Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,287 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,013 (0.9%)
Area name: Yakima, WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Yakima County is $511 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $661 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $871 a month.
Cities in this county include: Yakima
, Sunnyside
, West Valley
, Toppenish
, Grandview
, Terrace Heights
, Otis Orchards-East Farms
, Selah
, Union Gap
, Wapato
.
2005 air pollution in Yakima County:
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 25 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
59 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Benton County
, Grant County
, King County
, Kittitas County
, Klickitat County
, Lewis County
, Pierce County
, Skamania County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Yakima County: High
Camp
(A),
Meeboer Ranch
(B),
Ahtanum Guard Station
(C),
Ahtanum Meadow Campground
(D),
Airport Ranch
(E),
Holmes Ranch
(F),
Midway Guard Station
(G),
Olney Corral
(H),
Huckleberry Forest Camp
(I),
American Forks Campground
(J),
Indian Creek Campground
(K),
Indian Creek Corrals
(L),
Indian Creek Trailhead
(M),
Indian Flat Campground
(N),
Arch Rock Shelter
(O),
Little Naches Campground
(P),
Wenas Valley Grange
(Q),
Wenas Camp
(R),
North Fork Trailhead
(S),
Lodgepole Campground
(T)
Shopping Center: Valley
Mall
(1).
Churches in Yakima County include: Saint
Joseph Mission
(A),
First Reformed Church
(B),
Nile Community Church
(C)
Cemeteries: Holy
Rosary Cemetery
(1),
Sloutier Cemetery
(2),
Smina Cemetery
(3),
Grandview Cemetery
(4),
Mabton Cemetery
(5),
Emeunot Cemetery
(6),
Meninik Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Giffin
Lake
(A),
Deer Lake
(B),
Warm Lake
(C),
Little Cougar Lake
(D),
Conrad Lake
(E),
Root Lake
(F),
Kettle Lake
(G),
Basin Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: County
Creek
(A),
South Fork Kusshi Creek
(B),
Scab Creek
(C),
Devil Creek
(D),
Olney Creek
(E),
Scatter Creek
(F),
Howard Lake Stream
(G),
Mesatchee Creek
(H),
Counterfeit Creek
(I)
Parks in Yakima County include: Indian
Painted Rocks State Park
(1),
Sunnyside Wildlife Recreation Area
(2),
Oak Creek State Wildlife Area
(3),
Fort Simcoe Historical State Park
(4),
Fort Simcoe State Park
(5),
Sunnyside State Wildlife Recreation Area
(6),
L T Murray State Wildlife Recreation Area
(7),
Reservation Memorial Park
(8)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.4% | | Washington: |
4.3% |
Current college students: 7,244
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 37,575 (26% naturalized citizens)
| Yakima
County: |
16.9% | | Whole
state: |
10.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 7,235
- 1990
to 1994: 9,977
- 1985
to 1989: 6,894
- 1980
to 1984: 4,621
- 1975
to 1979: 3,503
- 1970
to 1974: 2,235
- 1970
to 1974: 742
- 1965
to 1969: 2,368
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Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 50,756
- One,
attached: 2,481
- Two:
3,597
- 3
or 4: 3,146
- 5
to 9: 2,387
- 10
to 19: 1,836
- 20
or more: 3,218
- Mobile
homes: 11,557
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 196
Housing units in Yakima County with a mortgage: 23,493 (2,818 second mortgage, 2,225 home equity loan, 75 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,257 Agriculture
in Yakima County
Average size of farms: 450 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $226239
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1970.58
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 39.77%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $193666
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.36%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 92.19%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $84172
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.79%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.72
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 29.24%
Corn for grain: 13644 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 25415 harvested acres
Vegetables: 15077 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 99834 acresYakima
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 32.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males:
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- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Grocery
and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Food
(4%)
- Health
care (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Grocery
and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females |
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(89%)
- Canada
(2%)
- Philippines
(2%)
- El
Salvador (1%)
- Germany
(1%)
- Korea
(1%)
- United
Kingdom (1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Yakima County:
|
- German
(13%)
- United
States or American (6%)
- English
(6%)
- Irish
(5%)
- Norwegian
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (3%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 67,144 (78%)
- Carpooled:
12,434 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 381 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 14 (0%)
- Railroad:
20 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
7 (0%)
- Taxi:
42 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
59 (0%)
- Bicycle:
217 (0%)
- Walked:
2,293 (3%)
- Other
means: 923 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 3,049 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Yakima County, Washington
- 1221
people in nursing homes
- 928
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 531
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 240
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 178
people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 157
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 149
people in state prisons
- 73
people in other group homes
- 63
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 55
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 34
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 28
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 18
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 18
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 18
people in religious group quarters
- 17
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 10
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 9
people in military barracks, etc.
- 8
people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,673.
4.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,982 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.00% | | Washington
average: | 7.86% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($548 average AGI)
| Yakima
County: |
0.05% | | Washington
average: | 0.26% |
2.21% relocated from other counties in Washington ($18,655 average AGI)
1.74% relocated from other states ($13,780 average AGI)
| Yakima
County: |
1.74% | | Washington
average: | 3.90% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
King County, WA
|
0.41% ($38,287 average AGI) |
| from
Benton County, WA
|
0.35% ($32,261) |
| from
Kittitas County, WA
|
0.23% ($39,665) |
| from
Pierce County, WA
|
0.18% ($32,883) |
| from
Snohomish County, WA
|
0.15% ($39,000) |
| from
Spokane County, WA
|
0.12% ($27,295) |
| from
Los Angeles County, CA
|
0.11% ($26,098) |
4.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,023 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.78% | | Washington
average: | 7.07% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($459 average AGI)
| Yakima
County: |
0.05% | | Washington
average: | 0.16% |
2.76% relocated to other counties in Washington ($17,863 average AGI)
1.98% relocated to other states ($12,700 average AGI)
| Yakima
County: |
1.98% | | Washington
average: | 3.17% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
King County, WA
|
0.61% ($29,496 average AGI) |
| to
Benton County, WA
|
0.50% ($31,588) |
| to
Spokane County, WA
|
0.21% ($32,291) |
| to
Pierce County, WA
|
0.19% ($33,950) |
| to
Kittitas County, WA
|
0.19% ($23,037) |
| to
Snohomish County, WA
|
0.18% ($32,217) |
| to
Clark County, WA
|
0.11% ($32,747) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.5
Births
per 1000 population in Yakima County
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Yakima County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Yakima County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 28,709 (24,466 aged, 4,243 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 218,837
- In
family households: 195,653 (42,741 male householders, 12,180 female householders)
42,934
spouses, 77,218 children (71,838 natural, 1,541 adopted, 3,839 stepchildren), 4,669 grandchildren, 2,751 brothers or sisters, 1,347 parents, 5,691 other relatives, 6,122 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 23,184 (8,388 male householders (6,407 living alone)), 10,708 female householders (9,479 living alone)), 4,088 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 3,744 (2,549 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 19,474 2-persons, 11,151 3-persons, 11,024 4-persons, 6,514 5-persons, 3,425 6-persons, 3,333 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 15,886 1-person, 2,671 2-persons, 370 3-persons, 103 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.
44,742 married couples with children.
16,953 single-parent households (4,329 men, 12,624 women).
68.2% of residents of Yakima County speak English at home.
29.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,187,676,000 ($5184 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $68,315,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $437,858,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $218,552,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,517,000
Federal grants: $363,360,000
Federal procurement contracts: $59,532,000 ($23,522,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $87,855,000 ($26,542,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,727,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $114,750,000
Federal Government insurance: $203,506,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 22,282
| Here: |
96 per 1000 residents | | State: |
66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 9,065
| Here: |
39 per 1000 residents | | State: |
38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +6,034
| Here: |
+26 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+21 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -9,996
| Here: |
-43 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Yakima County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 35.97 millions of gallons per day (48% from ground, 52% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,330
- 1995
to 1998: 5,804
- 1990
to 1994: 5,725
- 1980
to 1989: 9,364
- 1970
to 1979: 17,125
- 1960
to 1969: 10,288
- 1950
to 1959: 11,128
- 1940
to 1949: 8,296
- 1939
or earlier: 10,114
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Yakima County, Washington:
|
- 1
room: 229
- 2
rooms: 1,509
- 3
rooms: 3,336
- 4
rooms: 5,126
- 5
rooms: 9,005
- 6
rooms: 10,373
- 7
rooms: 7,993
- 8
rooms: 4,641
- 9
or more rooms: 5,475
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Yakima County, Washington: |
- 1
room: 1,665
- 2
rooms: 4,179
- 3
rooms: 4,811
- 4
rooms: 6,131
- 5
rooms: 4,515
- 6
rooms: 2,716
- 7
rooms: 1,189
- 8
rooms: 626
- 9
or more rooms: 474
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Yakima County: |
- no
bedroom: 619
- 1
bedroom: 3,119
- 2
bedrooms: 11,845
- 3
bedrooms: 22,225
- 4
bedrooms: 7,968
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,911
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Yakima County: |
- no
bedroom: 2,211
- 1
bedroom: 7,777
- 2
bedrooms: 9,691
- 3
bedrooms: 5,077
- 4
bedrooms: 1,259
- 5
or more bedrooms: 291
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Yakima County in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 1,667
- 1
vehicle: 10,686
- 2
vehicles: 20,397
- 3
vehicles: 10,109
- 4
vehicles: 3,473
- 5
or more vehicles: 1,355
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Yakima County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 4,034
- 1
vehicle: 11,321
- 2
vehicles: 7,885
- 3
vehicles: 2,185
- 4
vehicles: 564
- 5
or more vehicles: 317
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55% of Yakima County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Washington.
| Yakima
County: |
55.3% | | State
average: |
50.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 123520
- Northeast:
2772
- Midwest:
15130
- South:
12354
- West:
29637
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $103,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(49%)
- Utility
gas (31%)
- Wood
(8%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(68%)
- Utility
gas (19%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,815
| Here: |
5.5% | | Washington: | 9.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 831
| Here: |
5.2% | | Washington: | 7.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 900
| Here: |
14.5% | | Washington: | 15.7% |
Yakima
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $26,795,000
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $6,218,000
All Other: $5,607,000
Parks & Recreation: $112,000
Sewerage: $105,000
Regular Highways: $41,000
Housing & Community Development: $6,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $3,341,000
General: $3,026,000
Corrections - Other: $2,902,000
Parks & Recreation: $94,000
Financial Administration: $45,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $7,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Current
Operations - Corrections - Other: $23,220,000
General - Other: $16,030,000
Welfare - Other: $15,175,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,364,000
Regular Highways: $9,979,000
Police Protection: $8,599,000
Health Services - Other: $5,349,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,872,000
Financial Administration: $4,464,000
Central Staff Services: $3,127,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,940,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,409,000
Parks & Recreation: $494,000
Water Utilities: $470,000
Housing & Community Development: $254,000
Sewerage: $75,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,207,000
Health & Hospitals: $621,000
General Support: $101,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $6,008,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,922,000
Health & Hospitals: $694,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $27,890,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $55,442,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $427,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $52,775,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $26,240,000
Other, NEC: $592,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,650,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,502,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $4,196,000
Interest Earnings: $3,657,000
Property Sale Other: $584,000
Special Assessments: $270,000
Rents: $150,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $11,885,000
General - Other: $158,000
Police Protection: $74,000
Natural Resource - Other: $43,000
Parks & Recreation: $20,000
Judicial: $14,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Parking Facilities: $4,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $42,381,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $629,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $26,240,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,282,000
Highways: $13,272,000
Public Welfare: $11,028,000
Health & Hospitals: $9,176,000
Housing & Community Development: $498,000
General Support: $336,000
- Tax
- Property: $31,117,000
Total General Sales: $8,974,000
NEC: $2,384,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,181,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,161,000
Public Utilities: $165,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $45,567,000
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