Why KKMO- El Rey 1360

According to the 2020 US Census, Washington is home of more than one million Latinos, representing 13% of the State Population. Almost 700,000 are 18 years old or older. Mexicans represent almost 800,000 of the total population, Central Americans 59,000, Puerto Ricans 40,000, South Americans 35,000 and Cubans more than 11,000.

In the nation, the growth of Hispanic/Latino population is 153% during the last decade.

In Washington State, the median age of Latinas is 25.6 years and for men is 26.3. That is to say it is a young community with a fast pace growth.

In the Puget Sound area, precisely covered by KKMO signal, the Latino Community is composed of 436,000 individuals located in King, Pierce, Skagit, and Snohomish Counties, chiefly.

In terms of income, the estimated family income of a Latino Family is $60,391.

Almost 590,000 people, representing 8.4% of the total population of the State, speak Spanish. In the US, the percentage of Spanish Speaking People is 13.1.

Washington is # 15 in the Country in terms of Spanish Speaking People