What is the population of Yakima city?

Yakima city has 96,810 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #11 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in Yakima city?

Median household income in Yakima city is $59,228 a year, 24.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Yakima city?

Median gross rent is $1,075 a month and the median home value is $273,400, so rent absorbs about 21.8% of median household income.

Is Yakima city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Yakima city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Yakima, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Yakima, Washington (Yakima, WA — Census place “Yakima city”) is 96,810 residents, ranking #11 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $59,228, the median home is worth $273,400 and median gross rent runs $1,075 a month. Looking for the Yakima Washington ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Yakima, WA: 98902, 98908.

Population: 96,810Yakima city residents
Median household income: $59,228Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $273,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,075Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 53.5%Owner-occupied households

Yakima ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Yakima.

The Yakima WA ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Yakima city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Yakima city median would spend about 21.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17% of residents and 53.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Yakima city, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Yakima city is a small city in Washington, with 96,810 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #11 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 34 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Yakima city earn a median of $59,228 a year, 24.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 35% below the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 17% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Yakima city is valued at $273,400, 9.9% below the national figure and 42% below the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,075 a month, 23.5% below the national figure, or roughly $12,900 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 53.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Yakima city?: Yakima city has 96,810 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #11 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in Yakima city?: Median household income in Yakima city is $59,228 a year, 24.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Yakima city?: Median gross rent is $1,075 a month and the median home value is $273,400, so rent absorbs about 21.8% of median household income.
Is Yakima city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Yakima city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Yakima city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.