With 1,221 people, Kittitas is a city in Washington. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. 6% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 1,563 people per square mile. That trails the Washington median by roughly 18%. People stay put here: 94% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,278, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 97%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kittitas
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$95,523 → $316,700(+232%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share3.6% → 27.8%(+24.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$44,036 → $80,278(+82%)US over the same years: +14%
Kittitas's population equals 2.6% of Kittitas County's. Its number of households without a car equals 7.3% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 3.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17%(19)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.9%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.6%(32)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 112 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Kittitas, decade by decade
Kittitas population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
843
$44,036
$95,523
5.6%
21.1
2000
1,105
$49,157
$160,852
12.8%
32.2
2010
1,381
$57,481
$192,193
14.5%
36.8
2020
1,438
$64,137
$199,986
29.2%
51.6
2024
1,221
$80,278
$316,700
22.8%
58.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
