Census place 5380010

Yakima

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

Official Census name: Yakima city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Yakima.

According to the 2025 estimate, Yakima has a population of 97,458 and 3,470 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 $297,600, below the comparison median of $549,300; median gross rent is $1,117, below the comparison median of $1,779; and median household income is $62,815, below the comparison median of $91,951. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$297,600
Below the comparison median of $549,300
median gross rent
$1,117
Below the comparison median of $1,779
median household income
$62,815
Below the comparison median of $91,951

National context

Follow the metrics.

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

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
97,458
2025 estimate
Annual change
0%
Population estimate
Density
3,470/sq mi
28.1 sq mi land area
Median age
34.3 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

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

Median household income
$62,815
Median home value
$297,600
Median gross rent
$1,117
Bachelor’s degree or higher
20.8%
Typical commute
17.8 min
Drive-alone commute
78.9%
Public transit commute
0.2%
Walked to work
1.6%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

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

Renter-occupied homes
46.2%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
49.2%

Work

How the workday lands.

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

Employed residents 16+
54.5%
Unemployed residents 16+
5%
Working from home
7.6%

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
89.2%
Homes built 2020+
1.5%
Households without a vehicle
7.4%
Households with children
35.1%
Residents with a disability
16.4%
Residents without insurance
11.2%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

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

Environmental declarations since 2000
23
Fire declarations
17
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: YAKIMA AP (2 mi from place center)
Average high
64.3°F
Average low
37.3°F
Annual rainfall
8"
Annual snowfall
20.3"

Month by month

A year in Yakima.

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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