King County vs. Snohomish County

King County (WA)Snohomish County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)2,233,163814,901
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.6%14.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,931,292713,296
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,931,249713,335
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.3%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%13.5%
Female persons, percent49.8%49.8%
White alone, percent66.9%77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent6.9%3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%1.6%
Asian alone, percent19.2%11.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.8%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent5.1%4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.8%10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent58.9%68.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018104,24352,413
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201822.5%15.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)952,569313,818
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.1%66.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$493,500$371,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,372$2,040
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$777$643
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,494$1,371
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.2%25.3%
Building permits, 201818,4604,277
Households, 2014-2018865,627289,737
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.0%83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201827.2%20.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.9%94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.2%89.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.0%92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201851.4%31.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.3%8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.2%6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.8%67.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.8%61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,223,7681,168,529
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)17,719,2202,931,536
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)42,092,4625,652,698
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)61,598,1579,130,759
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$30,685$12,456
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.632.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$89,418$82,751
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,298$37,671
Persons in poverty, percent9.2%7.5%
Total employer establishments, 201769,27918,827
Total employment, 20171,215,664254,140
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)96,513,57914,091,739
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017178,86849,846
All firms, 2012201,40454,719
Men-owned firms, 2012100,91226,532
Women-owned firms, 201271,00518,624
Minority-owned firms, 201245,50810,303
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012145,72642,134
Veteran-owned firms, 201215,0165,268
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012175,95146,036
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200710.9%7.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.0%28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010912.9341.8
Land area in square miles, 20102,115.572,087.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

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