Kennewick.
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Washington·Benton County
17 tracts·78K people·$371K median·2,752/mi²
White 58 · Hispanic 33 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 46 · Living alone 28 · Other 26
Health 28 · Professional 22 · Retail 20 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Sales · office 21 · Service 19 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 9 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kennewick is $370,700 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Kennewick has 85,295 residents across 14 census tracts and 14 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.7; the population is 58.2% White, 33.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Multiracial, 2.2% Black, 2.0% Asian and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 26.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.3% (Census ACS).
Ridge View Elementary School (66%), Sage Crest Elementary (60%) and Lincoln Elementary School (57%) lead the elementary schools; Desert Hills Middle School (54%), Chinook Middle School (42%) and Horse Heaven Hills Middle School (34%) lead the middle schools; Endeavor High School (57%), Kamiakin High School (55%) and Southridge High School (43%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,240/month, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kennewick is $73,576 a year, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kennewick, median rent is $1,240/month and the median home value is $370,700 (Census ACS).
Kennewick reported 4.3 violent crimes and 36.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 8 inches; snowfall averages 9 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kennewick are winter weather (91), heat wave (91) and wildfire (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kennewick, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).