Overview

You’ll find Fast Facts on the Yakima region in the table below. For more extensive information click on the appropriate links provided:

Regional Profile
Site Selector Information
Residential/Commercial Real Estate Profile
Relocation Information
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