Snohomish County vs. King County

Snohomish County (WA)King County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)814,9012,233,163
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.2%15.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)713,2961,931,292
Population, Census, April 1, 2010713,3351,931,249
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.5%13.2%
Female persons, percent49.8%49.8%
White alone, percent77.6%66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent3.7%6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.6%1.0%
Asian alone, percent11.6%19.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%0.8%
Two or More Races, percent4.8%5.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.4%9.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.8%58.9%
Veterans, 2014-201852,413104,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201815.7%22.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)313,818952,569
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.8%57.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$371,600$493,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,040$2,372
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$643$777
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,371$1,494
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.3%38.2%
Building permits, 20184,27718,460
Households, 2014-2018289,737865,627
Persons per household, 2014-20182.682.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.8%81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201820.6%27.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.6%94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.1%90.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.2%93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.9%51.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.2%6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.2%6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.1%69.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%63.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,168,5296,223,768
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,931,53617,719,220
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,652,69842,092,462
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,130,75961,598,157
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,456$30,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.229.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$82,751$89,418
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,671$49,298
Persons in poverty, percent7.5%9.2%
Total employer establishments, 201718,82769,279
Total employment, 2017254,1401,215,664
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)14,091,73996,513,579
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.1%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201749,846178,868
All firms, 201254,719201,404
Men-owned firms, 201226,532100,912
Women-owned firms, 201218,62471,005
Minority-owned firms, 201210,30345,508
Nonminority-owned firms, 201242,134145,726
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,26815,016
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201246,036175,951
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%10.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%29.0%
Population per square mile, 2010341.8912.9
Land area in square miles, 20102,087.272,115.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

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