Snohomish County vs. Skagit County

Snohomish County (WA)Skagit County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)814,901128,206
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.2%9.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)713,296116,893
Population, Census, April 1, 2010713,335116,901
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.5%20.7%
Female persons, percent49.8%50.4%
White alone, percent77.6%90.3%
Black or African American alone, percent3.7%1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.6%2.7%
Asian alone, percent11.6%2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent4.8%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.4%18.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.8%74.0%
Veterans, 2014-201852,41310,804
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201815.7%10.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)313,81854,443
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.8%67.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$371,600$286,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,040$1,671
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$643$557
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,371$1,058
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.3%16.6%
Building permits, 20184,277585
Households, 2014-2018289,73747,937
Persons per household, 2014-20182.682.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.8%83.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201820.6%17.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.6%91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.1%86.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.2%89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.9%26.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.2%10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.2%8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.1%59.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%53.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,168,529291,510
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,931,536700,349
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,652,698793,543
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,130,7591,999,168
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,456$16,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.226.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$82,751$62,865
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,671$31,822
Persons in poverty, percent7.5%9.7%
Total employer establishments, 201718,8273,560
Total employment, 2017254,14043,053
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)14,091,7392,003,911
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.1%2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201749,8467,994
All firms, 201254,7199,505
Men-owned firms, 201226,5324,460
Women-owned firms, 201218,6242,889
Minority-owned firms, 201210,3031,028
Nonminority-owned firms, 201242,1348,059
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,268845
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201246,0367,902
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%2.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010341.867.5
Land area in square miles, 20102,087.271,731.20

Source: United States Census Bureau

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