Chelan County vs. Snohomish County

Chelan County (WA)Snohomish County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)77,036814,901
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.3%14.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)72,460713,296
Population, Census, April 1, 201072,453713,335
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.4%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.1%13.5%
Female persons, percent50.0%49.8%
White alone, percent93.2%77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.1%1.6%
Asian alone, percent1.3%11.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent28.3%10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent67.5%68.8%
Veterans, 2014-20184,82152,413
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.7%15.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)38,074313,818
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.8%66.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$274,500$371,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,416$2,040
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$441$643
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$863$1,371
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.4%25.3%
Building permits, 20185904,277
Households, 2014-201828,038289,737
Persons per household, 2014-20182.662.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.0%83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201825.6%20.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.1%94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.5%89.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.3%92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.7%31.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.3%6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%67.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.6%61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)197,1581,168,529
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)642,6252,931,536
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,018,7245,652,698
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,004,5019,130,759
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,632$12,456
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.832.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,135$82,751
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,204$37,671
Persons in poverty, percent10.9%7.5%
Total employer establishments, 20172,60418,827
Total employment, 201729,376254,140
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,269,68014,091,739
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.6%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,82249,846
All firms, 20126,26354,719
Men-owned firms, 20122,78226,532
Women-owned firms, 20121,80518,624
Minority-owned firms, 201271010,303
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,21642,134
Veteran-owned firms, 20124275,268
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,30246,036
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%7.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.8%28.3%
Population per square mile, 201024.8341.8
Land area in square miles, 20102,920.532,087.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

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