Jefferson County vs. Island County

Jefferson County (WA)Island County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)31,72984,460
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.2%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)29,87278,508
Population, Census, April 1, 201029,87278,506
Persons under 5 years, percent3.0%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent11.8%18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent36.9%24.6%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.1%
White alone, percent91.4%85.4%
Black or African American alone, percent1.0%3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.3%1.1%
Asian alone, percent1.9%5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent3.1%4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.7%8.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.5%78.8%
Veterans, 2014-20184,20812,382
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.4%7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)18,81442,277
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.3%69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$311,100$337,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,473$1,754
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$485$528
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$911$1,138
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.9%11.0%
Building permits, 2018143391
Households, 2014-201814,23934,364
Persons per household, 2014-20182.112.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.0%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.1%8.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.2%93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.3%88.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.7%95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201841.8%33.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.7%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.3%6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201845.0%50.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201844.5%47.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)127,340228,308
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)209,854456,279
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,029$5,763
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.927.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,471$64,809
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,187$35,364
Persons in poverty, percent12.7%7.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,0741,810
Total employment, 20177,32212,545
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)279,614480,096
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.7%-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,2146,012
All firms, 20124,3477,083
Men-owned firms, 20121,8832,966
Women-owned firms, 20121,6082,788
Minority-owned firms, 2012173520
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,0416,128
Veteran-owned firms, 2012444905
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,6395,639
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.4%32.0%
Population per square mile, 201016.6376.6
Land area in square miles, 20101,803.70208.45

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jefferson county (WA) and Island county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.