Demographics of Yakima County, Washington

Yakima County, Washington had 259,185 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,469 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Yakima County, in four figures

259,185
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +2,469 people.; 33.3 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,656 ±$2,480
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Yakima County, Washington's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Yakima County, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Yakima County, Washington's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Yakima County, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	256,716	100.0	100.0
2021	256,767	100.0	100.2
2022	256,550	99.9	100.7
2023	257,314	100.2	101.6
2024	258,971	100.9	102.5
2025	259,185	101.0	103.1

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Population of Yakima County, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	256,716	−13	+240	+32	−328
2021	256,767	+51	+992	+395	−1,460
2022	256,550	−217	+823	+547	−1,500
2023	257,314	+764	+928	+1,479	−1,626
2024	258,971	+1,657	+889	+2,161	−1,395
2025	259,185	+214	+913	+841	−1,550

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.3 ±0.2: for men 32.7 ±0.3 and for women 34.0 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Yakima County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	18,338 ±153	7.1% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	56,060 ±1,478	21.8% ±0.6	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	24,756 ±819	9.6% ±0.3	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	66,128 ±1,085	25.7% ±0.4	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	54,603 ±1,122	21.2% ±0.4	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	37,267 ±1,271	14.5% ±0.5	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,656 ±$2,480, and income per person $30,448 ±$604, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Yakima County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	12,737 ±891	14.5% ±1.0	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	17,981 ±1,139	20.5% ±1.3	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	15,888 ±1,200	18.1% ±1.4	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	12,775 ±933	14.6% ±1.1	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	16,054 ±1,072	18.3% ±1.2	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,742 ±686	7.7% ±0.8	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,531 ±532	6.3% ±0.6	18.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Yakima County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	39,240 ±2,459	15.5% ±1.0	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	14,890 ±1,247	20.4% ±1.6	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	17,747 ±1,303	13.6% ±1.0	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,603 ±582	13.2% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Yakima County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Yakima County	Washington	United States
Housing units	92,432 ±93	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.9% ±0.7	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.1% ±0.7	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.8% ±1.0	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.2% ±1.2	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$310,100 ±$7,523	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,109 ±$30	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1985 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Yakima County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	134,645 ±0	52.4% ±<0.1	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	101,208 ±651	39.4% ±0.3	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,628 ±228	0.6% ±0.1	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,861 ±321	1.1% ±0.1	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5,925 ±551	2.3% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	417 to 1,417	0.2% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,059 ±452	0.4% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,909 ±871	3.5% ±0.3	6.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Yakima County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	157,999 ±2,846	61.4% ±1.1	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	49,489 ±2,091	19.2% ±0.8	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,833 ±644	1.1% ±0.3	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	46,831 ±1,601	18.2% ±0.6	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	15,521 ±831	6.0% ±0.3	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	31,310 ±1,445	12.2% ±0.6	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Yakima County among the counties of Washington

8th of 39 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Counties of Washington near Yakima County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Snohomish County	870,656	+4.9%
Spokane County	558,344	+3.2%
Clark County	532,119	+5.3%
Thurston County	304,261	+2.8%
Kitsap County	283,374	+2.7%
Yakima County	259,185	+1.0%
Whatcom County	236,392	+3.9%
Benton County	221,722	+6.9%
Skagit County	132,975	+2.4%
Cowlitz County	114,885	+3.5%
Grant County	105,727	+6.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026