Island County vs. Snohomish County

	Island County (WA)	Snohomish County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	84,460	814,901
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.6%	14.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	78,508	713,296
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	78,506	713,335
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.1%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.6%	13.5%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	49.8%
White alone, percent	85.4%	77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.1%	3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	5.1%	11.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	4.8%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.1%	10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.8%	68.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	12,382	52,413
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.1%	15.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	42,277	313,818
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.3%	66.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$337,800	$371,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,754	$2,040
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$528	$643
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,138	$1,371
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.0%	25.3%
Building permits, 2018	391	4,277
Households, 2014-2018	34,364	289,737
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.3%	83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.1%	20.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.9%	94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.6%	89.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.3%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.0%	31.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.0%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.0%	6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.3%	67.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.9%	61.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	228,308	2,931,536
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	57,537	5,652,698
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	456,279	9,130,759
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,763	$12,456
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.7	32.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,809	$82,751
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,364	$37,671
Persons in poverty, percent	7.5%	7.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,810	18,827
Total employment, 2017	12,545	254,140
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	480,096	14,091,739
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	6,012	49,846
All firms, 2012	7,083	54,719
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,966	26,532
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,788	18,624
Minority-owned firms, 2012	520	10,303
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	6,128	42,134
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	905	5,268
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,639	46,036
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.7%	7.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.0%	28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	376.6	341.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	208.45	2,087.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

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