Kitsap County vs. Mason County

	Kitsap County (WA)	Mason County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	269,805	65,507
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.4%	7.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	251,143	60,692
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	251,133	60,699
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.5%	19.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.8%	22.8%
Female persons, percent	48.9%	48.0%
White alone, percent	82.6%	87.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.1%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	4.8%
Asian alone, percent	5.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	6.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.0%	10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	76.3%	80.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	32,777	7,136
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	113,733	33,675
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.6%	76.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$299,600	$216,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,738	$1,420
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$577	$431
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,176	$979
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.2%	5.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,149	276
Households, 2014-2018	101,662	23,535
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.0%	82.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.1%	8.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.3%	88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	81.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.4%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	32.2%	18.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.0%	15.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.3%	9.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.8%	50.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.4%	46.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,272,843	161,460
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	328,168	268,509
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,674,165	404,348
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,487	$6,647
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.4	32.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$71,610	$55,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,826	$27,253
Persons in poverty, percent	9.1%	13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,928	1,073
Total employment, 2017	59,021	9,335
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,358,348	361,183
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.7%	-6.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	15,151	2,911
All firms, 2012	18,206	3,524
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,934	1,689
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,698	1,023
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,947	337
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	15,307	2,945
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,015	410
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	14,716	2,849
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.3%	24.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	635.9	63.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	394.94	959.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

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