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Finley, Washington.

A community in Benton County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Benton County’s.

Living in Finley, Benton County, Washington

Finley, in Benton County, had 6,152 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $92,231 a year and half less, against $89,874 across Benton County; 5% of its people live below the poverty line. 83% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 17% are rented. Unemployment in Benton County was 4.4% in August 2026, and the county had 1.3% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 6,152 in the 2020 census
Household income $92,231 the median, give or take $15,423 · Benton County: $89,874
Unemployment 4.4% Benton County, August 2026; 4.5% a year before
Homes 83% lived in by their owners; 17% rented
  • 1,910households
  • 21%of adults have a degree
  • 5%below the poverty line
  • 28 mintypical commute
  • 11%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care27%
  • Shops (retail)17%
  • Building trades13%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment9%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities9%
  • Professional and business services7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Benton County had 99,920 jobs in 2025, 1.3% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 42° and 30°; warmest in July, 91° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° 100° J F M A M J J 91° 62° A S O N D 42° 30°
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 42° and 30°; warmest in July, 91° and 62° 20° 40° 60° 80° 100° J F M A M J J 91° 62° A S O N D 42° 30°

Coldest in December, with highs near 42° and lows near 30°; warmest in July, with highs near 91° and lows near 62°. About 8 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Kennewick weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Finley

  1. Finley School DistrictSchool district106FTE
  2. NutrienNitrogenous fertilizer materials manufacturing85
  3. Greenbrier Rail ServicesRailcar repair47

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 2 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 132 people in all. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Inland floodingVery high
  2. WildfireRelatively high
  3. Ice stormsRelatively high
  4. Winter weatherRelatively high
  5. Heat wavesRelatively high
  6. Cold wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Finley’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Benton County.