Yakima is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 97,390 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Yakima is the 11th largest community in Washington.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Yakima is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Yakima is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Yakima who work in office and administrative support (10.11%), sales jobs (9.30%), and management occupations (7.47%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.64% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Yakima spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.24 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.In terms of college education, Yakima is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.77% of adults 25 and older in Yakima have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Yakima in 2022 was $30,483, 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 $121,932 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 49.44% 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Yakima include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. In addition, Yakima has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.68%). The most common language spoken in Yakima is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
