Kittitas County, Washington

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 44,736
Median household income: $69,928
Median home value: $459,900

Home to 44,736 residents, Kittitas County is one of Washington's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $69,928 is below the Washington median ($94,952).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kittitas County's population declined 2.5% from 45,897 to 44,736, while its median household income rose 24.9% from $56,004 to $69,928.

The median resident is 37.9 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 17.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,736
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $69,928
Median home value: $459,900
Median gross rent: $1,253
Housing units: 24,326
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,89744,736

Median household income

$56,004$69,928

Median home value

$286,900$459,900

Median gross rent

$1,004$1,253

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,897	$56,004	$286,900	$1,004
2020	47,097	$59,703	$315,800	$1,050
2021	44,147	$64,134	$352,900	$1,085
2022	44,424	$66,800	$417,600	$1,152
2023	44,736	$69,928	$459,900	$1,253

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 2417.1%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,921	4.3%
5 to 17	5,898	13.2%
18 to 24	7,641	17.1%
25 to 34	5,651	12.6%
35 to 44	4,899	11.0%
45 to 54	5,039	11.3%
55 to 64	5,996	13.4%
65 to 74	4,768	10.7%
75 and over	2,923	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,688	79.8%
Black or African American	438	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	164	0.4%
Asian	790	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	42	0.1%
Some other race	449	1.0%
Two or more races	2,539	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,626	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,032	6.9%
High school graduate	7,949	27.2%
Some college or associate's	8,974	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	6,588	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,733	12.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,400	72.1%
Carpooled	1,317	6.2%
Public transit	88	0.4%
Walked	1,249	5.8%
Bicycle	201	0.9%
Worked from home	2,815	13.2%
Other means	288	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,037	54.1%
15 to 29 min	3,844	20.7%
30 to 44 min	1,173	6.3%
45 to 59 min	866	4.7%
60+ min	2,623	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 14.3% (6,130 of 42,823)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,491	58.6%
Nonfamily households	8,110	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,601	80.6%
Vacant	4,725	19.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,221	62.3%
Renter-occupied	7,380	37.7%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,610	72.4%
1-unit, attached	324	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1,472	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1,508	6.2%
20 or more units	1,772	7.3%
Mobile home & other	1,640	6.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 53037
State: Washington
Land area: 2,297 sq mi
Water area: 36 sq mi
Center point: 47.1244, -120.6767