Yakima, WA, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	28,743	100.0
1-unit, detached	16,244	56.5
1-unit, attached	1,245	4.3
2 units	2,152	7.5
3 or 4 units	2,025	7.0
5 to 9 units	1,404	4.9
10 to 19 units	1,262	4.4
20 or more units	2,477	8.6
Mobile home	1,854	6.5
Boat, RV, van, etc.	80	0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	292	1.0
1995 to 1998	1,451	5.0
1990 to 1994	1,592	5.5
1980 to 1989	2,861	10.0
1970 to 1979	5,441	18.9
1960 to 1969	4,150	14.4
1940 to 1959	8,512	29.6
1939 or earlier	4,444	15.5

ROOMS
1 room	1,419	4.9
2 rooms	2,856	9.9
3 rooms	3,788	13.2
4 rooms	5,599	19.5
5 rooms	5,037	17.5
6 rooms	3,856	13.4
7 rooms	2,815	9.8
8 rooms	1,627	5.7
9 or more rooms	1,746	6.1
Median (rooms)	4.6	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	26,610	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	7,049	26.5
1995 to 1998	7,611	28.6
1990 to 1994	4,179	15.7
1980 to 1989	3,609	13.6
1970 to 1979	1,984	7.5
1969 or earlier	2,178	8.2

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	3,356	12.6
1	10,134	38.1
2	9,064	34.1
3 or more	4,056	15.2

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	10,712	40.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	296	1.1
Electricity	13,114	49.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1,638	6.2
Coal or coke	20	0.1
Wood	520	2.0
Solar energy	22	0.1
Other fuel	207	0.8
No fuel used	81	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	268	1.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	586	2.2
No telephone service	702	2.6

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	26,610	100.0
1.00 or less	22,871	85.9
1.01 to 1.50	1,673	6.3
1.51 or more	2,066	7.8

Specified owner-occupied units	11,785	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	637	5.4
$50,000 to $99,999	4,761	40.4
$100,000 to $149,999	4,067	34.5
$150,000 to $199,999	1,292	11.0
$200,000 to $299,999	649	5.5
$300,000 to $499,999	260	2.2
$500,000 to $999,999	112	1.0
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.1
Median (dollars)	106,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	7,908	67.1
Less than $300	45	0.4
$300 to $499	534	4.5
$500 to $699	1,280	10.9
$700 to $999	2,902	24.6
$1,000 to $1,499	2,272	19.3
$1,500 to $1,999	567	4.8
$2,000 or more	308	2.6
Median (dollars)	906	(X)
Not mortgaged	3,877	32.9
Median (dollars)	271	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	4,280	36.3
15 to 19 percent	1,863	15.8
20 to 24 percent	1,497	12.7
25 to 29 percent	1,084	9.2
30 to 34 percent	905	7.7
35 percent or more	2,048	17.4
Not computed	108	0.9

Specified renter-occupied units	12,347	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	567	4.6
$200 to $299	757	6.1
$300 to $499	4,029	32.6
$500 to $749	4,594	37.2
$750 to $999	1,174	9.5
$1,000 to $1,499	587	4.8
$1,500 or more	201	1.6
No cash rent	438	3.5
Median (dollars)	526	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,458	11.8
15 to 19 percent	1,598	12.9
20 to 24 percent	1,345	10.9
25 to 29 percent	1,470	11.9
30 to 34 percent	1,107	9.0
35 percent or more	4,613	37.4
Not computed	756	6.1

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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