Whatcom County vs. San Juan County

	Whatcom County (WA)	San Juan County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	225,685	17,128
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.2%	8.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	201,146	15,769
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	201,140	15,769
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	2.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.5%	13.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.4%	34.1%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	51.6%
White alone, percent	86.4%	93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.3%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.4%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	4.6%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	4.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.5%	6.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.7%	88.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	13,791	1,537
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	7.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	97,855	14,239
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.0%	73.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$318,400	$470,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,664	$1,812
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$538	$591
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,015	$986
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.0%	7.5%
Building permits, 2018	1,464	156
Households, 2014-2018	85,008	8,025
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	79.9%	85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.5%	6.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.4%	93.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.5%	83.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.3%	95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.9%	48.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	7.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.6%	9.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.7%	54.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	50.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	492,949	67,819
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,026,198	26,502
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,103,604	150,587
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,120	$9,516
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.3	15.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,285	$60,711
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,586	$42,307
Persons in poverty, percent	14.9%	10.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,698	1,030
Total employment, 2017	75,103	4,821
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,333,307	189,954
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.7%	4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	16,162	2,861
All firms, 2012	18,054	3,641
Men-owned firms, 2012	8,898	1,504
Women-owned firms, 2012	5,810	1,176
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,802	214
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	15,340	3,214
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,751	215
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	15,060	3,151
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.3%	34.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	95.5	90.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,106.86	173.92

Source: United States Census Bureau

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