Okanogan County vs. Ferry County

	Okanogan County (WA)	Ferry County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	42,132	7,649
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.5%	1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	41,117	7,554
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	41,120	7,551
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	17.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.6%	27.2%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	48.9%
White alone, percent	81.5%	75.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	13.0%	17.1%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	20.5%	5.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	64.7%	72.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,501	792
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	23,355	4,528
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.2%	73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$173,500	$172,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,185	$1,280
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$378	$353
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$681	$642
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.0%	4.1%
Building permits, 2018	153	1
Households, 2014-2018	17,527	3,097
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.2%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.9%	4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.4%	80.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.7%	63.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.5%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	18.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.0%	22.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.9%	10.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.7%	44.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.1%	42.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	143,831	12,408
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	446,957	45,354
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,829	$5,886
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.5	22.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,808	$41,924
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,961	$23,640
Persons in poverty, percent	17.0%	17.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,143	147
Total employment, 2017	8,194	1,036
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	276,115	49,311
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-4.8%	-5.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,334	349
All firms, 2012	3,182	440
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,601	208
Women-owned firms, 2012	892	131
Minority-owned firms, 2012	228	76
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,735	351
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	440	30
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,436	366
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	7.8	3.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	5,267.98	2,203.16

Source: United States Census Bureau

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