2001 American Community Survey Profile
Yakima city
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
71,701
67,729
75,673
SEX AND AGE
Male
35,132
32,875
37,389
Female
36,569
34,178
38,960
Under 5 years
6,430
5,518
7,342
5 to 9 years
5,896
4,901
6,891
10 to 14 years
5,444
4,355
6,533
15 to 19 years
6,053
5,068
7,038
20 to 24 years
5,785
4,968
6,602
25 to 34 years
10,072
8,782
11,362
35 to 44 years
10,173
9,002
11,345
45 to 54 years
7,902
7,105
8,699
55 to 59 years
2,756
2,210
3,302
60 to 64 years
2,085
1,699
2,471
65 to 74 years
3,647
3,137
4,157
75 to 84 years
3,781
3,304
4,258
85 years and over
1,677
1,301
2,053
 
Median age (years)
30.6
29.3
31.9
 
18 years and over
50,383
48,233
52,533
21 years and over
46,718
44,740
48,696
62 years and over
10,178
9,393
10,963
65 years and over
9,105
8,331
9,879
Male
3,210
2,796
3,624
Female
5,895
5,400
6,390
 
RACE
One race
68,380
64,537
72,223
White
47,288
44,744
49,832
Black or African American
1,324
910
1,738
American Indian and Alaska Native
590
255
925
Asian
358
78
639
Asian Indian
N
N
N
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
N
N
N
Filipino
N
N
N
Japanese
N
N
N
Korean
N
N
N
Vietnamese
N
N
N
Other Asian
N
N
N
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
198
63
333
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
18,622
15,253
21,991
Two or more races
3,321
2,143
4,499
Two races including Some other race
1,851
1,033
2,669
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
1,470
741
2,199
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
50,374
47,643
53,105
Black or African American
1,744
1,444
2,044
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,257
696
1,818
Asian
793
286
1,300
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
531
196
866
Some other race
20,685
17,086
24,284
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
71,701
67,729
75,673
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
26,241
22,690
29,792
Mexican
24,906
21,345
28,467
Puerto Rican
244
38
450
Cuban
0
0
472
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,091
614
1,568
Not Hispanic or Latino
45,460
43,173
47,747
White alone
41,543
39,243
43,843
Black or African American alone
1,324
910
1,738
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
423
176
671
Asian alone
358
78
639
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
198
63
333
Some other race alone
65
0
172
Two or more races:
1,549
896
2,202
Two races including Some other race
322
48
596
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
1,227
648
1,806
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
71,701
67,729
75,673
Householder
29,207
28,036
30,379
Spouse
11,136
10,215
12,057
Child
22,826
20,376
25,276
Other relatives
3,262
2,559
3,965
Nonrelatives
5,270
4,013
6,527
Unmarried partner
2,488
1,869
3,107
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
27,677
26,651
28,703
Family households (families)
16,873
15,763
17,983
With own children under 18 years
9,162
8,033
10,291
Married-couple families
10,455
9,544
11,366
With own children under 18 years
4,827
4,002
5,652
Female householder, no husband present
4,449
3,624
5,274
With own children under 18 years
3,133
2,356
3,910
Nonfamily households
10,804
9,908
11,700
Householder living alone
8,816
8,021
9,611
65 years and over
4,040
3,575
4,505
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
10,358
9,206
11,510
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
6,928
6,375
7,481
 
Average household size
2.59
2.49
2.69
Average family size
3.27
3.15
3.39
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
29,473
28,493
30,453
Occupied housing units
27,677
26,651
28,703
Vacant housing units
1,796
1,204
2,388
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.7
0.0
3.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
4.7
2.4
7.0
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
27,677
26,651
28,703
Owner-occupied
13,357
12,580
14,134
Renter-occupied
14,320
13,249
15,391
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.73
2.58
2.88
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.46
2.33
2.59
 

The 2001 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey Office

Created: Wednesday May 29, 2002
Last revised: Thursday August 23, 2007