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.

A relatively large number of people in Yakima telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.24 minutes getting to work every day.

The education level of Yakima citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.77% of adults 25 and older in Yakima have a college 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.

Yakima also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.68%.

The most common language spoken in Yakima is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.