Skagit County, Washington Demographics

Skagit County is 2nd in Washington out of 39 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Skagit County is 8th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Home median value

Skagit County is 9th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income per household

Skagit County is 9th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Skagit County is 10th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Female residents

Skagit County is 10th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Skagit County is 10th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Retail sales

Skagit County is 11th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Current population (2012)

Skagit County is 11th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Households

Skagit County is 11th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Housing units

Size Demographics
	Skagit County	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	118,222	11th	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,731.2	21st	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	67.5	13th	101.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Skagit County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	11th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.2%	13th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.4%	19th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Skagit County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.9%	23rd	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.7%	16th	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Skagit County	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	91.3%	20th	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.9%	22nd	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.7%	13th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.0%	15th	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.3%	17th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.9%	26th	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	17.3%	10th	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	76.2%	26th	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Skagit County	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	50.4%	10th	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.2%	12th	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Skagit County	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	51,945	11th	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	16.9%	17th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	45,475	11th	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.9%	21st	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$280,800	8th	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	13th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	229	14th	28,118	829,658

Income Demographics
	Skagit County	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$27,447	11th	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$55,555	9th	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.0%	29th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Skagit County	Rank	Washington	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,358	11th	173,511	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	36,338	11th	2,355,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	10,513	11th	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,134,762	10th	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$18,362	2nd	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$251,025	9th	$12,389,422	$613,795,732