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Language Spoken At Home in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 221,250 | 100% |
English only | 134,591 | 60.8% |
Language other than English | 86,659 | 39.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 42,058 | 19.0% |
Spanish | 82,485 | 37.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 40,634 | 18.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,671 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 412 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,642 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 783 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 861 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 229 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 242,454 | 100% |
American | 9,476 | 3.9% |
Arab | 295 | 0.1% |
Czech | 465 | 0.2% |
Danish | 1,501 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 4,969 | 2.0% |
English | 19,300 | 8.0% |
French (except Basque) | 8,717 | 3.6% |
French Canadian | 1,386 | 0.6% |
German | 37,213 | 15.3% |
Greek | 429 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 440 | 0.2% |
Irish | 17,233 | 7.1% |
Italian | 3,298 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 53 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 7,048 | 2.9% |
Polish | 1,856 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 333 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,083 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,141 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 4,438 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 43 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 167 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 4,177 | 1.7% |
Swiss | 478 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 411 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,168 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 40 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 79,478 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 57,899 | 72.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 29,826 | 37.5% |
Married-couple family | 40,498 | 51.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,625 | 23.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,462 | 6.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,148 | 4.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,939 | 15.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,053 | 10.1% |
Nonfamily households | 21,579 | 27.2% |
Householder living alone | 17,423 | 21.9% |
65 years and over | 7,073 | 8.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 33,924 | 42.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 19,412 | 24.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 238,690 | 100% |
Householder | 79,478 | 33.3% |
Spouse | 40,518 | 17.0% |
Child | 84,180 | 35.3% |
Other relatives | 20,484 | 8.6% |
Nonrelatives | 14,030 | 5.9% |
Unmarried partner | 7,017 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 90,081 | 100% |
Never married | 32,589 | 36.2% |
Now married, except separated | 45,064 | 50.0% |
Separated | 1,885 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 2,133 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 8,410 | 9.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 91,099 | 100% |
Never married | 25,464 | 28.0% |
Now married, except separated | 43,700 | 48.0% |
Separated | 2,720 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 8,358 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 10,857 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,126 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,884 | 45.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 126 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,724 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,252 | 42.1% |
Less than 1 year | 838 | 10.8% |
1 or 2 years | 733 | 9.5% |
3 or 4 years | 640 | 8.3% |
5 or more years | 1,041 | 13.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,252 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,811 | 55.7% |
Who are married | 2,506 | 77.1% |
School Enrollment in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 65,918 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,770 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 4,839 | 7.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 31,528 | 47.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 15,917 | 24.1% |
College or graduate school | 9,864 | 15.0% |
Educational Attainment in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 144,753 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 24,631 | 17.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,266 | 11.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 38,467 | 26.6% |
Some college, no degree | 31,310 | 21.6% |
Associate's degree | 10,135 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,878 | 9.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 9,066 | 6.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 71.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.9% |
Veteran Status in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 168,896 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 14,617 | 8.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 239,764 | 100% |
With a disability | 29,782 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 73,406 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,384 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 139,053 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,347 | 11.0% |
65 years and over | 27,305 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,051 | 44.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 238,706 | 100% |
Same house | 200,858 | 84.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 36,321 | 15.2% |
Same county | 27,436 | 11.5% |
Different county | 8,885 | 3.7% |
Same state | 4,318 | 1.8% |
Different state | 4,567 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 1,527 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 242,454 | 100% |
Native | 199,067 | 82.1% |
Born in United States | 197,713 | 81.5% |
State of residence | 141,204 | 58.2% |
Different state | 56,509 | 23.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,354 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 43,387 | 17.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 43,387 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 11,290 | 26.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 32,097 | 74.0% |
Year of Entry in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 44,741 | 100% |
Native | 1,354 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 63 | 4.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,291 | 95.3% |
Foreign born | 43,387 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 470 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 42,917 | 98.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Yakima
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 43,387 | 100% |
Europe | 602 | 1.4% |
Asia | 1,689 | 3.9% |
Africa | 51 | 0.1% |
Oceania | 75 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 40,297 | 92.9% |
Northern America | 673 | 1.6% |