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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas Gounty, Washington ffilkesdi <br />People below 150% poverty estimate 10,890 24.6% <br />1,507 3A%Unemployed <br />(Civilian 16 vears old and older) <br />5,875 13.3%Housing Cost Burden <br />No High SchoolDiploma 2,356 5.3Yo <br />Socioeconomic <br />Status <br />No Health lnsurance 2,132 4.8% <br />7,533 17.0%65 years old and older <br />18.0%17 years and younger 7,970 <br />Civilian with a Disability 6,261 14.'l% <br />Single-Parent Household 658 1.50/ <br />English Language Proficiency 180 0.40/ <br />Household <br />Characteristics <br />8,424 19.0%Racialand Ethnic <br />Minority Status <br />Hispanic or Latino (of any race) <br />Black or African American <br />Asian <br />American lndian orAlaska Native <br />Native Hawaiian or Pacific lslander <br />Two or More Races <br />Other Races <br />a <br />a <br />a <br />a <br />5.8%Multi-Unit Structures 2,570 <br />Mobile Homes 1,779 4.0% <br />Crowding 295 0.7% <br />775 1.7o/oNo Vehicle <br />Housing Type and <br />Transportation <br />Group Quarters 2,596 5.9o/o <br />Theme Social Factors Population Percent <br />Table 3-10. SocialVulnerability lndex (20201 <br />3.7. ECONOMY <br />62.5% of the 16 years old and over population was in the labor force. Of the 23,480 civilian employed <br />population, 68.1% were employed in the private sector. Kittitas County is currently experiencing an <br />average unemployment rate of 5.9%. Educational services, health care, and social assistance represent <br />the largest sector, employing ovet 25.2Vo of the workforce. Tables 3-11 through 3-14 provide a <br />breakdown of the economic characteristics of Kittitas County.13 <br />Table 3-11. Employment by lndustry e0221 <br />a3 United States Census Bureau. (2022). DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics (2022: ACS S-Year Estimates <br />Data Profiles). Retrieved from <br />https://data.census.qov/table?q=DP03:+Selected+Economic+Characteristics&q=050XX00US53037. <br />Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining 1,089 4s% <br />Construction 1,684 7.6% <br />lndustrial Sector Estimate Percent <br />Chapter 3: Community Profile 35