Island County, Washington Demographics

Island County is 40th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Island County is 2nd in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Island County is 4th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Home median value

Island County is 5th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income per capita

Island County is 5th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Island County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income per household

Island County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Island County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Island County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Two or More

Island County is 7th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Asian

Island County is 8th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Island County	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	79,177	15th	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	208.4	38th	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	376.6	5th	101.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Island County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	5.6%	22nd	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.6%	29th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	20.3%	10th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Island County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	94.9%	2nd	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	30.4%	8th	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Island County	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	86.9%	31st	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.6%	6th	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.9%	36th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	4.7%	7th	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.5%	6th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.4%	6th	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	25th	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	81.9%	19th	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Island County	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	50.3%	12th	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	7.0%	18th	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Island County	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	40,731	13th	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	10.9%	25th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	33,196	13th	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.9%	13th	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$312,000	4th	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	2.3	31st	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	178	17th	28,118	829,658

Income Demographics
	Island County	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$30,352	5th	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$59,328	6th	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	8.3%	39th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Island County	Rank	Washington	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,696	18th	173,511	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	11,702	20th	2,355,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	7,900	12th	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$519,916	20th	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,430	32nd	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$77,613	20th	$12,389,422	$613,795,732