Snohomish County vs. King County
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Snohomish County (WA) King County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 814,901 2,233,163
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14.2% 15.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 713,296 1,931,292
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 713,335 1,931,249
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.4% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.6% 20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.5% 13.2%
Female persons, percent 49.8% 49.8%
White alone, percent 77.6% 66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 3.7% 6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.6% 1.0%
Asian alone, percent 11.6% 19.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.7% 0.8%
Two or More Races, percent 4.8% 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.4% 9.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 68.8% 58.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 52,413 104,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 15.7% 22.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 313,818 952,569
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.8% 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, 2009-2013 25.3% 38.2%
Building permits, 2018 4,277 18,460
Households, 2014-2018 289,737 865,627
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.68 2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.8% 81.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 20.6% 27.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.6% 94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 89.1% 90.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.2% 93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 31.9% 51.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.2% 6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.2% 6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.1% 69.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.3% 63.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,168,529 6,223,768
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,931,536 17,719,220
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,652,698 42,092,462
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,130,759 61,598,157
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,456 $30,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 32.2 29.6
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, percent 7.5% 9.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 18,827 69,279
Total employment, 2017 254,140 1,215,664
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 14,091,739 96,513,579
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.1% 4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 49,846 178,868
All firms, 2012 54,719 201,404
Men-owned firms, 2012 26,532 100,912
Women-owned firms, 2012 18,624 71,005
Minority-owned firms, 2012 10,303 45,508
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 42,134 145,726
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 5,268 15,016
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 46,036 175,951
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.6% 10.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8% 2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.3% 29.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 341.8 912.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,087.27 2,115.57
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.