King County vs. Kitsap County
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King County (WA) Kitsap County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2,233,163 269,805
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 15.6% 7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 1,931,292 251,143
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,931,249 251,133
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.3% 20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.2% 17.8%
Female persons, percent 49.8% 48.9%
White alone, percent 66.9% 82.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 6.9% 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 1.7%
Asian alone, percent 19.2% 5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.8% 1.0%
Two or More Races, percent 5.1% 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.8% 8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 58.9% 76.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 104,243 32,777
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 22.5% 6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 952,569 113,733
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 57.1% 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, 2009-2013 38.2% 18.2%
Building permits, 2018 18,460 1,149
Households, 2014-2018 865,627 101,662
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.46 2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 81.0% 82.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 27.2% 7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.9% 94.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 90.2% 89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 93.0% 94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 51.4% 32.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.3% 11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.2% 5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 69.8% 55.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.8% 53.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,223,768 425,981
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 17,719,220 1,272,843
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 42,092,462 407,880
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 61,598,157 2,674,165
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $30,685 $10,487
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.6 30.4
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, percent 9.2% 9.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 69,279 5,928
Total employment, 2017 1,215,664 59,021
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 96,513,579 2,358,348
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.2% -0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 178,868 15,151
All firms, 2012 201,404 18,206
Men-owned firms, 2012 100,912 7,934
Women-owned firms, 2012 71,005 6,698
Minority-owned firms, 2012 45,508 1,947
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 145,726 15,307
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 15,016 2,015
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 175,951 14,716
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 1.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.9% 5.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8% 1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.0% 30.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 912.9 635.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,115.57 394.94
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.