Yakima, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Yakima	Washington	National
Income per capita	$35,303	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$72,830	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$99,622	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,974	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,329	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,288	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.2%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Yakima is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Yakima is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Yakima is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Yakima is 27% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,548 $72,830 $145,660

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Yakima employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.3%	9.3%
Manufacturing sector	13.0%	13.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	18.4%	18.4%
Public administration	3.0%	3.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.1%	9.1%
Education, health & social services	9.8%	9.8%
Other	34.2%	34.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Eschbach, WA	316	$129,788	59.6%
Moxee, WA	4,222	$122,211	50.3%
Gleed, WA	3,115	$106,612	31.1%
Ahtanum, WA	3,810	$106,440	30.9%
Terrace Heights, WA	9,253	$104,615	28.6%
Yakima, WA	97,434	$72,830	10.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Livonia, MI	97,392	$123,939	52.4%
New Bedford, MA	97,315	$72,672	10.6%
Sunrise, FL	97,297	$82,944	2.0%
Concord, NC	97,608	$104,051	27.9%
South Gate, CA	97,255	$80,557	1.0%
Yakima, WA	97,434	$72,830	10.5%

Source: The Yakima, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.