Skagit County vs. Snohomish County

Skagit County (WA)Snohomish County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)128,206814,901
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.7%14.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)116,893713,296
Population, Census, April 1, 2010116,901713,335
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.7%13.5%
Female persons, percent50.4%49.8%
White alone, percent90.3%77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.7%1.6%
Asian alone, percent2.4%11.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent18.7%10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent74.0%68.8%
Veterans, 2014-201810,80452,413
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.4%15.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)54,443313,818
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.5%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, 2009-201316.6%25.3%
Building permits, 20185854,277
Households, 2014-201847,937289,737
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.5%83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.3%20.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.2%94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.3%89.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.7%92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.3%31.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.5%8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.6%6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.1%67.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.1%61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)291,5101,168,529
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)700,3492,931,536
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)793,5435,652,698
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,999,1689,130,759
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,910$12,456
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.232.2
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, percent9.7%7.5%
Total employer establishments, 20173,56018,827
Total employment, 201743,053254,140
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,003,91114,091,739
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.7%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,99449,846
All firms, 20129,50554,719
Men-owned firms, 20124,46026,532
Women-owned firms, 20122,88918,624
Minority-owned firms, 20121,02810,303
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,05942,134
Veteran-owned firms, 20128455,268
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,90246,036
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.4%28.3%
Population per square mile, 201067.5341.8
Land area in square miles, 20101,731.202,087.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

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