3,707	0.49%
Other Central American	20	0.00%

Total South American	2,353	0.31%
Argentinean	110	0.01%
Bolivian	175	0.02%
Chilean	333	0.04%
Colombian	937	0.12%
Ecuadorian	256	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	475	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	67	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	12,250	1.61%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3,095	0.41%
Chinese	2,045	0.27%
Vietnamese	1,723	0.23%
Korean	1,358	0.18%
Indian	1,251	0.16%
Burmese	847	0.11%
Japanese	798	0.11%
Thai	180	0.02%
Hmong	158	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	486,051	68.7%
Spanish	199,088	28.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4,169	0.6%
Other Indo-European	2,942	0.4%
Other Asian	2,882	0.4%
Other	2,046	0.3%
German, other Germanic	2,017	0.3%
Vietnamese	1,620	0.2%
Arabic	1,590	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	100,862	13.3%
English	73,673	9.7%
Irish	59,010	7.8%
American	29,025	3.8%
Norwegian	20,773	2.7%
European	20,537	2.7%
Italian	16,332	2.2%
French	16,229	2.1%
Scottish	15,021	2.0%
Swedish	12,793	1.7%
Dutch	11,359	1.5%
Welsh	6,237	0.8%
Polish	6,017	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	5,705	0.8%
British	5,609	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	687,726	90.6%
Not a citizen	71,287	9.4%

Native	648,064	85.4%
Foreign-born	110,949	14.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
43,810	9.2%	37,541	7.9%	125,896	26.4%	153,456	32.2%	71,810	15.1%	44,432	9.3%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	43,810	9.2%
9-12 Years	37,541	7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	125,896	26.4%
Some College	153,456	32.2%
Bach. Degree	71,810	15.1%
Grad Degree	44,432	9.3%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	253,743	231,304	22,439	8.8%
1991	256,392	230,881	25,511	9.9%
1992	268,086	238,900	29,186	10.9%
1993	277,528	247,303	30,225	10.9%
1994	283,706	257,947	25,759	9.1%
1995	288,149	259,772	28,377	9.8%
1996	291,840	262,808	29,032	9.9%
1997	292,392	268,796	23,596	8.1%
1998	298,627	274,711	23,916	8.0%
1999	298,515	275,180	23,335	7.8%

2000	301,870	281,199	20,671	6.8%
2001	300,020	277,124	22,896	7.6%
2002	307,457	283,206	24,251	7.9%
2003	313,718	287,845	25,873	8.2%
2004	318,288	294,019	24,269	7.6%
2005	321,101	298,205	22,896	7.1%
2006	321,645	299,928	21,717	6.8%
2007	329,523	309,459	20,064	6.1%
2008	340,285	319,076	21,209	6.2%
2009	345,631	318,713	26,918	7.8%

2010	343,095	313,696	29,399	8.6%
2011	342,593	313,313	29,280	8.5%
2012	343,514	313,098	30,416	8.9%
2013	337,011	306,961	30,050	8.9%
2014	336,537	310,742	25,795	7.7%
2015	342,113	318,424	23,689	6.9%
2016	352,073	328,995	23,078	6.6%
2017	356,585	335,826	20,759	5.8%
2018	363,217	343,013	20,204	5.6%
2019	373,771	351,786	21,985	5.9%

2020	371,367	339,518	31,849	8.6%
2021	373,208	350,134	23,074	6.2%
2022	379,760	358,492	21,268	5.6%
2023	377,234	358,229	19,005	5.0%
2024	367,414	348,252	19,162	5.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	285,825
Median Value	$301,700

Occupied	263,268	92.1%
Vacant	22,557	7.9%

Owned	172,761	65.6%
Rented	90,507	34.4%
Median Rent	$1,069

Single-Family Units	199,218	69.7%
Detached	189,802	66.4%
Attached	9,416	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	36,395	12.7%
Mobile Homes	30,472	10.7%

Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA-OR Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA-OR Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA-OR Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA-OR Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA-OR Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA-OR Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA-OR Market Area