2001 American Community Survey Profile
Yakima city
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
52,774
50,499
55,049
In labor force
33,229
31,201
35,257
Civilian labor force
33,195
31,167
35,223
Employed
27,914
25,876
29,952
Unemployed
5,281
4,017
6,545
Percent unemployed
15.9
12.3
19.5
Armed Forces
34
0
93
Not in labor force
19,545
18,245
20,845
 
Females 16 years and over
27,254
25,875
28,633
In labor force
15,118
13,945
16,291
Civilian labor force
15,118
13,945
16,291
Employed
12,979
11,862
14,096
 
Own children under 6 years
7,569
6,421
8,717
All parents in family in labor force
4,948
3,904
5,992
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
12,396
10,558
14,234
All parents in family in labor force
8,505
6,934
10,076
 
Population 16 to 19 years
4,896
3,992
5,800
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
1,012
504
1,520
Unemployed or not in the labor force
814
316
1,312
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
26,395
24,407
28,383
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
20,512
18,773
22,251
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
3,872
3,047
4,697
Public transportation (including taxicab)
242
108
376
Walked
839
494
1,184
Other means
177
53
301
Worked at home
753
413
1,093
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
15.5
14.3
16.7
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
27,914
25,876
29,952
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
7,203
6,276
8,130
Service occupations
5,258
4,529
5,987
Sales and office occupations
6,108
5,163
7,053
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
2,556
1,853
3,259
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
1,646
1,029
2,263
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,143
4,310
5,976
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
2,326
1,658
2,994
Construction
1,274
751
1,797
Manufacturing
2,926
2,289
3,563
Wholesale trade
1,906
1,292
2,520
Retail trade
3,112
2,506
3,718
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
1,713
1,132
2,294
Information
619
261
977
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
1,002
543
1,461
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
1,677
1,245
2,109
Educational, health, and social services
6,793
5,948
7,638
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
1,941
1,530
2,352
Other services (except public administration)
1,369
886
1,852
Public administration
1,256
878
1,634
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
22,343
20,462
24,224
Government workers
4,154
3,476
4,832
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
1,371
993
1,749
Unpaid family workers
46
0
102
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
27,677
26,651
28,703
Less than $10,000
4,324
3,722
4,926
$10,000 to $14,999
3,014
2,423
3,605
$15,000 to $24,999
4,957
4,210
5,704
$25,000 to $34,999
4,932
4,160
5,704
$35,000 to $49,999
4,423
3,709
5,137
$50,000 to $74,999
3,680
3,025
4,335
$75,000 to $99,999
1,175
921
1,429
$100,000 to $149,999
902
656
1,148
$150,000 to $199,999
150
46
254
$200,000 or more
120
41
199
Median household income (dollars)
28,353
26,687
30,020
Mean household income (dollars)
35,630
33,978
37,282
 
With earnings
20,341
19,221
21,461
Mean earnings (dollars)
35,587
33,442
37,732
With Social Security
7,576
6,937
8,215
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,694
11,074
12,314
With retirement income
4,523
3,988
5,058
Mean retirement income (dollars)
15,462
13,307
17,617
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
8,484
7,624
9,344
With Supplemental Security Income
1,631
1,118
2,144
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
4,950
4,087
5,813
With cash public assistance income
1,525
1,126
1,924
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
3,554
3,049
4,059
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
3,980
3,282
4,678
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
4,573
3,779
5,367
 
Families
16,873
15,763
17,983
Less than $10,000
1,920
1,281
2,559
$10,000 to $14,999
1,308
869
1,747
$15,000 to $24,999
2,579
1,888
3,270
$25,000 to $34,999
3,541
2,883
4,199
$35,000 to $49,999
2,705
2,203
3,207
$50,000 to $74,999
2,832
2,266
3,398
$75,000 to $99,999
968
737
1,199
$100,000 to $149,999
794
556
1,032
$150,000 to $199,999
150
46
254
$200,000 or more
76
17
135
Median family income (dollars)
31,906
29,905
33,907
Mean family income (dollars)
41,348
38,510
44,186
 
Per capita income (dollars)
14,611
13,784
15,438
 
Nonfamily households
10,804
9,908
11,700
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
17,375
15,639
19,111
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
23,834
21,694
25,974
 
Median earnings (dollars):
15,865
14,760
16,971
Male full-time, year-round workers
30,195
27,834
32,556
Female full-time, year-round workers
23,941
21,365
26,517
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
3,558
2,698
4,418
With related children under 18 years
3,300
2,463
4,137
With related children under 5 years only
532
217
847
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
1,929
1,292
2,566
With related children under 18 years
1,848
1,223
2,473
With related children under 5 years only
329
83
575
 
Individuals
18,803
15,503
22,103
18 years and over
10,411
8,895
11,927
65 years and over
983
686
1,280
Related children under 18 years
8,076
5,941
10,211
Related children 5 to 17 years
5,547
4,001
7,093
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
5,320
4,056
6,584
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
26.4
22.4
30.4
18 years and over
20.7
18.1
23.3
65 years and over
10.8
7.7
13.9
Related children under 18 years
39.5
31.3
47.8
Related children under 5 years
40.4
30.0
50.8
Related children 5 to 17 years
39.0
30.4
47.6
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
33.1
27.7
38.5
 

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.

Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection.

Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U. S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

Free or reduced price school meal benefits figures only include households with children under 18 years.

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