Yakima

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1504

Global Rank

0.8

Power Score

Local Metro
Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Los_Angeles UTC−8 (PST) (observes summer time)

Population
259K
GDP
$13B
GDP per capita
$51,668
Land area
2,603 km² (1,005 mi²)
Density
99/km² (257/mi²)

Primary city Yakima

State / province Washington

Language English

Yakima metro area

46.60, -120.51
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Yakima, WA, since 1985. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503003504001990200020102020

One year
One year +2.4%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +59.9%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +74.6%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −14.9%
2009Q1 to 2012Q2

Languages of Yakima

English first in Washington.

LanguageShare
English78.6%
Spanish9%
Mandarin Chinese1.9%
Vietnamese1%
Russian0.9%
English reach, Washington
96%
Tier 1 census

Washington on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Yakima

#542 by film pedigree · score 3.1 · 2 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Kyle MacLachlan, Sam Kinison

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field

Yakima • 4 - Regional