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Table 10-1 Household Income, Kittitas County (ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2017)
<br />Kittitas County Washington State
<br />Number Percent Number Percent
<br />Less than $10,000 1,911 10.8% 155,404 5.6%
<br />$10,000 to $14;999 967 5.5% 102,595 3.7%
<br />$15,000 to $24,999 1,796 10.2% 217,004 7.9%
<br />$25,000 to $34,999 1,625 9.2% 228,787 8.3%
<br />$35,000 to $49,999 2,024 11.5% 335,962 12.2%
<br />$50,000 to $74,999 3,618 20.5% 497,935 18.1 %
<br />$75,000 to $99,999 2,403 13.6% 372,647 13.5%
<br />$100,000 to $149,999 2,217 12.6% 450,796 16.4%
<br />$150,000 or more 1,087 6.2% 394,567 14.4%
<br />Median household income (dollars) $53,163 $66,174
<br />Source: ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2017
<br />In 2014, Central Washington University (CWU) Department of Public Affairs conducted a study on the
<br />economic impacts of the University on Kittitas County (this study was based on the conclusions of a prior
<br />study conducted by ECONorthwest in 2009). Both studies concluded that the presences of CWU plays a
<br />significant role in boosting Kittitas County household incomes, effectively stabilizing the local economy.
<br />These effects are largely experienced outside the purview of the American Community Survey estimates. In
<br />2014, one in nine jobs in Kittitas County was at CWU with $91 million in payroll. The 50,000-yearly individuals
<br />CWU draws to local restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses suggests a higher potential income than that
<br />identified within the 2015 ACS.
<br />10.2.2 Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Analysis (SWOT)
<br />As part of the Yakima and Kittitas Counties Regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
<br />planning efforts, a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of Kittitas (and Yakima)
<br />Counties was conducted. The results of this analysis are included as part of this chapter (Table 10-2).
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