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Yakima Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 222,581
Land Area (2000): 11,127.183 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 39.827 square kilometers

Yakima Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	219,629	2002	229,185	2005	232,195
2000	225,086	2003	227,136	2006	235,565
2001	226,125	2004	229,402	2007	234,592

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	316,806	70.34%
Rural, Farm	15,759	3.50%
Rural, Non-farm	117,850	26.16%

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Yakima Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	103,156	92,166	10,990	10.65%	108
1991	102,148	89,521	12,628	12.36%	125
1992	107,617	93,540	14,077	13.08%	133
1993	110,796	95,713	15,083	13.61%	138
1994	112,097	98,605	13,492	12.04%	122
1995	113,994	100,122	13,872	12.17%	123
1996	115,291	101,802	13,489	11.70%	119
1997	115,950	105,270	10,680	9.21%	93
1998	117,733	107,004	10,729	9.11%	92
1999	115,365	104,570	10,795	9.36%	94
2000	113,000	104,388	8,612	7.62%	77
2001	109,617	99,293	10,325	9.42%	95
2002	112,612	101,747	10,865	9.65%	98
2003	114,383	103,409	10,974	9.59%	97
2004	116,517	106,621	9,896	8.49%	86
2005	117,799	109,071	8,728	7.41%	75
2006	118,701	110,609	8,092	6.82%	69
2007	119,673	112,180	7,493	6.26%	63
2008	121,567	112,612	8,956	7.37%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	94,995	80,048	14,947	15.73%	157
Feb 1990	95,814	81,588	14,226	14.85%	148
Mar 1990	98,385	84,965	13,420	13.64%	136
Apr 1990	100,497	89,052	11,445	11.39%	114
May 1990	101,037	91,200	9,837	9.74%	97
Jun 1990	115,166	106,162	9,004	7.82%	78
Jul 1990	111,160	101,646	9,514	8.56%	86
Aug 1990	110,446	100,258	10,188	9.22%	92
Sep 1990	110,440	103,527	6,913	6.26%	63
Oct 1990	106,729	99,806	6,923	6.49%	65
Nov 1990	96,467	83,869	12,598	13.06%	131
Dec 1990	96,741	83,872	12,869	13.30%	133

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	95,773	79,889	15,884	16.59%	166
Feb 1991	97,549	81,967	15,582	15.97%	160
Mar 1991	98,036	83,477	14,559	14.85%	149
Apr 1991	99,342	86,281	13,061	13.15%	131
May 1991	100,546	89,250	11,296	11.23%	112
Jun 1991	108,926	97,341	11,585	10.64%	106
Jul 1991	108,203	98,013	10,190	9.42%	94
Aug 1991	105,565	93,052	12,513	11.85%	119
Sep 1991	107,814	98,517	9,297	8.62%	86
Oct 1991	108,488	100,051	8,437	7.78%	78
Nov 1991	97,710	83,595	14,115	14.45%	144
Dec 1991	97,825	82,814	15,011	15.34%	153

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	99,518	81,628	17,890	17.98%	180
Feb 1992	99,972	83,351	16,621	16.63%	166
Mar 1992	101,272	85,511	15,761	15.56%	156
Apr 1992	102,676	89,632	13,044	12.70%	127
May 1992	105,377	93,308	12,069	11.45%	115
Jun 1992	121,888	109,652	12,236	10.04%	100
Jul 1992	114,993	101,416	13,577	11.81%	118
Aug 1992	114,064	101,320	12,744	11.17%	112
Sep 1992	119,272	109,724	9,548	8.01%	80
Oct 1992	107,935	95,227	12,708	11.77%	118
Nov 1992	101,853	86,302	15,551	15.27%	153
Dec 1992	102,586	85,406	17,180	16.75%	167

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	101,856	81,229	20,627	20.25%	203
Feb 1993	103,564	84,668	18,896	18.25%	182
Mar 1993	104,450	86,391	18,059	17.29%	173
Apr 1993	105,575	89,873	15,702	14.87%	149
May 1993	109,170	95,422	13,748	12.59%	126
Jun 1993	121,492	106,953	14,539	11.97%	120
Jul 1993	118,581	104,405	14,176	11.95%	120
Aug 1993	117,305	102,882	14,423	12.30%	123
Sep 1993	120,686	109,837	10,849	8.99%	90
Oct 1993	116,370	105,496	10,874	9.34%	93
Nov 1993	105,247	91,584	13,663	12.98%	130
Dec 1993	105,260	89,821	15,439	14.67%	147

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	105,989	88,237	17,752	16.75%	167
Feb 1994	106,466	88,228	18,238	17.13%	171
Mar 1994	105,826	89,384	16,442	15.54%	155
Apr 1994	107,364	93,530	13,834	12.89%	129
May 1994	109,029	97,333	11,696	10.73%	107
Jun 1994	123,145	111,568	11,577	9.40%	94
Jul 1994	115,209	102,912	12,297	10.67%	107
Aug 1994	118,635	105,969	12,666	10.68%	107
Sep 1994	122,687	113,479	9,208	7.51%	75
Oct 1994	117,904	107,927	9,977	8.46%	85
Nov 1994	106,183	92,570	13,613	12.82%	128
Dec 1994	106,725	92,120	14,605	13.68%	137

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	107,032	89,505	17,527	16.38%	164
Feb 1995	108,159	91,214	16,945	15.67%	157
Mar 1995	108,889	93,391	15,498	14.23%	142
Apr 1995	110,189	95,744	14,445	13.11%	131
May 1995	111,523	98,682	12,841	11.51%	115
Jun 1995	124,025	111,322	12,703	10.24%	102
Jul 1995	120,178	107,880	12,298	10.23%	102
Aug 1995	120,038	105,663	14,375	11.98%	120
Sep 1995	122,331	112,164	10,167	8.31%	83
Oct 1995	119,772	109,998	9,774	8.16%	82
Nov 1995	107,881	93,158	14,723	13.65%	136
Dec 1995	107,905	92,742	15,163	14.05%	141

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	107,943	89,833	18,110	16.78%	168
Feb 1996	108,219	90,859	17,360	16.04%	160
Mar 1996	109,684	93,469	16,215	14.78%	148
Apr 1996	111,831	97,715	14,116	12.62%	126
May 1996	114,290	100,893	13,397	11.72%	117
Jun 1996	122,803	109,941	12,862	10.47%	105
Jul 1996	124,989	112,935	12,054	9.64%	96
Aug 1996	118,756	106,162	12,594	10.60%	106
Sep 1996	122,035	112,443	9,592	7.86%	79
Oct 1996	127,097	118,029	9,068	7.13%	71
Nov 1996	108,436	95,884	12,552	11.58%	116
Dec 1996	107,411	93,463	13,948	12.99%	130

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	107,938	92,388	15,550	14.41%	144
Feb 1997	109,786	95,146	14,640	13.34%	133
Mar 1997	110,934	98,104	12,830	11.57%	116
Apr 1997	111,427	99,587	11,840	10.63%	106
May 1997	114,036	104,650	9,386	8.23%	82
Jun 1997	126,799	116,730	10,069	7.94%	79
Jul 1997	122,689	113,651	9,038	7.37%	74
Aug 1997	119,527	110,853	8,674	7.26%	73
Sep 1997	123,067	115,595	7,472	6.07%	61
Oct 1997	123,846	116,843	7,003	5.65%	57
Nov 1997	110,648	100,702	9,946	8.99%	90
Dec 1997	110,707	98,992	11,715	10.58%	106

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	109,417	94,708	14,709	13.44%	134
Feb 1998	110,128	96,490	13,638	12.38%	124
Mar 1998	111,950	98,946	13,004	11.62%	116
Apr 1998	111,709	101,457	10,252	9.18%	92
May 1998	116,768	107,723	9,045	7.75%	77
Jun 1998	126,425	116,462	9,963	7.88%	79
Jul 1998	125,162	115,812	9,350	7.47%	75
Aug 1998	122,970	113,012	9,958	8.10%	81
Sep 1998	125,428	117,436	7,992	6.37%	64
Oct 1998	127,876	120,376	7,500	5.87%	59
Nov 1998	113,432	102,454	10,978	9.68%	97
Dec 1998	111,534	99,174	12,360	11.08%	111

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	111,885	97,415	14,470	12.93%	129
Feb 1999	112,119	97,923	14,196	12.66%	127
Mar 1999	112,630	99,880	12,750	11.32%	113
Apr 1999	112,623	101,137	11,486	10.20%	102
May 1999	113,482	103,477	10,005	8.82%	88
Jun 1999	120,340	109,104	11,236	9.34%	93
Jul 1999	125,587	115,948	9,639	7.68%	77
Aug 1999	118,377	107,980	10,397	8.78%	88
Sep 1999	120,138	112,686	7,452	6.20%	62
Oct 1999	122,151	114,955	7,196	5.89%	59
Nov 1999	108,352	98,584	9,768	9.02%	90
Dec 1999	106,700	95,750	10,950	10.26%	103

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	107,279	96,106	11,173	10.41%	104
Feb 2000	107,741	96,613	11,128	10.33%	103
Mar 2000	109,272	98,999	10,273	9.40%	94
Apr 2000	109,563	100,947	8,616	7.86%	79
May 2000	110,653	102,771	7,882	7.12%	71
Jun 2000	121,271	113,732	7,539	6.22%	62
Jul 2000	120,485	112,832	7,653	6.35%	64
Aug 2000	117,805	109,451	8,354	7.09%	71
Sep 2000	118,337	112,576	5,761	4.87%	49
Oct 2000	120,141	114,416	5,725	4.77%	48
Nov 2000	107,813	98,635	9,178	8.51%	85
Dec 2000	105,640	95,576	10,064	9.53%	95

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	105,598	93,216	12,382	11.73%	117
Feb 2001	105,721	93,198	12,523	11.85%	118
Mar 2001	105,946	94,197	11,749	11.09%	111
Apr 2001	105,359	94,798	10,561	10.02%	100
May 2001	106,905	97,929	8,976	8.40%	84
Jun 2001	115,836	106,466	9,370	8.09%	81
Jul 2001	116,598	108,060	8,538	7.32%	73
Aug 2001	112,427	102,810	9,617	8.55%	86
Sep 2001	115,651	108,313	7,338	6.34%	63
Oct 2001	116,512	108,720	7,792	6.69%	67
Nov 2001	104,672	92,999	11,673	11.15%	112
Dec 2001	104,183	90,805	13,378	12.84%	128

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	105,609	90,875	14,734	13.95%	140
Feb 2002	106,015	93,148	12,867	12.14%	121
Mar 2002	107,720	94,975	12,745	11.83%	118
Apr 2002	108,597	96,751	11,846	10.91%	109
May 2002	109,296	99,135	10,161	9.30%	93
Jun 2002	116,640	106,603	10,037	8.61%	86
Jul 2002	120,941	111,292	9,649	7.98%	80
Aug 2002	116,497	106,065	10,432	8.95%	90
Sep 2002	120,846	113,389	7,457	6.17%	62
Oct 2002	120,898	113,796	7,102	5.87%	59
Nov 2002	109,451	98,595	10,856	9.92%	99
Dec 2002	108,836	96,343	12,493	11.48%	115

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	109,402	96,140	13,262	12.12%	121
Feb 2003	109,888	97,296	12,592	11.46%	115
Mar 2003	109,540	98,149	11,391	10.40%	104
Apr 2003	110,423	98,787	11,636	10.54%	105
May 2003	110,735	100,803	9,932	8.97%	90
Jun 2003	121,705	111,027	10,678	8.77%	88
Jul 2003	121,022	110,584	10,438	8.62%	86
Aug 2003	117,817	107,079	10,738	9.11%	91
Sep 2003	120,604	112,410	8,194	6.79%	68
Oct 2003	119,220	110,975	8,245	6.92%	69
Nov 2003	110,796	99,053	11,743	10.60%	106
Dec 2003	111,441	98,605	12,836	11.52%	115

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	110,755	96,486	14,269	12.88%	129
Feb 2004	111,703	99,016	12,687	11.36%	114
Mar 2004	112,621	101,056	11,565	10.27%	103
Apr 2004	113,377	103,284	10,093	8.90%	89
May 2004	113,272	104,038	9,234	8.15%	82
Jun 2004	127,122	117,840	9,282	7.30%	73
Jul 2004	122,938	113,836	9,102	7.40%	74
Aug 2004	119,497	110,668	8,829	7.39%	74
Sep 2004	121,334	114,695	6,639	5.47%	55
Oct 2004	122,602	115,914	6,688	5.46%	55
Nov 2004	111,225	101,771	9,454	8.50%	85
Dec 2004	111,760	100,851	10,909	9.76%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	112,079	100,317	11,762	10.49%	105
Feb 2005	113,232	102,042	11,190	9.88%	99
Mar 2005	113,864	104,411	9,453	8.30%	83
Apr 2005	113,970	105,135	8,835	7.75%	78
May 2005	114,987	107,168	7,819	6.80%	68
Jun 2005	126,954	119,574	7,380	5.81%	58
Jul 2005	123,602	115,492	8,110	6.56%	66
Aug 2005	121,649	113,049	8,600	7.07%	71
Sep 2005	124,414	117,974	6,440	5.18%	52
Oct 2005	124,548	118,305	6,243	5.01%	50
Nov 2005	113,026	104,247	8,779	7.77%	78
Dec 2005	111,259	101,132	10,127	9.10%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	112,690	102,027	10,663	9.46%	95
Feb 2006	113,557	103,768	9,789	8.62%	86
Mar 2006	113,895	105,290	8,605	7.56%	76
Apr 2006	113,556	105,483	8,073	7.11%	71
May 2006	114,214	106,697	7,517	6.58%	66
Jun 2006	126,393	119,071	7,322	5.79%	58
Jul 2006	127,930	120,557	7,373	5.76%	58
Aug 2006	122,694	114,539	8,155	6.65%	66
Sep 2006	125,433	119,367	6,066	4.84%	48
Oct 2006	125,022	119,406	5,616	4.49%	45
Nov 2006	114,556	106,248	8,308	7.25%	73
Dec 2006	114,475	104,853	9,622	8.41%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	114,541	104,242	10,299	8.99%	90
Feb 2007	115,224	105,847	9,377	8.14%	81
Mar 2007	115,924	107,895	8,029	6.93%	69
Apr 2007	115,008	107,967	7,041	6.12%	61
May 2007	116,360	109,640	6,720	5.78%	58
Jun 2007	125,800	119,197	6,603	5.25%	52
Jul 2007	126,510	119,546	6,964	5.50%	55
Aug 2007	122,615	115,600	7,015	5.72%	57
Sep 2007	126,346	120,773	5,573	4.41%	44
Oct 2007	125,855	120,531	5,324	4.23%	42
Nov 2007	115,930	108,081	7,849	6.77%	68
Dec 2007	115,961	106,843	9,118	7.86%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	116,992	106,816	10,176	8.70%	87
Feb 2008	118,483	108,718	9,765	8.24%	82
Mar 2008	118,780	109,681	9,099	7.66%	77
Apr 2008	117,405	109,284	8,121	6.92%	69
May 2008	116,787	108,265	8,522	7.30%	73
Jun 2008	125,357	116,265	9,092	7.25%	73
Jul 2008	127,872	119,159	8,713	6.81%	68
Aug 2008	125,576	115,668	9,908	7.89%	79
Sep 2008	126,855	119,648	7,207	5.68%	57
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Yakima Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	14,954	15.60%
2.	Construction	8,438	8.80%
3.	Public Administration	5,142	5.37%
4.	Educational Services	4,900	5.11%
5.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	4,778	4.99%
6.	Food Manufacturing	3,906	4.08%
7.	Health Care	3,894	4.06%
8.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,596	3.75%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,682	2.80%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	2,430	2.54%
11.	Wood Manufacturing	2,312	2.41%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,284	2.38%
13.	Truck Transportation	2,274	2.37%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,248	2.35%
15.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,886	1.97%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,846	1.93%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,538	1.60%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	1,498	1.56%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,400	1.46%
20.	Finance and Insurance	1,290	1.35%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	13,610	16.95%
2.	Educational Services	11,150	13.88%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,428	6.76%
4.	Social Assistance	4,406	5.49%
5.	Public Administration	4,096	5.10%
6.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	4,024	5.01%
7.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	3,716	4.63%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,074	3.83%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,686	3.34%
10.	Finance and Insurance	2,448	3.05%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	2,202	2.74%
12.	Food Manufacturing	1,922	2.39%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,888	2.35%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,702	2.12%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,404	1.75%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,168	1.45%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,128	1.40%
18.	Construction	902	1.12%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	750	0.93%
20.	Warehousing and Storage	742	0.92%

Yakima Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agricultural Workers	10,308	10.76%
2.	Other Production Occupations	5,374	5.61%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	4,716	4.92%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	4,540	4.74%
5.	Other Management Occupations	3,984	4.16%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,926	4.10%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,826	3.99%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	3,586	3.74%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,722	2.84%
10.	Farmers and Farm Managers	2,662	2.78%
11.	Other Material Moving Workers	2,566	2.68%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,562	2.67%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,114	2.21%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,092	2.18%
15.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,872	1.95%
16.	Other Construction Trades	1,686	1.76%
17.	Top Executives	1,670	1.74%
18.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,636	1.71%
19.	Carpenters	1,352	1.41%
20.	Construction Laborers	1,302	1.36%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Agricultural Workers	5,486	6.83%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	4,588	5.71%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	3,758	4.68%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,694	4.60%
5.	Registered Nurses	2,988	3.72%
6.	Cashiers	2,916	3.63%
7.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	2,836	3.53%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	2,820	3.51%
9.	Child Care Workers	2,762	3.44%
10.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	2,418	3.01%
11.	Other Management Occupations	2,352	2.93%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,340	2.91%
13.	Other Production Occupations	2,280	2.84%
14.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,272	2.83%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	2,172	2.70%
16.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,126	2.65%
17.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,100	2.61%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,936	2.41%
19.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,888	2.35%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	1,864	2.32%

Yakima Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	177,100	54.75%
15-35 hours	35,545	10.99%
1-14 hours	9,207	2.85%
No regular hours	101,631	31.42%

Yakima Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	7,056	4.17%
5 AM-5:29 AM	6,137	3.62%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	9,175	5.42%
6 AM-6:29 AM	15,466	9.13%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	20,800	12.28%
7 AM-7:29 AM	26,052	15.38%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	29,203	17.24%
8 AM-8:29 AM	14,806	8.74%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	6,591	3.89%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	6,711	3.96%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	3,492	2.06%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,894	1.12%
Noon-3:59 PM	11,495	6.79%
4 PM-11:59 PM	10,513	6.21%

Yakima Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	7,376	4.35%
5-9	24,817	14.65%
10-14	36,278	21.42%
15-19	36,939	21.81%
20-24	24,181	14.28%
25-29	7,779	4.59%
30-34	15,701	9.27%
35-39	2,037	1.20%
40-44	2,762	1.63%
45-59	4,892	2.89%
60-89	3,524	2.08%
At least 90	3,105	1.83%

Yakima Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	425	0.25%	136,945	80.85%
30-44	326	0.19%	20,174	11.91%
45-59	90	0.05%	4,802	2.83%
At least 60	98	0.06%	6,531	3.86%

Yakima Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	434	0.25%
Car / truck / van, carpool	25,129	14.29%
Car / truck / van, solo	136,215	77.48%
Motorcycle	118	0.07%
Other	1,877	1.07%
Public transportation	939	0.53%
Walked	4,679	2.66%
Worked at home	6,427	3.66%

Yakima Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yakima Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 148,034 (437,674 people)
: 109,842 (379,062 people)
: 39,963
: 222,970
Yakima Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	16,407	10.95%
$10,000-$14,999	11,105	7.41%
$15,000-$19,999	12,374	8.26%
$20,000-$24,999	11,902	7.94%
$25,000-$29,999	12,183	8.13%
$30,000-$34,999	10,995	7.34%
$35,000-$39,999	9,019	6.02%
$40,000-$44,999	9,014	6.01%
$45,000-$49,999	7,621	5.08%
$50,000-$59,999	13,514	9.02%
$60,000-$74,999	14,055	9.38%
$75,000-$99,999	11,085	7.40%
$100,000-$124,999	5,114	3.41%
$125,000-$149,999	2,066	1.38%
$150,000-$199,999	1,442	0.96%
$200,000 or more	1,980	1.32%

Yakima Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	15,901	21.49%
Family, 2 people	19,557	26.43%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,778	3.75%
Family, 3 people	11,246	15.20%
Nonfamily, 3 people	429	0.58%
Family, 4 people	10,871	14.69%
Nonfamily, 4 people	181	0.24%
Family, 5 people	6,393	8.64%
Nonfamily, 5 people	68	0.09%
Family, 6 people	3,195	4.32%
Nonfamily, 6 people	33	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	3,322	4.49%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	19	0.03%

Yakima Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	119,765	29.49%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	45,399	11.18%
Public Assistance	9,365	2.31%
Retirement	22,311	5.49%
Self Employment	20,289	5.00%
Social Security	39,482	9.72%
Supplemental Security	7,983	1.97%
Wage / Salary	115,425	28.42%
Other	26,091	6.42%

Yakima Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	41,768	48.62%
With children under 18	44,145	51.38%

Yakima Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	13,915	8.54%
Married	97,822	60.04%
Never Married	47,612	29.22%
Widowed	3,591	2.20%

Yakima Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	16,722	9.94%
Married	98,426	58.50%
Never Married	37,364	22.21%
Widowed	15,751	9.36%

Yakima Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yakima Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Yakima Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	50,044	16.25%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	52,146	16.93%
High school diploma or equivalent	85,510	27.76%
Some college, no degree	63,045	20.47%
Associate degree	15,372	4.99%
Bachelors degree	27,316	8.87%
Graduate or professional degree	14,619	4.75%

Yakima Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,514	2.03%	2,602	1.17%	7,116	3.20%
Kindergarten	7,755	3.48%	774	0.35%	8,529	3.83%
Grades 1-4	31,342	14.08%	2,083	0.94%	33,425	15.02%
Grades 5-8	31,362	14.09%	1,617	0.73%	32,979	14.82%
Grades 9-12	30,497	13.70%	1,704	0.77%	32,201	14.47%
Undergrad college	10,770	4.84%	1,800	0.81%	12,570	5.65%
Graduate or professional school	1,334	0.60%	780	0.35%	2,114	0.95%
Total	117,574	52.82%	11,360	5.10%	128,934	57.93%

Yakima Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yakima Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Yakima Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	452	483
2002	428	423
2003	419	379
2004	429	381

Yakima Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yakima Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Yakima Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	356,395	80.42%
Below Poverty Level	86,750	19.58%

Yakima Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yakima Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,077
Yakima Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.557	0.551	0.050	0.642	2.800	14.652	37.368	5.860	57.879
2000	0.000	0.267	0.027	0.555	0.849	4.474	15.119	2.746	22.338
2001	1.415	0.482	0.044	0.721	2.662	14.125	36.484	4.980	55.589
2002	1.374	0.528	0.044	0.764	2.710	15.215	38.602	5.952	59.768
2003	1.638	0.603	0.044	0.854	3.139	15.048	39.390	6.010	60.448
2004	1.595	0.532	0.044	0.789	2.960	13.553	40.183	6.465	60.200
2005	1.680	0.556	0.095	0.939	3.269	16.469	43.838	9.371	69.679
2006	1.643	0.535	0.042	0.989	3.209	14.934	39.395	9.237	63.566
2007	2.281	0.575	0.064	0.912	3.832	13.193	32.806	8.035	54.034

Yakima Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	13,327
2000	0
2001	13,172
2002	14,319

Yakima Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yakima Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Yakima Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	39,703	17.84%
10-19 Years	38,055	17.10%
20-29 Years	29,829	13.40%
30-39 Years	30,583	13.74%
40-49 Years	29,914	13.44%
50-59 Years	22,029	9.90%
60-69 Years	13,974	6.28%
70-79 Years	11,162	5.01%
80-89 Years	6,172	2.77%
90+ Years	1,160	0.52%

Yakima Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	111,090	49.91%
Female	111,491	50.09%

Yakima Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	125,733	56.49%
Hispanic/Latino	79,905	35.90%
Amerindian	8,947	4.02%
Multiracial	3,873	1.74%
Asian	1,957	0.88%
African-American	1,842	0.83%
Other Race	215	0.10%
Pacific Islander	109	0.05%

Yakima Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	67,946	25.56%
2.	Irish	34,892	13.13%
3.	English	33,553	12.62%
4.	United States Or American	23,641	8.89%
5.	French Non-Basque	16,206	6.10%
6.	Norwegian	13,422	5.05%
7.	Dutch	10,725	4.04%
8.	Swedish	8,895	3.35%
9.	Scottish	8,498	3.20%
10.	Scotch Irish	7,227	2.72%

Yakima Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	281,699	68.44%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	121,763	29.58%
3.	German	1,764	0.43%
4.	Other Native North American	1,437	0.35%
5.	Tagalog	930	0.23%
6.	French	772	0.19%
7.	Chinese	360	0.09%
8.	Korean	316	0.08%
9.	Other Pacific Island	286	0.07%
10.	Other West Germanic	279	0.07%

Yakima Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	374,870	83.23%
Naturalized immigrant	20,046	4.45%
Not a citizen	55,499	12.32%

Yakima Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yakima Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yakima Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Yakima County

Yakima Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Ahtanum	Moxee	Terrace Heights
Brownstown	Naches	Tieton
Buena	Northeast Yakima	Toppenish
Cowiche	Northwest Yakima	Union Gap
Eschbach	Outlook	Wapato
Gleed	Parker	West Valley
Goose Prairie	Satus	White Swan
Grandview	Selah	Yakima
Granger	South Yakima	Zillah
Harrah	Summitview
Mabton	Sunnyside

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Yakima (92,271)	Ahtanum (4,181)	Naches (643)
Sunnyside (32,186)	White Swan (3,033)	Harrah (542)
Toppenish (20,840)	Mabton (2,979)	Eschbach (400)
West Valley (10,433)	Gleed (2,947)	Outlook
Grandview (8,377)	Granger (2,530)	Brownstown
Terrace Heights (6,447)	Zillah (2,198)	Buena
Selah (6,310)	South Yakima (1,304)	Cowiche
Union Gap (5,621)	Tieton (1,154)	Goose Prairie
Northwest Yakima (5,583)	Summitview (900)	Parker
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Wapato (4,582)	Satus (746)