Island County vs. Jefferson County

Island County (WA)Jefferson County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)84,46031,729
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.6%6.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)78,50829,872
Population, Census, April 1, 201078,50629,872
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%3.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.1%11.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent24.6%36.9%
Female persons, percent50.1%51.1%
White alone, percent85.4%91.4%
Black or African American alone, percent3.1%1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%2.3%
Asian alone, percent5.1%1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.5%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent4.8%3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.1%3.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.8%88.5%
Veterans, 2014-201812,3824,208
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.1%5.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)42,27718,814
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.3%73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$337,800$311,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,754$1,473
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$528$485
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,138$911
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.0%8.9%
Building permits, 2018391143
Households, 2014-201834,36414,239
Persons per household, 2014-20182.312.11
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.3%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.1%4.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.9%91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.6%87.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.3%94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.0%41.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.0%11.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.0%8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.3%45.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.9%44.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)228,308127,340
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)456,279209,854
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$5,763$7,029
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.722.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,809$54,471
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,364$34,187
Persons in poverty, percent7.5%12.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,8101,074
Total employment, 201712,5457,322
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)480,096279,614
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.1%6.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,0123,214
All firms, 20127,0834,347
Men-owned firms, 20122,9661,883
Women-owned firms, 20122,7881,608
Minority-owned firms, 2012520173
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,1284,041
Veteran-owned firms, 2012905444
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,6393,639
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%0.0%
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, 200732.0%29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010376.616.6
Land area in square miles, 2010208.451,803.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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