Kittitas County, Washington
29 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 47,172
- Median household income
- $73,804
- ±4,984
- Unemployed
- 6.3%
- 1,546 of 24,568 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.6%
- 18,118 of 19,993 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Kittitas | 45,499 (2021) | 205 W 5th Ave, Ellensburg | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cle Elum | 2,174 (2021) | 119 W 1st St, Cle Elum | Website |
| City of Ellensburg | 19,596 (2021) | 501 N Anderson St, Ellensburg | — |
| City of Kittitas | 1,420 (2021) | Po Box 719, Kittitas | Website |
| City of Roslyn | 946 (2021) | Po Box 451, Roslyn | Website |
| Town of South Cle Elum | 549 (2021) | Po Box 160, South Cle Elum | — |
Special districts 23
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittitas County (thorp) Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | Po Box 58, Thorp | — |
| Kittitas County Public Utility District 1 | Electric power utility | 1400 Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg | Website |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital District 2 | Health | 505 Power St, Cle Elum | — |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital District 1 | Hospitals | 603 S Chestnut St, Ellensburg | Website |
| Kittitas County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 107 W 11th Ave, Ellensburg | Website |
| Cascade Irrigation District | Irrigation | 8063 Hwy 10, Ellensburg | Website |
| Kittitas County Reclamation District | Irrigation | Po Box 276, Ellensburg | Website |
| Kittitas County Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box 34, Thorp | — |
| Kittitas County Fire Protection District 2 | Local fire protection | Po Box 218, Ellensburg | Website |
| Kittitas County Fire Protection District 3 | Local fire protection | Po Box 52, Easton | — |
| Kittitas County Fire Protection District 4 | Local fire protection | Po Box 135, Vantage | — |
| Kittitas County Fire Protection District 6 | Local fire protection | Po Box 328, Ronald | — |
| Kittitas County Fire Protection District 7 | Local fire protection | 123 E 1st St, Cle Elum | Website |
| Kittitas County Fire Protection District 8 | Local fire protection | Po Box 618, Easton | — |
| Kittcom | Other single function districts | 700 Elmview Rd, Ellensburg | Website |
| Kittitas County Park and Recreation District 1 | Parks and recreation | Po Box 187, Cle Elum | — |
| Kittitas County Water District 6 | Sewerage | Po Box 71, Vantage | — |
| Kittitas County Water District 2 | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 116, Ronald | — |
| Snoqualmie Pass Utility District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 131, Snoqualmie Pass | Website |
| Easton Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 68, Easton | — |
| Kittitas County Water District 4 | Water supply utility | Po Box 86, Thorp | — |
| Kittitas County Water District 5 | Water supply utility | Po Box 262, Cle Elum | — |
| Kittitas County Water District 7 | Water supply utility | Po Box 161, Thorp | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Cle Elum-Roslyn School District
School district4 schools
4244 BULLFROG ROAD, Cle Elum, WA, 98922
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Damman School District
School district1 schools
2681 Umptanum Rd., Ellensburg, WA, 98926
Easton School District
School district1 schools
1893 RAILROAD ST, Easton, WA, 98925
Ellensburg School District
School district9 schools
1300 E 3RD AVE, Ellensburg, WA, 98926
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Kittitas School District
School district4 schools
505 N PIERCE ST, Kittitas, WA, 98934
Thorp School District
School district1 schools
10831 N THORP HWY, Thorp, WA, 98946
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Cashmere Farmers Market (at the Cashmere Museum Cashmere) · Leavenworth Community Farmers Market (Leavenworth) · Wenatchee Valley Farmers' Market (Wenatchee)
Ephrata Farmers' Market (Ephrata) · Moses Lake Farmers Market (Moses Lake) · Moses Lake Farmers Market (Moses Lake)
Country Farmers Market () · Crossroads Farmers' Market () · Des Moines Waterfront Farmers Market () · and 27 more
Downtown Yakima Farmers' Market (22 S 3rd Streeet Yakima) · West Valley Farmer's Market (7200 W. Nob Hill Blvd. Yakima) · Sunnyside Farmers' Market (Granger)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.