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Yakima, WA MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 11,110
  equals Births 20,542
  less Deaths 9,432
Net Migration -6,572
  equals net International Migration 577
  plus net Domestic Migration -7,149

The population of the Yakima, WA MSA changed from 244,313 on 2010 to 248,830 in 2015 -- a change of 4,517 (1.85%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (11,110) exceeded net migration (-6,572); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Yakima, WA MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Yakima County, WA53077P0000001 244,313 246,326 246,844 247,342 247,698 248,830 4,517 1.85
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Yakima County, WA53077B0000001 4,752 4,335 4,112 4,016 4,063 4,016 20,542 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Yakima County, WA53077D0000001 1,696 1,841 1,817 1,849 1,980 1,945 9,432 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Yakima County, WA53077NC000001 3,056 2,494 2,295 2,167 2,083 2,071 11,110 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Yakima County, WA53077MI000001 -96 139 43 80 147 168 577 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Yakima County, WA53077MD000001 1,356 -555 -1,847 -1,744 -1,799 -1,204 -7,149 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Yakima County, WA53077MN000001 1,260 -416 -1,804 -1,664 -1,652 -1,036 -6,572 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Yakima County, WA53077GQ000001 3,485 3,501 3,475 3,485 3,481 3,498 13 0.37

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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