Yakima, Washington demographics

Yakima, WA demographics: median age 34.3; 20.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Yakima city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5380010. The survey estimates a population of 96,961 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Yakima is 34.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 35,726 households (±701). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.3 ±1.0	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 96,961
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	26,948 ±1,398	27.8% ±1.4 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	22,350 ±1,089	23.1% ±1.1 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	31,594 ±1,342	32.6% ±1.4 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	16,069 ±996	16.6% ±1.0 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 96,961
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	47,708 ±804	49.2% ±0.8 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	49,253 ±793	50.8% ±0.8 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 96,961
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	46,861 ±1,935	48.3% ±2.0 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,051 ±246	1.1% ±0.3 pp	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,328 ±382	1.4% ±0.4 pp	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,475 ±370	1.5% ±0.4 pp	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	603 ±486 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	19,669 ±2,103	20.3% ±2.2 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	25,974 ±2,415	26.8% ±2.5 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 96,961
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,024 ±1,552	50.6% ±1.6 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	47,937 ±1,550	49.4% ±1.6 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 35,726
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	14,032 ±763	39.3% ±2.0 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	3,006 ±598	8.4% ±1.7 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,641 ±527	15.8% ±1.4 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	10,718 ±766	30.0% ±2.1 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,329 ±404	6.5% ±1.1 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 35,726
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	12,537 ±628	35.1% ±1.6 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	23,189 ±988	64.9% ±2.5 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 35,726
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	10,718 ±766	30.0% ±2.1 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	10,592 ±733	29.6% ±2.0 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,328 ±552	12.1% ±1.5 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	5,446 ±636	15.2% ±1.8 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,081 ±497	8.6% ±1.4 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,123 ±253	3.1% ±0.7 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	438 ±165	1.2% ±0.5 pp	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 96,961
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	80,786 ±1,095	83.3% ±1.1 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	16,175 ±1,089	16.7% ±1.1 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 89,431
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	53,876 ±1,849	60.2% ±2.0 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	33,790 ±1,607	37.8% ±1.8 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	37 ±48 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	250 ±129 · low precision	0.3% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	223 ±155 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	168 ±124 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	72 ±51 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	50 ±66 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	131 ±89 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	219 ±107	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	455 ±291 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±31 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	160 ±128 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 61,235
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	12,474 ±1,022	20.4% ±1.6 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	17,946 ±1,274	29.3% ±2.0 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	13,222 ±1,002	21.6% ±1.6 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,877 ±574	8.0% ±0.9 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	8,085 ±742	13.2% ±1.2 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,631 ±477	7.6% ±0.8 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 95,652
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	84,404 ±1,552	88.2% ±1.6 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	8,475 ±1,467	8.9% ±1.5 pp	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,585 ±411	1.7% ±0.4 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	725 ±230	0.8% ±0.2 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	463 ±222	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.2% of Yakima residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 89.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Yakima	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.2% ±1.0 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.2% ±0.8 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±0.7 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Yakima . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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