San Juan County vs. Skagit County

San Juan County (WA)Skagit County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)17,128128,206
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.6%9.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)15,769116,893
Population, Census, April 1, 201015,769116,901
Persons under 5 years, percent2.9%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent13.0%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent34.1%20.7%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.4%
White alone, percent93.9%90.3%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%2.7%
Asian alone, percent1.5%2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.7%18.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.1%74.0%
Veterans, 2014-20181,53710,804
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.5%10.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)14,23954,443
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.8%67.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$470,500$286,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,812$1,671
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$591$557
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$986$1,058
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.5%16.6%
Building permits, 2018156585
Households, 2014-20188,02547,937
Persons per household, 2014-20182.032.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%83.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.8%17.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.0%91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.5%86.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201895.9%89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201848.6%26.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.8%10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.1%8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.4%59.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.8%53.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)67,819291,510
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)26,502700,349
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)12,729793,543
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)150,5871,999,168
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,516$16,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201815.726.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$60,711$62,865
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,307$31,822
Persons in poverty, percent10.2%9.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,0303,560
Total employment, 20174,82143,053
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)189,9542,003,911
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.1%2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,8617,994
All firms, 20123,6419,505
Men-owned firms, 20121,5044,460
Women-owned firms, 20121,1762,889
Minority-owned firms, 20122141,028
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,2148,059
Veteran-owned firms, 2012215845
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,1517,902
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200734.0%25.4%
Population per square mile, 201090.767.5
Land area in square miles, 2010173.921,731.20

Source: United States Census Bureau

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