2010 Census Quick Facts for Skagit County, WA

Learn more about demographics in Skagit County, Washington.  The U.S. Census Bureau published the following quick facts.

    People QuickFacts Skagit County Washington
Population definition and source info Population, 2011 estimate NA 6,830,038
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 116,901 6,724,540
Population, percent change definition and source info Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 13.5% 14.1%
Population definition and source info Population, 2000 102,979 5,894,121
Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.5% 6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.7% 23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 16.1% 12.3%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2010 50.4% 50.2%
 
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 83.4% 77.3%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.7% 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.2% 1.5%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.8% 7.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.6%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.2% 4.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 16.9% 11.2%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 76.7% 72.5%
 
Living in same house 1 year & over definition and source info Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 84.4% 81.7%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 10.6% 12.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 15.2% 17.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 87.7% 89.6%
Bachelor Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 23.2% 31.0%
Veterans definition and source info Veterans, 2006-2010 12,714 607,737
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 25.6 25.4
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2010 51,473 2,885,677
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 70.1% 64.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 16.7% 25.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $278,300 $285,400
Households definition and source info Households, 2006-2010 45,253 2,577,375
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.51 2.49
 definition and source info Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $26,925 $29,733
 definition and source info Median household income 2006-2010 $54,811 $57,244
Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 11.7% 12.1%
    Business QuickFacts Skagit County Washington
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 3,485 177,2761
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2009 37,356 2,385,2821
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 4.8% 5.2%1
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 2009 7,223 389,308
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2007 10,513 551,340
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% S
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 6.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.4% 28.7%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 8,918,220 112,053,283
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 698,025 76,790,966
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,134,762 92,968,519
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2007 $18,362 $14,380
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 251,025 12,389,422
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2010 207 20,691
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2009 819,850 68,981,2761
    Geography QuickFacts Skagit County Washington
Land area in square miles definition and source info Land area in square miles, 2010 1,731.20 66,455.52
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 67.5 101.2
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 057 53
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area  

 

 

 

Population estimates for counties will be available in April, 2012 and for cities in June, 2012.

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 100 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

 


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Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Tuesday, 31-Jan-2012 16:59:38 EST

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