Yakima is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 97,012 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Yakima is the 11th largest community in Washington.Unlike some cities, Yakima isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Yakima are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Yakima is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Yakima who work in office and administrative support (9.51%), sales jobs (9.04%), and farm management occupations (7.89%). In terms of college education, Yakima is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.35% of adults 25 and older in Yakima have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Yakima in 2022 was $27,253, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,012 for a family of four. However, Yakima contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Yakima is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yakima home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Yakima, accounting for 47.11% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Yakima residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Yakima include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian. Yakima also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.21%. The most common language spoken in Yakima is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
