Jury Pool Profile
Kittitas County, Washington
- County seat
- Ellensburg
- Judicial district
- 25th Superior Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 48,803
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 47,172.
At a glance
Kittitas County is a 48,803-person venue. The county population is 82% White (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $78,875, $20,434 below the WA state median of $99,309; 37.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.4% of covered employment, average pay $65,964/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.96%, below the 4.99% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 47,172
- Median household income
- $73,804
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 1%.
Kittitas County has a population of 47,172, with a median age of 35.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 82.1%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 10.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,875; 37.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 6.1%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.4% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 19.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.96%, below the Washington state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Kittitas County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.7% in 2024, 53.5% in 2020, 53.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (2,959 individuals).