Skagit County vs. Snohomish County
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Skagit County (WA) Snohomish County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 128,206 814,901
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9.7% 14.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 116,893 713,296
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 116,901 713,335
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.8% 22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.7% 13.5%
Female persons, percent 50.4% 49.8%
White alone, percent 90.3% 77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.1% 3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.7% 1.6%
Asian alone, percent 2.4% 11.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.4% 0.7%
Two or More Races, percent 3.2% 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 18.7% 10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 74.0% 68.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 10,804 52,413
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.4% 15.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 54,443 313,818
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 67.5% 66.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $286,200 $371,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,671 $2,040
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $557 $643
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,058 $1,371
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 16.6% 25.3%
Building permits, 2018 585 4,277
Households, 2014-2018 47,937 289,737
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.55 2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.5% 83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 17.3% 20.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.2% 94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 86.3% 89.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.7% 92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 26.3% 31.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.5% 8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.6% 6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.1% 67.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.1% 61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 291,510 1,168,529
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 700,349 2,931,536
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 793,543 5,652,698
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,999,168 9,130,759
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,910 $12,456
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.2 32.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $62,865 $82,751
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $31,822 $37,671
Persons in poverty, percent 9.7% 7.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,560 18,827
Total employment, 2017 43,053 254,140
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,003,911 14,091,739
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.7% 1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 7,994 49,846
All firms, 2012 9,505 54,719
Men-owned firms, 2012 4,460 26,532
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,889 18,624
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,028 10,303
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 8,059 42,134
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 845 5,268
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 7,902 46,036
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 7.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.4% 28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 67.5 341.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,731.20 2,087.27
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Skagit county (WA) and Snohomish county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.