Yakima County, Washington

Yakima County is a located in the  of. It is named after the tribe of s. In 2000, its population was 222,581. The is, which is also its largest city.

Yakima County was formed out of Ferguson County on,. Ferguson County, no longer in existence, had been formed out of on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 11,167 (4,312 ). 11,127 km² (4,296 sq mi) of it is land and 40 km² (15 sq mi) of it (0.36%) is water. The highest point in the county is Mount Adams at 12,277 feet (3,742 meters) above sea level.

Geographic features

 * , highest point in Yakima County
 * , highest point in Yakima County

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 222,581 people, 73,993 households, and 54,606 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (52/sq mi). There were 79,174 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 65.60%, 0.97% or , 4.48% , 0.95% , 0.09% , 24.43% from , and 3.48% from two or more races. 35.90% of the population were or  of any race. 13.2% were of, 6.4% or American, 5.9%  and 5.4%  ancestry according to Census 2000. Since the 2000 census the population of Hispanics in Yakima County has nearly doubled, with some cities now having over 90% of the population comprised of Latinos.

There were 73,993 households out of which 39.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.80% were living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.44.

In the county, the population was spread out with 31.80% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 19.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,828, and the median income for a family was $39,746. Males had a median income of $31,620 versus $24,541 for females. The for the county was $15,606. About 14.80% of families and 19.70% of the population were below the, including 27.20% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.