Snohomish County vs. Skagit County
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Snohomish County (WA) Skagit County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 814,901 128,206
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14.2% 9.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 713,296 116,893
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 713,335 116,901
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.4% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.6% 21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.5% 20.7%
Female persons, percent 49.8% 50.4%
White alone, percent 77.6% 90.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 3.7% 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.6% 2.7%
Asian alone, percent 11.6% 2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.7% 0.4%
Two or More Races, percent 4.8% 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.4% 18.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 68.8% 74.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 52,413 10,804
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 15.7% 10.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 313,818 54,443
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.8% 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, 2009-2013 25.3% 16.6%
Building permits, 2018 4,277 585
Households, 2014-2018 289,737 47,937
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.68 2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.8% 83.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 20.6% 17.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.6% 91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 89.1% 86.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.2% 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 31.9% 26.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.2% 10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.2% 8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.1% 59.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.3% 53.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,168,529 291,510
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,931,536 700,349
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,652,698 793,543
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,130,759 1,999,168
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,456 $16,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 32.2 26.2
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, percent 7.5% 9.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 18,827 3,560
Total employment, 2017 254,140 43,053
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 14,091,739 2,003,911
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.1% 2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 49,846 7,994
All firms, 2012 54,719 9,505
Men-owned firms, 2012 26,532 4,460
Women-owned firms, 2012 18,624 2,889
Minority-owned firms, 2012 10,303 1,028
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 42,134 8,059
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 5,268 845
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 46,036 7,902
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 0.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.6% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8% 2.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.3% 25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 341.8 67.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,087.27 1,731.20
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.