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Skagit County, WA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
Designated Market Area: Seattle-Tacoma, WA
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 131,179   ( 14,278 from 2010 , 1,664 from 2020)
Land area: 1730.2 square miles
Population density: 75.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:95,026 72.44% 5.9%
Black:1,0840.83% 69.4%
Indian:2,0511.56% 0.6%
Asian:3,3852.58% 53.5%
2+ races:3,5442.70% 44.3%
Hispanic:26,08919.89% 32.4%
Total non-White:36,15327.56% 32.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,071 11.9
Deaths:3,32912.9
Net Migration: 1,5476.0
Net Immigration: 4281.7
Change in White population:5,332 4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:8,946 7.7




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
116,901
89,69476.73%
6400.55%
2,0381.74%
2,2051.89%
2,4562.10%
19,70916.86%
27,20723.27%

2000
102,979
85,49683.02%
4220.41%
1,7831.73%
1,6591.61%
1,9251.87%
11,53611.20%
17,48316.98%

1990
79,555
72,68291.36%
1880.24%
1,6942.13%
8291.04%
n/a
4,1625.23%
6,8738.64%

1980
64,138
60,34994.09%
990.15%
1,1971.87%
3990.62%
n/a
2,0103.13%
3,7895.91%

1970
52,381
50,09695.64%
440.08%
6341.21%
1310.25%
n/a
1,2952.47%
2,285 4.36%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
13,550 13.2
9,3729.1
9,3799.1
3,5053.4
4,198 4.1
9,724 9.4
1990's
NumberRate
13,187 16.6
8,35010.5
16,18820.3
1,5301.9
12,814 16.1
10,610 13.3
1980's
NumberRate
10,905 17.0
6,702 10.4
11,185 17.4
n/a
12,333 19.2
3,084 4.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
8,465 16.2
n/a
10,253 19.6
1,504 2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Skagit County, WA

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.5
27,640 21.1%
103,539 78.9%
27,804 21.2%
50,824
2.51
34,744 68.4%
26,861 77.3%
2,896 8.3%
16,080 31.6%

2010
NumberPercent
40.1
27,737 23.7%
89,164 76.3%
18,876 16.1%
45,557
2.53
30,656 67.3%
23,747 77.5%
2,750 9.0%
14,901 32.7%

2000
NumberPercent
37.1
26,972 26.2%
76,007 73.8%
15,004 14.6%
38,814
2.61
27,410 70.6%
22,235 81.1%
2,483 9.1%
11,404 29.4%

1990
NumberPercent
35.7
20,759 26.1%
58,796 73.9%
12,494 15.7%
30,661
2.54
21,946 71.6%
18,493 84.3%
1,681 7.7%
8,715 28.4%

1980
NumberPercent
32.2
17,683 27.6%
46,455 72.4%
8,798 13.7%
24,425
2.58
17,853 73.1%
15,337 85.9%
1,394 7.8%
6,572 26.9%

2022 Housing Data for Skagit County, WA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units55,875 
Median Value$444,300 
Occupied50,82491.0%
Vacant5,0519.0%
Owned35,74670.3%
Rented15,07829.7%
Median Rent$1,350 
Single-Family Units43,32077.5%
    Detached41,58874.4%
    Attached1,7323.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units5,3619.6%
Mobile Homes3,8356.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Skagit County, WA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,0624.1%
$10,000 to $14,9991,3712.7%
$15,000 to $19,9991,6633.3%
$20,000 to $24,9991,3832.7%
$25,000 to $29,9991,6713.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991,6323.2%
$35,000 to $39,9991,6193.2%
$40,000 to $44,9991,7483.4%
$45,000 to $49,9991,9713.9%
$50,000 to $59,9993,7227.3%
$60,000 to $74,9994,6659.2%
$75,000 to $99,9997,37114.5%
$100,000 to $124,9995,62511.1%
$125,000 to $149,9994,5078.9%
$150,000 to $199,9995,0449.9%
$200,000 or more4,7709.4%
Median Household Income82,029 
Per Capita Income41,191 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state96 
Compared to U.S.103 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,4064.7%
Public Assistance1,5223.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps6,37912.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed43,26069.7%
Unemployed1,8162.9%
In Armed Forces1,0261.7%
Total Labor Force46,10274.3%
Not in Labor Force15,96925.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector21,87016,03857.7%
Non-Profit1,0322,67627.8%
Self-Employed3,7842,65558.8%
Local Government2,7813,34445.4%
State Government7821,41835.5%
Federal Government82749762.5%
Total Private + Self25,65418,69357.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.5,4227,93540.6%
Total31,07626,62853.9%
Pct. Govt.16.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts8,79115.2%
Sales and Office Occupations10,53518.2%
Professional, Technical11,98720.8%
Service Occupations9,84617.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,5152.6%
All others16,59928.7%
White Collar 54.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance7,86413.6%
Retail trade6,46511.2%
Manufacturing6,23510.8%
Construction5,86110.1%
Educational services4,9848.6%
Accommodation and food services4,4487.7%
Professional, scientific, technical3,0495.3%
Public administration2,8004.8%
Transportation and warehousing2,7334.7%
Other services2,3334.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,2994.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2,2213.8%
Finance and insurance1,6002.8%
Wholesale trade1,3782.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,2992.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing8141.4%
Information7041.2%
Utilities5891.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction750.1%
Management70.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Skagit County, WA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican20,90216.14%
Puerto Rican8000.62%
Cuban2760.21%
Dominican10.00%
Total Central American1,0540.81%
Costa Rican1520.12%
Guatemalan3790.29%
Honduran1590.12%
Nicaraguan740.06%
Panamanian580.04%
Salvadoran2320.18%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American6260.48%
Argentinean320.02%
Bolivian30.00%
Chilean670.05%
Colombian2710.21%
Ecuadorian1150.09%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian340.03%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan260.02%
Other South American780.06%
Other Hispanic1,2690.98%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1,1400.88%
Chinese6140.47%
Japanese1940.15%
Korean1740.13%
Indian1260.10%
Vietnamese940.07%
Taiwanese490.04%
Thai490.04%
Cambodian370.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English101,93883.3%
Spanish16,43113.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic8550.7%
Tagalog6040.5%
Other Asian5320.4%
German, other Germanic4340.4%
Other Indo-European3750.3%
Chinese3610.3%
Other3280.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German18,88814.6%
English16,66712.9%
Irish13,27610.3%
Norwegian8,7656.8%
Swedish5,6964.4%
American5,3124.1%
Scottish4,2553.3%
Italian4,1183.2%
European3,9423.0%
Dutch3,4972.7%
French3,2172.5%
Scotch-Irish1,9191.5%
Polish1,5881.2%
Scandinavian1,5691.2%
British1,4861.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen123,05595.0%
Not a citizen6,4255.0%
Native117,28690.6%
Foreign-born12,1949.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Skagit County, WA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
3,325 3.6%5,158 5.6%23,624 25.7%33,533 36.4%16,556 18.0%9,832 10.7%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 3,325 3.6%
9-12 Years 5,158 5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 23,624 25.7%
Some College 33,533 36.4%
Bach. Degree 16,556 18.0%
Grad Degree 9,832 10.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Skagit County, WA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 39,476 36,761 2,715 6.9% 5.1%
1991 40,902 37,496 3,406 8.3% 6.1%
1992 42,336 37,935 4,401 10.4% 7.2%
1993 43,940 38,944 4,996 11.4% 7.3%
1994 47,702 43,002 4,700 9.9% 6.3%
1995 49,263 44,744 4,519 9.2% 6.2%
1996 47,818 43,529 4,289 9.0% 5.9%
1997 48,750 45,380 3,370 6.9% 4.9%
1998 49,391 46,073 3,318 6.7% 4.8%
1999 52,517 49,238 3,279 6.2% 4.8%
2000 52,713 49,424 3,289 6.2% 5.1%
2001 51,994 48,276 3,718 7.2% 6.0%
2002 52,559 48,286 4,273 8.1% 7.1%
2003 53,539 49,178 4,361 8.1% 7.2%
2004 54,932 50,970 3,962 7.2% 6.3%
2005 56,156 52,608 3,548 6.3% 5.6%
2006 56,534 53,376 3,158 5.6% 5.0%
2007 57,865 54,864 3,001 5.2% 4.6%
2008 58,746 55,270 3,476 5.9% 5.2%
2009 57,257 51,882 5,375 9.4% 8.3%
2010 57,861 52,141 5,720 9.9% 9.1%
2011 56,527 51,172 5,355 9.5% 8.5%
2012 56,829 51,805 5,024 8.8% 7.7%
2013 56,680 51,920 4,760 8.4% 6.6%
2014 56,370 52,423 3,947 7.0% 5.9%
2015 56,687 52,969 3,718 6.6% 5.4%
2016 58,012 54,287 3,725 6.4% 5.2%
2017 59,346 56,153 3,193 5.4% 4.6%
2018 60,578 57,478 3,100 5.1% 4.4%
2019 63,098 59,702 3,396 5.4% 4.1%
2020 62,498 56,374 6,124 9.8% 8.4%
2021 61,280 57,381 3,899 6.4% 5.2%
2022 61,757 58,498 3,259 5.3% 4.2%
2023 61,573 58,731 2,842 4.6% 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com