King County vs. Kitsap County

King County (WA)Kitsap County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)2,233,163269,805
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.6%7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,931,292251,143
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,931,249251,133
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.3%20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%17.8%
Female persons, percent49.8%48.9%
White alone, percent66.9%82.6%
Black or African American alone, percent6.9%3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%1.7%
Asian alone, percent19.2%5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.8%1.0%
Two or More Races, percent5.1%6.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.8%8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent58.9%76.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018104,24332,777
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201822.5%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)952,569113,733
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.1%66.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$493,500$299,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,372$1,738
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$777$577
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,494$1,176
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201338.2%18.2%
Building permits, 201818,4601,149
Households, 2014-2018865,627101,662
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.0%82.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201827.2%7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.9%94.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.2%89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.0%94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201851.4%32.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.3%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+, 2014-201869.8%55.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.8%53.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,223,768425,981
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)17,719,2201,272,843
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)42,092,462407,880
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)61,598,1572,674,165
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$30,685$10,487
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.630.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$89,418$71,610
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,298$35,826
Persons in poverty, percent9.2%9.1%
Total employer establishments, 201769,2795,928
Total employment, 20171,215,66459,021
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)96,513,5792,358,348
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017178,86815,151
All firms, 2012201,40418,206
Men-owned firms, 2012100,9127,934
Women-owned firms, 201271,0056,698
Minority-owned firms, 201245,5081,947
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012145,72615,307
Veteran-owned firms, 201215,0162,015
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012175,95114,716
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%1.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200710.9%5.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.0%30.3%
Population per square mile, 2010912.9635.9
Land area in square miles, 20102,115.57394.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

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