San Juan County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	35%

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Industries providing employment: Construction (15.9%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (14.7%), Educational,health and social services (12.7%), Retail trade (11.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in San Juan County, Washington:

Median resident age:	47.4 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 6,860	(48.7%)
Females: 7,217	(51.3%)

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San Juan County:	2.2 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$52,816
Washington:	$55,591

San Juan County:	$542,500
Washington:	$300,800

This county:	$644
State:	$721

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 103
• Thefts: 161
• Auto thefts: 22

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 164
• Auto thefts: 16

This county:	9.2%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in San Juan County is $621 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $768 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1104 a month.

Cities in this county include: West Side Highway, Friday Harbor, Lopez, Orcas, San Juan.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in San Juan County: American Campsite (A), Oceanographic Laboratories (B), Lime Kiln (C), Lopez Village (D), Wasp Passage Light (E), Lime Kiln Lighthouse (F), Leo Reef Light (G), Turn Rock Light (H), Deer Harbor (I), English Camp (J), Pole Pass Light (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in San Juan County: Saint Francis Xavier Mission (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Olga-Doe Bay Cemetery (1), Woodlawn Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Schaefer Lake (A), Twin Lakes (B), Flat Point Lake (C), Flahertys Pond (D), Three Corner Lake (E), Hummel Lake (F), Horseshoe Lake (G), Osprey Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Paul Creek (A), Cold Creek (B), Moran Creek (C), Cascade Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in San Juan County include: Shaw Island County Park (1), Moran State Park (2), Spencer Spit State Park (3), Turn Island State Park (4), Pickett's Monument (5), Victim Island State Park (6), San Juan Island National Historical Park (7), San Juan Park (8), Skull Island State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: White Beach (A), Terrill Beach (B), North Beach (C), Fourth of July Beach (D), Green Bank (E), Crescent Beach (F), South Beach (G), Kimple Beach (H), Chin-Chin-Tse-Tung (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.1%
Washington:	4.3%

Current college students: 348
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 837 (61% naturalized citizens)

San Juan County:	5.9%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,927
• One, attached: 140
• Two: 134
• 3 or 4: 193
• 5 to 9: 163
• 10 to 19: 187
• 20 or more: 56
• Mobile homes: 821
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 131

Housing units in San Juan County with a mortgage: 1,812 (150 second mortgage, 255 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,338

Here:	57.5% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,931 (62%) Carpooled: 694 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Ferryboat: 125 (2%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 39 (1%) Walked: 564 (9%) Other means: 117 (2%) Worked at home: 868 (14%)

8.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($151,979 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.07%
Washington average:	7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.56% relocated from other counties in Washington ($38,205 average AGI)
4.51% relocated from other states ($113,774 average AGI)

San Juan County:	4.51%
Washington average:	3.90%

from King County, WA	1.45% ($128,105 average AGI)
from Whatcom County, WA	0.51% ($32,333)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.41% ($48,125)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.22% ($84,846)
from Skagit County, WA	0.20% ($32,667)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.19% ($148,182)
from Pierce County, WA	0.19% ($33,545)

7.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,179 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.67%
Washington average:	7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.16% relocated to other counties in Washington ($23,801 average AGI)
3.51% relocated to other states ($21,378 average AGI)

San Juan County:	3.51%
Washington average:	3.17%

to King County, WA	1.27% ($50,667 average AGI)
to Skagit County, WA	0.70% ($26,732)
to Whatcom County, WA	0.66% ($51,590)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.47% ($55,786)
to Island County, WA	0.24% ($30,143)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,811 (2,644 aged, 167 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,010 (2,883 male householders, 1,144 female householders)

  3,414 spouses, 3,111 children (2,811 natural, 147 adopted, 153 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 93 other relatives, 259 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,946 (1,138 male householders (853 living alone)), 1,303 female householders (1,129 living alone)), 505 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 121 (71 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,450 2-persons, 747 3-persons, 544 4-persons, 196 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,982 1-person, 415 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

95.1% of residents of San Juan County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (37% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $81,934,000 ($5394 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,258,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $46,087,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,820,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $51,000
Federal grants: $15,566,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,511,000 ($84,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,898,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $812,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,062,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,700,000

Here:	32 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+82 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.92 millions of gallons per day (34% from ground, 66% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.0
State:	3.9

51% of San Juan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Washington.

San Juan County:	50.8%
State average:	50.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 4932
• Northeast: 1027
• Midwest: 1899
• South: 756
• West: 4508

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $764,700

Here:	11.6%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	8.6%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	1.4%
Washington:	15.7%