Kennewick

Population & Demographics

Kennewick, WA

Kennewick is home to 85,295 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 36,948 resident workers commute each day.

WashingtonCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
85,295
people
Population

85,295 residents

Median age 35.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Kennewick population & demographics

Who lives in Kennewick — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
85,295
Median age
35.7yrs
Median household income
$73,576
Median home value
$370,700
Median gross rent
$1,240/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.2%
Poverty rate
14.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Kennewick

How Kennewick breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White58.2%
Hispanic or Latino33.0%
Two or more races3.3%
Black2.2%
Asian2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across Kennewick

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Kennewick.

Kennewick at a glance
Employed Residents
36,948
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
29.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Richland
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Kennewick proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Kennewick commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

69 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Kennewick

36,948 commutes, one dot at a time

Kennewick

Where 36,948 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Kennewick, by worker count.

1Kennewick0.0 mi10,854
2Richland7.6 mi7,956
3Pasco3.7 mi4,834
4Seattle179.3 mi675
5Yakima71.0 mi555
6West Richland11.0 mi424
7Walla Walla41.2 mi412
8Finley5.6 mi360

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Kennewick.

1Kennewick0.0 mi10,854
2Pasco3.7 mi6,004
3Richland7.6 mi4,838
4West Richland11.0 mi1,197
5Finley5.6 mi697
6Spokane131.4 mi398
7Yakima71.0 mi396
8Walla Walla41.2 mi354

Top industries

The sectors that employ Kennewick’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance17.8%
RTRetail Trade16.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.3%
EDEducational Services10.0%
COConstruction9.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.6%
FIFinance and Insurance3.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Kennewick

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Kennewick

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