San Juan County vs. Island County

San Juan County (WA)Island County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)17,12884,460
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.6%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)15,76978,508
Population, Census, April 1, 201015,76978,506
Persons under 5 years, percent2.9%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent13.0%18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent34.1%24.6%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.1%
White alone, percent93.9%85.4%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%1.1%
Asian alone, percent1.5%5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.7%8.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.1%78.8%
Veterans, 2014-20181,53712,382
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.5%7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)14,23942,277
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.8%69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$470,500$337,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,812$1,754
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$591$528
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$986$1,138
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.5%11.0%
Building permits, 2018156391
Households, 2014-20188,02534,364
Persons per household, 2014-20182.032.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.8%8.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.0%93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.5%88.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.9%95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201848.6%33.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.8%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.1%6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.4%50.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.8%47.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)26,502228,308
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)12,72957,537
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)150,587456,279
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,516$5,763
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201815.727.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$60,711$64,809
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,307$35,364
Persons in poverty, percent10.2%7.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,0301,810
Total employment, 20174,82112,545
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)189,954480,096
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.1%-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,8616,012
All firms, 20123,6417,083
Men-owned firms, 20121,5042,966
Women-owned firms, 20121,1762,788
Minority-owned firms, 2012214520
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,2146,128
Veteran-owned firms, 2012215905
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,1515,639
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.7%
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, 200734.0%32.0%
Population per square mile, 201090.7376.6
Land area in square miles, 2010173.92208.45

Source: United States Census Bureau

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