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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas County, Washington <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 3: Community Profile 31 <br />Table 3-5. 2037 County Population Growth and Allocations <br />Jurisdiction 2017 2037 Population <br />Growth 2037 Population <br />City of Cle Elum 1,875 1,808 2,250 <br />City of Ellensburg 20,783 11,757 32,540 <br />City of Kittitas 1,481 807 2,288 <br />City of Roslyn 896 307 1,203 <br />Town of South Cle Elum 595 464 1,059 <br />Unincorporated Kittitas County 17,043 8,154 25,197 <br />Kittitas County 46,670 23,297 65,967 <br /> <br />Income and Socioeconomic Status: In 2022, the median household income in Kittitas County was <br />$66,800. About 11% of the households in Kittitas County are below the poverty level.30F <br />31 Table 3-6 outlines <br />the poverty thresholds for 2022 by size of family.31F <br />32 <br />Table 3-6. Poverty Thresholds for 2022 by Size of Family <br />Size of Family Unit Weighted Average Threshold <br />One (1) Person $14,880 <br />Two (2) People $18,900 <br />Three (3) People $23,280 <br />Four (4) People $29,950 <br />Five (5) People $35,510 <br />The source of the weighted average thresholds is the 2023 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic <br />Supplement (CPS ASEC). <br /> <br />Sex and Age Distribution: 19% of Kittitas County’s population is 65 years old and over, compared to <br />the State average of 17.1%.32F <br />33 It is also estimated that 17.4% of the County’s population is 18 years old <br />or younger, compared to the State average of 21.1%. Females make up 49.4% while males make up <br />50.6% of the Kittitas County population.33F <br />34 The age group with the highest percentage is the 20 to 24 age <br />group, with the 15 to 19 age group the second highest. The overall age distribution for Kittitas County is <br />outlined in Table 3-7.34F <br />35 <br /> <br /> <br />31 United States Census Bureau. (2022). Quick Facts: Kittitas County, Washington. Retrieved from <br />https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/kittitascountywashington. <br />32 United States Census Bureau. (2022). Poverty Threshold (By Size of Family and Number of Children). <br />Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/historical-poverty- <br />thresholds.html. <br />33 United States Census Bureau. (2022). Quick Facts: Kittitas County, Washington. Retrieved from <br />https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/kittitascountywashington. <br />34 United States Census Bureau. (2022). Quick Facts: Kittitas County, Washington, and Washington State. <br />Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/WA,kittitascountywashington/PST045222 . <br />35 United States Census Bureau. (2022). S0101: Age and Sex (2022: ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables). <br />Retrieved from https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S0101?g=050XX00US53037.