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County:

Kittitas County

State:

Washington

FIPS Code:

53037

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

30% to 35%

Percent Land in NF:

30.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

447,231

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

746,863

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

10.87

Wenatchee NF

389,295

% Water:

1.5

Snoqualmie NF

57,936

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

66

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to large metro

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

25,039

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

24,877

-0.6%

-5.1%

4.5%

1990:

26,725

7.4%

3.1%

4.3%

2000:

33,362

24.8%

21.4%

3.5%

2005:

36,841

10.4%

8.6%

1.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

29,825

89.4%

0-to-19:

8,830

26.5%

Black:

227

0.7%

20-to-39:

11,180

33.5%

Hispanic:

1,668

5.0%

40-to-59:

8,109

24.3%

American Indian:

287

0.9%

60-plus:

5,243

15.7%

Other:

1,355

4.1%

Median Age:

31.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

14.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

26.2%

Median Family Income:

$46,057

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.5%

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