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Electric companies in Yakima County, Washington

Yakima County, WA ranks 3rd of 39 Washington counties for damaging wind risk, FEMA score 70.1. Yakima County, WA has 256,605 residents. Yakima County, WA: 3 utilities listed by EIA. Yakima County, WA: home electricity prices of 9.27 to 12.05 cents per kWh.

Yakima County, WA on the map

Yakima County, WA and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsKingYakimaKittitasPierceLewisKlickitat

Yakima County, WA darker: more storm events

Outage risk in Yakima County, WA

Yakima County, WA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 110 in all, 42.9 per 100,000 residents of 256,605, rank 13 of 34 Washington counties. Property damage in Yakima County, WA: $2.2M.

Events by year in Yakima County, WA

events a year, Yakima County, WA

  1. 10'15
  2. 5'16
  3. 18'17
  4. 10'18
  5. 17'19
  6. 6'20
  7. 11'21
  8. 16'22
  9. 2'23
  10. 13'24
  11. 2'25

Events by type

events by type, Yakima County, WA

  • Winter storm and heavy snow57
  • Thunderstorm and high wind22
  • Heat wave10
  • Ice storm6
Yakima County, WA outage-linked hazards
Yakima County, WAFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Yakima County, WA, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate70.13 of 39222021 (5)$8K
Yakima County, WA, tornadoVery Low19.510 of 390none$0
Yakima County, WA, ice stormRelatively Low53.617 of 3962017 (5)$0
Yakima County, WA, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively High85.56 of 39572019 (13)$2.2M
Yakima County, WA, heat waveRelatively Moderate93.57 of 39102021 (5)$0

Yakima County, WA, no score or events: hurricane and tropical storm.

Electric utilities in Yakima County, WA

Utility listed for Yakima County, WATypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 955 kWhShare of Yakima County, WA median income of $68,015
Benton Rural Electric Assn in Yakima County, WACooperative9.27$1,0631.56%
PacifiCorp in Yakima County, WAInvestor Owned11.08$1,2711.87%
PUD No 1 of Klickitat County in Yakima County, WAPolitical Subdivision12.05$1,3822.03%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Yakima County, WA

Residents of Yakima County, WA, ACS 2023
256,6058 of 39 Washington counties
Households in Yakima County, WA
86,6892.96 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Yakima County, WA
62.4%54,112 owner and 32,577 renter households
Median household income in Yakima County, WA
$68,01528 of 39 Washington counties
Housing units in Yakima County, WA
91,6474,958 vacant or seasonal, 5.4% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Yakima County, WA
68.1%59,048 homes, 15 of 39 Washington counties
Utilities listed for Yakima County, WA
33 with a home price: Benton Rural Electric Assn, PacifiCorp, PUD No 1 of Klickitat County
Lowest home price in Yakima County, WA
9.27 ¢/kWhBenton Rural Electric Assn, 23.1% below the highest
Highest home price in Yakima County, WA
12.05 ¢/kWhPUD No 1 of Klickitat County
Monthly bill gap in Yakima County, WA
$27between the two at 955 kWh, $319 a year, 0.47% of the Yakima County, WA median income
ZIP areas touching Yakima County, WA
2198901 to 98953
Outage-linked storm events in Yakima County, WA
110NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Yakima County, WA
58.1%median year built 1976
Flood claims in Yakima County, WA
56NFIP 2015 to 2025, $1.0M paid
Home energy burden in Yakima County, WA
2.4%$1,337 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Yakima County, WA

PacifiCorp charged Yakima County, WA homes 8.86 ¢/kWh in 2015. Yakima County, WA: 11.08 ¢ in 2024, 25% up. Yakima County, WA: against 31% up for the Washington average.

Yakima County, WA: a 955 kWh month at that price. Yakima County, WA: $85 in 2015, $106 in 2024. Yakima County, WA: $1,271 a year, 1.9% of the $68,015 median income.

Yakima: 10 yearly prices
YearPacifiCorp, Yakima County, WAYakima: Gap to Washington averageYakima: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Yakima8.86-0.23-3.79
2016, Yakima8.79-0.69-3.76
2017, Yakima9.07-0.59-3.82
2018, Yakima8.74-1.01-4.13
2019, Yakima8.70-1.01-4.31
2020, Yakima8.30-1.57-4.85
2021, Yakima8.83-1.28-4.83
2022, Yakima9.46-0.80-5.58
2023, Yakima10.73-0.25-5.27
2024, Yakima11.08-0.82-5.40

Yakima County, WA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Yakima County, WA price.

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Housing and heating in Yakima County, WA

Yakima County, WA: 53,227 of 91,647 homes were built before 1980 and 17,499 in 2000 or later. Yakima County, WA has 60,851 detached houses, 9,700 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 10,850 mobile homes, and 32,577 of 86,689 households rent.

Age of homes in Yakima County, WA

% of homes by decade built, Yakima County, WA

  1. 14pre-40
  2. 740s
  3. 950s
  4. 1060s
  5. 1870s
  6. 1080s
  7. 1390s
  8. 1100s
  9. 810s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Yakima County, WA

% of homes by main fuel, Yakima County

  • Electricity68.1
  • Utility gas23.2
  • Wood3.8
  • Propane2.3
  • Fuel oil1.1
Yakima County, WA housing against Washington counties
Yakima County, WAValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Yakima County, WA, median year built19761984-8 years32 of 39
Yakima County, WA, built before 198058.1%46.4%+11.7 points7 of 39
Yakima County, WA, built 2000 or later19.1%25.7%-6.6 points34 of 39
Yakima County, WA, detached houses66.4%72.4%-6.0 points30 of 39
Yakima County, WA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings10.6%7.6%+3.0 points16 of 39
Yakima County, WA, mobile homes11.8%11.5%+0.3 points18 of 39
Yakima County, WA, renter households37.6%29.4%+8.2 points4 of 39
Yakima County, WA, median home value$281,100$370,500-$89,40031 of 39
Yakima County, WA, median gross rent a month$1,068$1,119-$5124 of 39
Yakima County, WA, people per household2.912.45+0.463 of 39

Cost of living with electricity in Yakima County, WA

Yakima County, WA: electricity $1,337 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,782, 2.4% of $74,968 income. 85,558 households in Yakima County, WA spend about $114.4 million a year on electricity and $152.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Yakima County, WA ($29,481 a year) spend 5.1% of income, 2.2 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Yakima County, WA

% of income on energy, Yakima County, WA

  • All households2.4
  • Lower income5.1
  • Owners2.3
  • Renters2.8
  • Washington counties1.5
Yakima County, WA home energy cost by household group
Yakima County, WAHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Yakima County, WA, all households85,558$74,968$1,337$324$1212.4%
Yakima County, WA, lower income35,664$29,481$1,200$193$1165.1%
Yakima County, WA, owners53,324$93,096$1,493$457$1532.3%
Yakima County, WA, renters32,234$44,978$1,078$106$692.8%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Yakima County, WA

Yakima County, WA: 56 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $1.0M paid, median paid claim $13,231.

721 of 82,752 residential structures in Yakima County, WA carry an NFIP contract. 811 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Yakima County, WA on 8 Sep 2026. Yakima County, WA lists 17 repetitive-loss properties.

Yakima County, WA: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Yakima County, WA

flood claims a year, Yakima County, WA

  1. <5'15
  2. 27'16
  3. 20'17
  4. 0'18
  5. <5'19
  6. 0'20
  7. 0'21
  8. 0'22
  9. 0'23
  10. 0'24
  11. 6'25
Yakima County, WA flood claims and flood insurance
Yakima County, WAValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Yakima County, WA, claims 2015-202556—13 of 28
Yakima County, WA, paid 2015-2025$1.0M—17 of 28
Yakima County, WA, median paid claim$13,231——
Yakima County, WA, claims per 1,000 homes0.71.121 of 28
Yakima County, WA, homes with flood insurance0.9%0.8%17 of 39
Yakima County, WA, policies in force811——
Yakima County, WA, repetitive-loss properties17——

Yakima County, WA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Yakima County, WA: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Yakima County, WA

Yakima County, WA totals 6,872 heating degree days and 249 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Yakima County, WA is the 11th coldest of 39 counties in Washington: 6,872 against a median of 6,319. For cooling, Yakima County, WA is the 16th hottest: 249 against a median of 157.

Yakima County, WA is a cold-winter county, with 6,623 more heating than cooling degree days.

Yakima County, WA: the 2016-2025 mean was 6,686 heating degree days, near the 6,872 normal (-3%).

Yakima County, WA: electricity heats 68.1% of 86,689 homes, in a county with 6,872 heating degree days in a normal year.

Yakima County, WA

  • Heating degree days, 6,872 vs 6,319109
  • Cooling degree days, 249 vs 157159
  • Electric heat, 68.1% vs 61.1%111
  • WA median county100
Yakima County, WA: degree days, electric heat
Yakima County, WAValueWA median countyYakima County, WA, rank (1 = highest)
Yakima County, WA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal6,8726,31911 of 39
Yakima County, WA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean6,6866,11912 of 39
Yakima County, WA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal24915716 of 39
Yakima County, WA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean32622516 of 39
Yakima County, WA, electric heating, ACS 2019-202368.1%61.1%15 of 39

Yakima County, WA: ACS B25040, 86,689 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Yakima County, WA

Yakima County, WA touches 21 ZIP areas, 98901 to 98953, about 12,219 residents each. Yakima County, WA counts 256,605 residents in 86,689 households. Household income in Yakima County, WA is $68,015; 54,112 of its 86,689 households own.

59,048 of the 86,689 homes in Yakima County, WA heat with electricity. Yakima County, WA has 91,647 housing units, 4,958 (5.4%) vacant or seasonal, and 32,577 rented homes. Yakima County, WA logged 110 storm events for its 256,605 residents.

The median home in Yakima County, WA dates from 1976. Homes in Yakima County, WA pay $1,337 a year for electricity. Yakima County, WA home electricity prices run Benton Rural Electric Assn to PUD No 1 of Klickitat County, $27 a month apart at 955 kWh.

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Questions on Yakima County, WA

Yakima County, WA: what do homes pay for electricity?

Yakima County, WA homes paid 9.27 to 12.05 cents per kWh in 2024 across 3 listed utilities: $89 to $115 a month at 955 kWh, 1.56% to 2.03% of Yakima County, WA income.

Yakima County, WA: how many homes heat with electricity?

Yakima County, WA: 59,048 of 86,689 occupied homes, 68.1%, rank 15 of 39.

Yakima County, WA: median household income?

$68,015 in Yakima County, WA, rank 28 of 39; 256,605 residents, 86,689 households.

Yakima County, WA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Yakima County, WA: 110 NWS events, peak year 2017.

Yakima County, WA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Yakima County, WA: 56 NFIP flood claims, $1.0M paid, 0.7 per 1,000 homes, 0.9% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Yakima County, WA?

Yakima County, WA: median home built 1976; 58.1% predate 1980, 66.4% detached, 10.6% in 5+ unit buildings.

Yakima County, WA: share of income for energy?

Yakima County, WA homes spend $1,337 a year on electricity, $1,782 on all energy: 2.4% of $74,968; 5.1% for lower incomes.

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Yakima County, WA ranks 3rd of 39 Washington counties for damaging wind risk, FEMA score 70.1.