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Yakima School District

Yakima School District is a unified school district in Washington with a community population of 78,732. The median household income is $59,234 and the median age is 33.0.

78,732

Population

3373

People / sq mi

$59,234

Median Income

33.0

Median Age

Yakima School District covers 23 sq mi of land at 3372.7 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White42.0%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian30.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.1%

Economy & Income

$59,234

Median Household Income

$28,414

Per Capita Income

13.6%

Poverty Rate

5.8%

Unemployment

Housing

$258,800

Median Home Value

$1,084

Median Rent

48.7%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

75.9%

High School+

16.9%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yakima School District serves a community with a population of 78,732 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Washington.

The median household income in Yakima School District is $59,234, with a per capita income of $28,414. The poverty rate is 13.6%.

Yakima School District is 42.0% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 30.4% Asian, and 0.1% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Yakima School District, 75.9% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 16.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Yakima School District is $258,800, with a median rent of $1,084. The homeownership rate is 48.7%.

Data for Yakima School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5310110).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.