Overview
You’ll find Fast Facts on the Yakima region in the table below. For more extensive information click on the appropriate links provided:
| Population 2009 |
|
*March 2009 Estimates
|
| Yakima County |
238,400 |
| City of Yakima |
84,850 |
| Labor Force 2009 |
|
| Civilian Labor Force |
126,450 |
| Unemployment Rate |
8.5% |
| 2008 Average Covered Wage |
$30,829 |
| Employment Breakdown 2009 Average |
|
| Production |
17% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing |
13% |
| Clerical |
11% |
| Managerial Prof. |
21% |
| Technical Sales Support |
25% |
| Services |
13% |
| Wage Rates |
Entry Level/hr |
Experienced/hr |
| *www.workforceexplorer.com |
|
| Bookkeeping |
$14.54 |
$21.27 |
| Truck Driver, Light |
$11.81 |
$18.59 |
| Truck Driver, Heavy |
$16.66 |
$23.92 |
| Metal / Plastic Worker |
$15.05 |
$29.69 |
| Sales Rep, manufacturing |
$17.93 |
$35.42 |
| Machinist |
$17.53 |
$28.25 |
| Welder |
$10.68 |
$21.00 |
| Taxes |
|
| Personal Income Tax |
None |
| Corporate Income Tax |
None |
| Sales Tax |
8 – 8.2% |
| State B&O |
.484% of gross receipts (services 1.5%) |
| State Unemployment Compensation |
.47% – 5.4% ($30,500 ceiling base rate) |
| Infrastructure |
|
| Airports |
Yakima Airport at McAlister Field |
| Highways |
Interstate 82, State Hwy 24, State Hwy 12 |
| Rail |
BNSF and Central Washington Railroad service the County |
| Trucking |
25 firms |
| Utilities |
|
| Power |
PacificCorp (Scottish Power), Benton REA |
| Natural Gas |
Cascade Natural Gas |
| Telecommunications |
CenturyLink, Verizon, Sprint, ATT, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Charter, Clearwire Wireless |
| Lifestyle |
|
| Cost of Living Index (ACCRA) |
96.4 |
| Median Home Cost |
$164,112 |
| Average Commute Time |
17 minutes |
| Hospitals |
4 |
| City Parks |
67 |
| Golf Courses |
8 |
| Annual Precipitation |
8″ |
| Annual Snowfall |
20″ |
| Annual Days of Sunshine |
290 |
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