Yakima County, Washington
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Washington State Department of Health: PO Box 47890, Olympia
Population:
- Total Population: 222,581
- Males: 110,580
- Females: 112,001
Ethnicity:
- White: 125,664
- Black/African American: 1,685
- Hispanic: 79,952
- Native American/Eskimo: 8,835
- Asian: 2,002
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 82
- Other: 293
- 2 or more: 4,068
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (138,735)
- Spanish (60,535)
- German (875)
- Sahaptian (470)
- Tagalog (450)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 37,575
- Mexico (33,604)
- Canada (707)
- Philippines (617)
- El Salvador (317)
- Germany (305)
- Korea (238)
- United Kingdom (206)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (41,339)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (5,356)
- Assemblies of God (4,543)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (3,723)
- Southern Baptist Convention (3,462)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic: 1000 Wallace Way, Grandview - (509) 882-3444
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 80,609
- Sensory: 9,649
- Physical: 18,220
- Mental: 10,988
- Self-care: 5,682
- Go outside home: 16,273
- Employment: 19,641
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 2,380
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 73,993
- Utility gas: 19,747
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,316
- Electricity: 41,328
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 4,649
- Coal or Coke: 100
- Wood: 5,066
- Solar Energy: 30
- Other fuel: 563
- No fuel used: 194
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 143,159
- No vehicle: 10,922
- 1 or more vehicle: 132,237
Education Attainment:
- No School: 5,924
- No High School: 16,377
- Some High School: 18,672
- High School: 35,799
- Some College: 27,178
- Associate's Degree: 6,792
- College Degree: 12,812
- Master's Degree: 4,653
- Professional Degree: 1,974
- Doctoral Degree: 566
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 73,993
- Owners with phone: 47,150
- Owners without phone: 537
- Renters with phone: 25,091
- Renters without phone: 1,215
10 closest counties:
- Kittitas County, Washington
- Klickitat County, Washington
- Sherman County, Oregon
- Benton County, Washington
- Chelan County, Washington
- Gilliam County, Oregon
- Grant County, Washington
- Douglas County, Washington
- Wasco County, Oregon
- Morrow County, Oregon
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
98901, 98902, 98903, 98904, 98907, 98908, 98909, 98920, 98921, 98923, 98929, 98930, 98932, 98933, 98935, 98936, 98937, 98938, 98939, 98942, 98944, 98947, 98948, 98951, 98952, 98953
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KAPP (596 TV) YAKIMA, WA
- KYVE (668 TV) YAKIMA, WA
- KSBC (88.1 FM) YAKIMA, WA
- WARA (88.3 FM) YAKIM, WA
- KLRF (88.5 FM) YAKIMA, WA
- KYVT (88.5 FM) YAKIMA, WA
- KCSH (88.9 FM) YAKIMA, WA
- KSOH (89.5 FM) YAKIMA, WA
- WORI (90.1 FM) YAKIMA, WA
- KDNA (91.9 FM) GRANGER, WA
- KUDU (91.9 FM) YAKIMA, WA
- KMMG (96.7 FM) YAKIMA, WA
- KZTA (96.9 FM) YAKIMA, WA
- KMNA (98.7 FM) MABTON, WA
- KQSN (99.3 FM) YAKIMA, WA
- KUJJ (101.9 FM) YAKIMA, WA
- KYXE (1020 AM) YAKIMA, WA
- KZTS (1210 AM) YAKIMA, WA
- KYNR (1490 AM) TOPPENISH, WA
- KKJY (1550 AM) YAKIMA, WA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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