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Kittitas County Homelessness and Housing Profile <br />To get a picture of what homelessness and housing issues look like in Kittitas County, data was examined <br />from three main sources: <br />• US Census American Community Survey 2010-2014 5 year estimates <br />• The Washington State Office of Financial Management, Forecasting and Research Division, 2015 <br />estimates <br />• The 2014 Continuum of Care Community Needs Assessment of Kittitas County by HopeSource <br />Geography <br />Kittitas County is located in Central/Eastern Washington State between Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade <br />Mountains on the West border and the Columbia River on the East border. King County, the largest <br />population base in the state lies to the West, Chelan County to the North, Grant County to the East, and <br />Yakima County to the South. The majority of services not available in Kittitas County are available in <br />Yakima or King Counties. <br />Population <br />Kittitas County is a rural county with approximately 43,000 people. About 45% of the population lives in <br />unincorporated areas of the county. Population growth is on the rise as seen in the tables below. <br />Population Chant -e 1990. 2000. Current <br />Location <br />Year <br />1990 2000 <br />Change: <br />1990-2000 <br />Year <br />2010 <br />Change: <br />2000-2010 <br />Total Kittitas County <br />26,725 <br />33,362 <br />24.83% <br />40,915 <br />22.64% <br />Cie Elum <br />1,778 <br />1,755 <br />-1.29% <br />1,872 <br />6.67% <br />Ellensburg <br />12,360 <br />15,414 <br />24.71% <br />18,174 <br />17.91% <br />Kittitas <br />843 <br />1,105 <br />31.08% <br />1,381 <br />24.98% <br />Roslyn <br />869 <br />1,017 <br />17.03% <br />893 <br />-12.19% <br />South Cle Elum <br />457 <br />457 <br />0.00% <br />531 <br />16.41% <br />Washington State <br />4,866,663 <br />5,894,143 <br />1 21.11% <br />6,724,540 <br />14.09% <br />United States <br />248,709,873 <br />281,421,906 1 <br />13.15% <br />307,006,550 <br />9.09% <br />10 <br />