Snohomish County vs. Kitsap County

Snohomish County (WA)Kitsap County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)814,901269,805
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.2%7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)713,296251,143
Population, Census, April 1, 2010713,335251,133
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.5%17.8%
Female persons, percent49.8%48.9%
White alone, percent77.6%82.6%
Black or African American alone, percent3.7%3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.6%1.7%
Asian alone, percent11.6%5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%1.0%
Two or More Races, percent4.8%6.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.4%8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.8%76.3%
Veterans, 2014-201852,41332,777
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201815.7%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)313,818113,733
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.8%66.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$371,600$299,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,040$1,738
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$643$577
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,371$1,176
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.3%18.2%
Building permits, 20184,2771,149
Households, 2014-2018289,737101,662
Persons per household, 2014-20182.682.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.8%82.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201820.6%7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.6%94.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.1%89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.2%94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.9%32.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.2%11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.2%5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.1%55.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%53.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,168,529425,981
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,931,5361,272,843
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,652,698407,880
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,130,7592,674,165
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,456$10,487
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.230.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$82,751$71,610
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,671$35,826
Persons in poverty, percent7.5%9.1%
Total employer establishments, 201718,8275,928
Total employment, 2017254,14059,021
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)14,091,7392,358,348
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.1%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201749,84615,151
All firms, 201254,71918,206
Men-owned firms, 201226,5327,934
Women-owned firms, 201218,6246,698
Minority-owned firms, 201210,3031,947
Nonminority-owned firms, 201242,13415,307
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,2682,015
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201246,03614,716
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%1.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%5.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%30.3%
Population per square mile, 2010341.8635.9
Land area in square miles, 20102,087.27394.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

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