Kittitas

Population: 1,186
Median household income: $66,150
Median home value: $278,100

Kittitas, a community in Kittitas County, Washington, has 1,186 residents. At $66,150, its median household income sits below Kittitas County's $69,928.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kittitas's population declined 21.1% from 1,503 to 1,186, while its median home value rose 79.9% from $154,600 to $278,100.

The median resident is 49.6 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 23.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,186
Median age: 49.6 yrs
Median household income: $66,150
Median home value: $278,100
Median gross rent: $1,253
Housing units: 678
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5031,186

Median household income

$46,319$66,150

Median home value

$154,600$278,100

Median gross rent

$1,016$1,253

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,503	$46,319	$154,600	$1,016
2020	1,342	$52,917	$165,000	$1,128
2021	1,394	$56,908	$209,900	$1,089
2022	1,281	$57,063	$252,900	$1,163
2023	1,186	$66,150	$278,100	$1,253

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6423.6%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	3.0%
5 to 17	116	9.8%
18 to 24	118	9.9%
25 to 34	164	13.8%
35 to 44	103	8.7%
45 to 54	155	13.1%
55 to 64	280	23.6%
65 to 74	125	10.5%
75 and over	89	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	836	70.5%
Black or African American	38	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	271	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	106	11.6%
High school graduate	281	30.7%
Some college or associate's	277	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	211	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	41	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle5.5%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	446	77.0%
Carpooled	47	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	32	5.5%
Worked from home	44	7.6%
Other means	10	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	182	34.0%
15 to 29 min	212	39.6%
30 to 44 min	19	3.6%
45 to 59 min	45	8.4%
60+ min	77	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.89
Poverty rate: 13.0% (154 of 1,186)

	Count	Share
Family households	341	54.4%
Nonfamily households	286	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	627	92.5%
Vacant	51	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	437	69.7%
Renter-occupied	190	30.3%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other16.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	505	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8	1.2%
20 or more units	51	7.5%
Mobile home & other	114	16.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5336045
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.9837, -120.4189