Skagit County vs. Island County
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Skagit County (WA) Island County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 128,206 84,460
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9.7% 7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 116,893 78,508
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 116,901 78,506
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.8% 18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.7% 24.6%
Female persons, percent 50.4% 50.1%
White alone, percent 90.3% 85.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.1% 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.7% 1.1%
Asian alone, percent 2.4% 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.4% 0.5%
Two or More Races, percent 3.2% 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 18.7% 8.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 74.0% 78.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 10,804 12,382
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.4% 7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 54,443 42,277
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 67.5% 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, 2009-2013 16.6% 11.0%
Building permits, 2018 585 391
Households, 2014-2018 47,937 34,364
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.55 2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.5% 83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 17.3% 8.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.2% 93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 86.3% 88.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.7% 95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 26.3% 33.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.5% 10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.6% 6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.1% 50.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.1% 47.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 700,349 228,308
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 11,529,427 125,716
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 793,543 57,537
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,999,168 456,279
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,910 $5,763
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.2 27.7
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, percent 9.7% 7.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,560 1,810
Total employment, 2017 43,053 12,545
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,003,911 480,096
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.7% -0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 7,994 6,012
All firms, 2012 9,505 7,083
Men-owned firms, 2012 4,460 2,966
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,889 2,788
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,028 520
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 8,059 6,128
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 845 905
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 7,902 5,639
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.4% 32.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 67.5 376.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,731.20 208.45
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.