Skagit County vs. Island County

Skagit County (WA)Island County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)128,20684,460
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.7%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)116,89378,508
Population, Census, April 1, 2010116,90178,506
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.7%24.6%
Female persons, percent50.4%50.1%
White alone, percent90.3%85.4%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.7%1.1%
Asian alone, percent2.4%5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent18.7%8.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent74.0%78.8%
Veterans, 2014-201810,80412,382
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.4%7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)54,44342,277
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.5%69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$286,200$337,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,671$1,754
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$557$528
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,058$1,138
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.6%11.0%
Building permits, 2018585391
Households, 2014-201847,93734,364
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.5%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.3%8.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.2%93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.3%88.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.7%95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.3%33.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.5%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.6%6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.1%50.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.1%47.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)700,349228,308
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)11,529,427125,716
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)793,54357,537
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,999,168456,279
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,910$5,763
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.227.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$62,865$64,809
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,822$35,364
Persons in poverty, percent9.7%7.5%
Total employer establishments, 20173,5601,810
Total employment, 201743,05312,545
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,003,911480,096
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.7%-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,9946,012
All firms, 20129,5057,083
Men-owned firms, 20124,4602,966
Women-owned firms, 20122,8892,788
Minority-owned firms, 20121,028520
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,0596,128
Veteran-owned firms, 2012845905
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,9025,639
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.4%32.0%
Population per square mile, 201067.5376.6
Land area in square miles, 20101,731.20208.45

Source: United States Census Bureau

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