Terrace Heights

Population: 9,480
Median household income: $79,525
Median home value: $325,000

Terrace Heights, a community in Yakima County, Washington, has 9,480 residents. At $79,525, its median household income sits above Yakima County's $68,015.

Between 2019 and 2023, Terrace Heights's population grew 11.4% from 8,507 to 9,480, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $222,200 to $325,000.

The median resident is 39.1 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 20.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,480
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $79,525
Median home value: $325,000
Median gross rent: $1,124
Housing units: 4,409
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5079,480

Median household income

$60,669$79,525

Median home value

$222,200$325,000

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,124

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,507	$60,669	$222,200	$1,025
2020	8,917	$71,356	$240,300	$919
2021	9,114	$74,176	$268,700	$977
2022	9,781	$79,608	$310,200	$1,069
2023	9,480	$79,525	$325,000	$1,124

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3420.6%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	371	3.9%
5 to 17	1,577	16.6%
18 to 24	451	4.8%
25 to 34	1,955	20.6%
35 to 44	1,137	12.0%
45 to 54	953	10.1%
55 to 64	1,140	12.0%
65 to 74	1,404	14.8%
75 and over	492	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,225	65.7%
Black or African American	166	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	156	1.6%
Asian	138	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	344	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,451	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	831	11.7%
High school graduate	1,744	24.6%
Some college or associate's	2,182	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,437	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	887	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,100	85.2%
Carpooled	206	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	1.1%
Bicycle	87	1.8%
Worked from home	369	7.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,838	41.4%
15 to 29 min	2,118	47.7%
30 to 44 min	183	4.1%
45 to 59 min	87	2.0%
60+ min	218	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 10.2% (962 of 9,403)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,754	65.1%
Nonfamily households	1,474	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,228	95.9%
Vacant	181	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,783	65.8%
Renter-occupied	1,445	34.2%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,907	65.9%
1-unit, attached	73	1.7%
2 to 4 units	281	6.4%
5 to 19 units	364	8.3%
20 or more units	416	9.4%
Mobile home & other	368	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5370805
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.35 sq mi
Center point: 46.6001, -120.4360