Yakima, WA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school18,928100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,0425.5
Kindergarten1,4157.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)9,61350.8
High school (grades 9-12)4,30122.7
College or graduate school2,55713.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over43,820100.0
Less than 9th grade7,00516.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma6,38414.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)11,66026.6
Some college, no degree9,44621.6
Associate degree2,3085.3
Bachelor's degree4,42610.1
Graduate or professional degree2,5915.9
Percent high school graduate or higher69.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher16.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over54,169100.0
Never married14,69227.1
Now married, except separated27,24150.3
Separated1,4622.7
Widowed4,3958.1
Female
3,6606.8
Divorced6,37911.8
Female
3,6056.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,338100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren59844.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over51,016100.0
Civilian veterans6,33112.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years17,918100.0
With a disability1,83010.2
Population 21 to 64 years36,893100.0
With a disability9,52325.8
Percent employed
49.0(X)
No disability27,37074.2
Percent employed
69.9(X)
Population 65 years and over9,456100.0
With a disability4,68049.5
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over65,994100.0
Same house in 199530,73546.6
Different house in the U.S. in 199533,36750.6
Same county
24,28036.8
Different county
9,08713.8
Same state
4,0156.1
Different state
5,0727.7
Elsewhere in 19951,8922.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population72,294100.0
Native59,70482.6
Born in United States
59,14081.8
State of residence
37,80052.3
Different state
21,34029.5
Born outside United States
5640.8
Foreign born12,59017.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
6,1318.5
Naturalized citizen
3,0804.3
Not a citizen
9,51013.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)12,590100.0
Europe4413.5
Asia5564.4
Africa290.2
Oceania180.1
Latin America11,28289.6
Northern America2642.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over65,994100.0
English only45,89169.5
Language other than English20,10330.5
Speak English less than 'very well
10,82116.4
Spanish
18,54928.1
Speak English less than "very well"
10,34715.7
Other Indo-European languages
8151.2
Speak English less than "very well"
2180.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4720.7
Speak English less than "very well"
1600.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population72,294100.0

Total ancestries reported

72,449100.2
Arab750.1
Czech12470.3
Danish5650.8
Dutch1,1321.6
English5,6737.8
French (except Basque)12,8353.9
French Canadian18771.2
German11,19315.5
Greek980.1
Hungarian1230.2
Irish16,2128.6
Italian1,0981.5
Lithuanian160.0
Norwegian2,1763.0
Polish4050.6
Portuguese1360.2
Russian3290.5
Scotch-Irish1,1541.6
Scottish1,3961.9
Slovak320.0
Subsaharan African770.1
Swedish1,3701.9
Swiss2100.3
Ukrainian1560.2
United States or American3,6715.1
Welsh4580.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)470.1
Other ancestries30,68842.4
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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