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Sunday, March 30, 2025

Median age of Yakima County residents reached 33 by 2021

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USCB Chief Scientist and Associate Director for Research and Methodology Dr. Sallie A. Keller | United States Census Bureau

USCB Chief Scientist and Associate Director for Research and Methodology Dr. Sallie A. Keller | United States Census Bureau

Yakima County residents have a median age of 33-years-old as of 2021, according to US Census Data.

Median ages divide a population into two equally sized groups, rather than the average which takes all the ages of Yakima County residents and divides it by the number of residents.

OurWorldinData.org, an online project tracking global data and trends, says cities, states, countries and continents with higher median ages typically do better economically and residents earn higher wages than developing countries.

The median age of a United States resident has risen from 29.5-years-old in 1960 to 38.4-years-old in 2019. It has risen fairly consistently by two years every decade since the 1970's.

Median ages of men and women by Ethnicity in Yakima County
EthnicityMedian Age - MaleMedian Age - Female
American Indian and Alaska Native3031
Asian3947
Black or African American3027
Hispanic or Latino2424
White4143
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander2628
Some other race2626
Multiracial2626