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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Klttitas County, Washington <br />2,109 4.7%Some Other Race Alone <br />Hispanic or Latino 4,258 9.6% <br />Race and Ethnicity Estimate Percent <br />3.4% otthe population in Kittitas County is foreign born..37 Otherthan English, the most commonly spoken <br />language in Kittitas County is Spanish (4.6%). The United States Census Bureau estimates that 1.2% of <br />the County's residents speak English "less than very well."-38 <br />Disabled Population: Approximately, 22.4% of Kittitas County population has a disability type (i.e., <br />hearing, vision, cognitive, or ambulatory, self-care, and independent living difficulty). People with <br />disabilities are more likely to require assistance when responding to a hazard event and more likely to <br />require assistance during lhe 72 hours after a hazard event, which is the period generally reserved for <br />self-help. Furthermore, individuals with disabilities are likely to be compounded with other vulnerabilities, <br />(e.9., age, economic disadvantage, race, and ethnicity). Table 3-9 summarizes the estimates for the <br />disabled population by disability type, age, race, and ethnicity within Kittitas County.3e <br />Table 3-9. Disability Characteristics (20221 <br />37 United States Census Bureau. (2022). DP03: Selected Social Characteristics in the United States (2022: ACS <br />S-Year Estimates Subject Tables). Retrieved from <br />https://data.census.qov/table/ACSDP5Y2022. DP02?q=050XX00US53037. <br />38 United States Census Bureau. (2022). 51601:Language Spoken at Home (2022: ACS S-Year Estimates <br />Subject Tables). Retrieved from https://data.census.qov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1601?q=050XX00US53037. <br />3e United States Census Bureau. (2022). S1810: Disability Characteristics (2022: ACS S-Year Estimates Subject <br />Tables). Retrieved from https://data.census.qov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1B10?q=050XX00U553037. <br />2,112 4.8%Hearing Difficulty <br />Vision Difficulty 1,059 2.4Yo <br />Cognitive Difficulty 2,358 5.6% <br />Ambulatory Difficulty 2,013 4.8o/o <br />Self-Care Difficulty 760 1.8% <br />lndependent Living Difficulty <br />Under 5 years <br />1,913 <br />14 <br />5.2% <br />0.704 <br />241 4.1%5 to 17 years <br />18 to 34 years 1,074 7.8Yo <br />35 to 64 years 2,058 135% <br />65 to 74 years 771 16.7% <br />55.9%75 years and over 1,567 <br />Disability Type Estimate Percent <br />Estimate PercentAge <br />Chapter 3: Community Profile 33