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Household income <br />In 20150 the median income for households residing in the City of Ellensburg Is $28,341. This <br />number reflects the large number of households that consist of university students living on <br />little or no personal income. Among onlyfamily households, the median income in 2014 is <br />$60,650. Table 20 compares the demographics and family household income of Ellensburg with <br />Kittitas County, and with Washington State. <br />Table 20 Demographid and Hour hold income <br />Ellensburg Klttitas R!a WashkaWn Shits <br />2016 population <br />Medlan age <br />Labor force population (age 18-64), percent of <br />total <br />65 years and over, percent of total population <br />19,310 <br />43,710 <br />7,183,700 <br />23.7 <br />33.0 <br />37.4 <br />77% <br />68% <br />77% <br />92% <br />141% <br />13.6% <br />Median family household income $60,650 $65,303 $73,038 <br />Washington office of Financial Management, United States Census, American Community Survey 5 -Year Estimates, 2010-2014 <br />and 2011-2015 <br />The median age in Ellensburg and Kittitas County reflect the large population of college <br />students. During Spring 2017, there were over 9,600 students attending university on -campus <br />in Ellensburg, or about half of the population of Ellensburg, and just a quarter of the population <br />of Kittitas County. <br />Currently about 14% of Kittltas County's population is 65 years and over. Washington State <br />Office of Financial Management demographers project that this population share will increase <br />to about 20% by 2030, as today's baby boomers enter their 70s and 90s. As the center for <br />medical and other services, Ellensburg could expect to see growth in residents 65 years and <br />over, and an increase in demand for services and senior and/or assisted living facilities, <br />Ellensburg's median family household income is about 85% of the median income of <br />Washington State, and about 96% of the median income of Kittitas County. The median family <br />income in Ellensburg is probably still being impacted by the high student population; however It <br />does highlight the importance of promoting living wage jobs in Ellensburg. <br />CITY OF ELLENSBURG COMPREHENSIVE PLAN o ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT = PAGE 126 <br />