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 2007 |
|
| *March 2008 BLS Estimates |
| Yakima County |
234,200 |
| City of Yakima |
82,940 |
| Labor Force 2007 |
|
| Civilian Labor Force |
117,000 |
| Unemployment Rate |
7.3% |
| Average Covered Wage |
$28,383 |
| Employment Breakdown 2006 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 |
$11.92 |
$20.24 |
| Truck Driver, Light |
$9.31 |
$16.16 |
| Truck Driver, Heavy |
$13.33 |
$21.04 |
| Metal / Plastic Worker |
$13.13 |
$29.89 |
| Sales Rep, manufacturing |
$13.82 |
$37.73 |
| Machinist |
$13.62 |
$22.60 |
| Welder |
$10.32 |
$21.47 |
| Taxes |
|
| Personal Income Tax |
None |
| Corporate Income Tax |
None |
| Sales Tax |
8 – 8.2% |
| State B&O |
.5% 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 CWR throughout the County |
| Trucking |
25 firms |
| Utilities |
|
| Power |
PacificCorp (Scottish Power), Benton REA |
| Natural Gas |
Cascade Natural Gas |
| Telecommunications |
Qwest Communications, Sprint, Embarq, G.E., Verizon, ATT, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Charter, Clearwire Wireless |
| Lifestyle |
|
| Cost of Living Index (ACCRA) |
96.7 |
| Median Home Cost |
$148,000 |
| Average Commute Time |
14 minutes |
| Hospitals |
4 |
| City Parks |
67 |
| Golf Courses |
8 |
| Annual Precipitation |
8" |
| Annual Snowfall |
20" |
| Annual Days of Sunshine |
295 |
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