Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA

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2023 Population

123,908

1.36% 1-year growth

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

37.3

1.08% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

11.4%

0.546% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$84,110

3.7% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$377,000

8.74% 1-year growth

About

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24.3% of the households in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.5% of the residents in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA are Paul Mitchell the School-Richland (199 degrees awarded in 2023), Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology (57 degrees), and Pacific Northwest Christian College (1 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA was $377,000, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA was 2 cars per household.

United States Washington

Population & Diversity

Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA is home to a population of 124k people, from which 92.5% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA are Spanish (22,178 households), Serbo-Croatian (591 households), and Arabic (542 households).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.5%

2023 Citizenship

92.6%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Diversity

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
22,178 households (19.1%)
Serbo-Croatian
591 households (0.509%)
Arabic
542 households (0.467%)

24.3% of the households in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA was Spanish. 19.1% of the households in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Economy

The economy of Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA employs N/A people. In N/A, the largest industries in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA were N/A, and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Males in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,583. The income inequality in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY

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Women

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Men

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The workforce of Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,564 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (1,536 people), and Other managers (1,429 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA, though some of these residents may live in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,622

Median earning men ± $2,485

$40,632

Median earning women ± $2,473

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,816), Public Administration ($90,448), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,301).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,412), Information ($59,459), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,735).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

Y-Axis

3.62%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (57.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (39%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.4%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

Patty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

Maria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Washington

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Washington have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA awarded 257 degrees. The student population of Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 445 students enrolled in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA, 31.9% men and 68.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Paul Mitchell the School-Richland
199 degrees awarded
Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology
57 degrees awarded
Pacific Northwest Christian College
1 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Paul Mitchell the School-Richland with 199 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (23.9k), Some college (20.7k), and Bachelors Degree (17.5k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA was $377,000 in 2023, which is 1.24 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $346,700 to $377,000, a 8.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA is N/A%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$377,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,078

$30,888

Median Property Taxes

±$1,285

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$84,110

Median Household Income

± $2,764

45.8k

Number of Households

± 1,833

The following chart displays the households in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.1%)
Worked At Home (11%)
Carpooled (10.1%)

In 2023, 76.1% of workers in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (10.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA (14k out of 122k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in N/A see N/A patients per year on average, which represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients). Compare this to dentists who see N/A patients per year, and mental health providers who see N/A patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in N/A

Primary care physicians in N/A see an average of N/A patients per year. This represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in N/A in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in N/A.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

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Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Benton County (East Central)--Kennewick & Richland (South) Cities PUMA, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.