Snohomish County vs. Island County

Snohomish County (WA)Island County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)814,90184,460
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.2%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)713,29678,508
Population, Census, April 1, 2010713,33578,506
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.5%24.6%
Female persons, percent49.8%50.1%
White alone, percent77.6%85.4%
Black or African American alone, percent3.7%3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.6%1.1%
Asian alone, percent11.6%5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent4.8%4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.4%8.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.8%78.8%
Veterans, 2014-201852,41312,382
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201815.7%7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)313,81842,277
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.8%69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$371,600$337,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,040$1,754
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$643$528
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,371$1,138
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.3%11.0%
Building permits, 20184,277391
Households, 2014-2018289,73734,364
Persons per household, 2014-20182.682.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.8%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201820.6%8.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.6%93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.1%88.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.2%95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.9%33.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.2%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.2%6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.1%50.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%47.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,931,536228,308
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,652,69857,537
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,130,759456,279
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,456$5,763
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.227.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$82,751$64,809
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,671$35,364
Persons in poverty, percent7.5%7.5%
Total employer establishments, 201718,8271,810
Total employment, 2017254,14012,545
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)14,091,739480,096
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.1%-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201749,8466,012
All firms, 201254,7197,083
Men-owned firms, 201226,5322,966
Women-owned firms, 201218,6242,788
Minority-owned firms, 201210,303520
Nonminority-owned firms, 201242,1346,128
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,268905
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201246,0365,639
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%32.0%
Population per square mile, 2010341.8376.6
Land area in square miles, 20102,087.27208.45

Source: United States Census Bureau

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