Census place 5335275

Kennewick

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Kennewick city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Kennewick.

According to the 2025 estimate, Kennewick has a population of 88,366 and 3,093 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 91 covered Washington places are: median home value is $370,700, below the comparison median of $549,300; median gross rent is $1,240, below the comparison median of $1,779; and median household income is $73,576, below the comparison median of $91,951. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$370,700
Below the comparison median of $549,300
median gross rent
$1,240
Below the comparison median of $1,779
median household income
$73,576
Below the comparison median of $91,951

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Kennewick's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
88,366
2025 estimate
Annual change
+1.5%
Population estimate
Density
3,093/sq mi
28.6 sq mi land area
Median age
35.7 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$73,576
Median home value
$370,700
Median gross rent
$1,240
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.2%
Typical commute
21.3 min
Drive-alone commute
75.9%
Public transit commute
1.7%
Walked to work
0.9%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
38.7%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
56.6%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
56.4%
Unemployed residents 16+
3%
Working from home
9.7%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
91.2%
Homes built 2020+
1.3%
Households without a vehicle
8.9%
Households with children
32.3%
Residents with a disability
17%
Residents without insurance
8.8%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Benton County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
9
Fire declarations
3
Flood declarations
3
Coastal Storm declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: PASCO TRI CITIES AP (6 mi from place center)
Average high
66.3°F
Average low
40.4°F
Annual rainfall
7.6"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Kennewick.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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