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46.53° N · 120.87° W · GEOID 5370245

Tampico

Yakima County, Washington · part of the Yakima, WA metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

WashingtonTampico, WATampicoTampico

The short answer

Tampico is home to 604 people. Median household income is $110,375 a year and median rent is $1,109 a month, 12.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $366,000, about 3.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,109
19% below the median place
Median household income
$110,375
37% above the median place
Median home value
$366,000
15% above the median place
Unemployment
7.3%
50% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Tampico

  • Household income has grown 30.9% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 190 Washington places.
  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 184 Washington places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 182 Washington places.
  • Households average 3.62 people, larger than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 190 Washington places.
  • The median rent takes only 12.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 95% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 190 Washington places.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 94 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Tampico

Yakima County loses about 5.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,564
Moved out6,804
Net−1,240

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$56K
Leavers$54K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Yakima County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Yakima County report $55,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,200.
Income you would need
$44,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,109 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,706 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $366,000.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Jordan, MN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out6
$54,223
23% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTampicoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-5.8below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$55,60921% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$54,22323% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Tampico12.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$44,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.1%
41% below the median place
Home price to income
3.3x
13% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$96,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Homeownership1
95.2%
43% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
46% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureTampicoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,10919% below
Rent to income112.1%41% below
Property tax rate10.5%46% below
Home price to income13.3x13% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.55% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,31319% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,79945% below
Median home value1$366,00015% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure3.6%14% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure45.0%13% below
Homeownership195.2%43% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$1,7069% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.1%28% below
Median year built119881% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$27,194
32% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTampicoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$110,37537% above
Income per person1$27,19432% below
Unemployment1County figure7.3%50% above
Average annual pay5County figure$53,73919% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs5County figure115,43523% below
Poverty rate1County figure15.5%44% above
Mean commute1County figure20 min18% below
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.6, 45% above the median place.

Household size1
3.6
45% above the median place
High school or higher1
76.2%
18% below the median place
Median age1
33.3
15% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureTampicoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16046646th largest
Median age133.315% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure19.1%40% below
High school or higher176.2%18% below
Household size13.645% above
Born abroad1County figure18.2%106% above
No health insurance1County figure12.7%98% above
Homes with broadband192.8%1% above
05

Life in Tampico

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • St. Joseph's Mission listed 1976

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.4 −7%
Shops27.5 −9%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.7 −34%
Doctors' offices and clinics14.5 −28%
Child care centers4.4 +91%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k7
4.4
91% above the median place
Public schools9
118
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students9
51,993
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureTampicoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure118above (median 9)
Public school students9County figure51,993above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9County figure18.520% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure19.47% below
Shops per 10k7County figure27.59% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.734% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure14.528% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure4.491% above
National Register listings8192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 19.5, 76% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Tampico. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk11
19.5
76% below the median place
Wildfire risk11
98.9
62% above the median place
Average temperature10
47°F
15% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureTampicoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure81°F7% below
January average low10County figure25°F3% below
Average temperature10County figure47°F15% below
Annual precipitation10County figure26.4 in40% below
Natural hazard risk11County figure94.02% above
Tornado risk11County figure19.576% below
Wildfire risk11County figure98.962% above
Heat wave risk11County figure93.54% above
Median air quality index12County figure415% below
Good air days12County figure61.9%10% below
08

Tampico in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$110,375 (2024)$151,500$128,000 to $179,000+5.4%
Median home value$366,000 (2024)$577,000$419,000 to $794,000+7.9%

The median home would be worth 3.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Tampico

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Jordan, MN$1,192$110,057Compare
Nephi, UT$1,007$106,108Compare
Kimberly, ID$1,127$97,799Compare
Tooele, UT$1,214$96,221Compare
Tooele, UTKimberly, IDNephi, UTJordan, MNTampico, WATampicoJordanNephiKimberlyTooeleTampicoJordanNephiKimberlyTooele

Common questions

Is Tampico a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown 30.9% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 190 Washington places. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 184 Washington places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Tampico expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $366,000.

What salary do you need to live in Tampico?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Tampico?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Jordan, MN, Nephi, UT, Kimberly, ID and Tooele, UT.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Tampico with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Tampico itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/tampico-washington

Citytistics. “Tampico, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/tampico-washington/

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