Skagit County vs. San Juan County

Skagit County (WA)San Juan County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)128,20617,128
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.7%8.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)116,89315,769
Population, Census, April 1, 2010116,90115,769
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%2.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%13.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.7%34.1%
Female persons, percent50.4%51.6%
White alone, percent90.3%93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.7%1.0%
Asian alone, percent2.4%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent18.7%6.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent74.0%88.1%
Veterans, 2014-201810,8041,537
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.4%7.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)54,44314,239
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.5%73.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$286,200$470,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,671$1,812
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$557$591
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,058$986
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.6%7.5%
Building permits, 2018585156
Households, 2014-201847,9378,025
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.5%85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.3%6.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.2%93.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.3%83.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.7%95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.3%48.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.5%7.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.6%9.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.1%54.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.1%50.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)291,51067,819
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)700,34926,502
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)793,54312,729
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,999,168150,587
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,910$9,516
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.215.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$62,865$60,711
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,822$42,307
Persons in poverty, percent9.7%10.2%
Total employer establishments, 20173,5601,030
Total employment, 201743,0534,821
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,003,911189,954
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.7%4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,9942,861
All firms, 20129,5053,641
Men-owned firms, 20124,4601,504
Women-owned firms, 20122,8891,176
Minority-owned firms, 20121,028214
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,0593,214
Veteran-owned firms, 2012845215
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,9023,151
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.4%34.0%
Population per square mile, 201067.590.7
Land area in square miles, 20101,731.20173.92

Source: United States Census Bureau

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