Skagit County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	35%

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Races in Skagit County, Washington:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 50,982	(49.5%)
Females: 51,997	(50.5%)

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Skagit County:	2.6 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$51,554
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$748
State:	$721

Skagit County:	$288,700
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $361,049

Here:	$361,049
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $362,289

Here:	$362,289
State:	$335,498

In 2-unit structures: $256,798

Here:	$256,798
State:	$357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $207,112

Here:	$207,112
State:	$300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $348,838

Here:	$348,838
State:	$299,543

Mobile homes: $98,811

Here:	$98,811
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $40,089

Here:	$40,089
State:	$62,453

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 52
• Burglaries: 750
• Thefts: 1515
• Auto thefts: 173

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 31
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 72
• Burglaries: 591
• Thefts: 1166
• Auto thefts: 180

Skagit County:	12.0%
Washington:	11.4%

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Area name: Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Skagit County is $638 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $792 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1083 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, Burlington, Big Lake, Clear Lake, Concrete, La Conner, Lyman, Bay View.

2005 air pollution in Skagit County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.059 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.048 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chelan County , Okanogan County , Snohomish County , Whatcom County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Skagit County: Hidden Lake Lookout (A), Hidden Valley Ranch (B), Huckleberry Lookout (C), Bacon Point Lookout (D), Lookout Mountain Lookout (E), Baker River Ranger Station (F), Lyman Ferry (G), Mineral Park Guard Station (H), Mineral Park Campground (I), Bear Creek Powerhouse (J), Marble Creek Campground (K), Belfast School (L), Belleville (M), Birdsview Siding (N), Mountview (O), Burrows Island Lighthouse (P), Camp Eighteen (Q), Cascade Island Campground (R), Cascade Islands Campground (S), Mount Torment (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Skagit County: Indian Shaker Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Indian Cemetery (1), Fern Hill Cemetery (2), Hamilton Cemetery (3), Eden Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Prairie Mountain Lakes (A), Kawkawak, Lake (B), Monogram Lake (C), Gee Point Lake (D), Bald Lake (E), Klawatti Lake (F), South Cascade Lake (G), Gages Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sauk River (A), Cavanaugh Creek (B), Suiattle River (C), Old River (D), Howard Creek (E), Skiyou Slough (F), Lake Creek (G), Horse Creek (H), Otter Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Skagit County include: Mineral Park (1), Skagit State Wildlife Recreation Area (2), Donovan State Park (3), Rockport State Park (4), Boston Glacier Research Natural Area (5), Upland State Game Bird Habitat (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Samish Beach (A), Blue Heron Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.1%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 4,095
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 9,093 (33% naturalized citizens)

Skagit County:	8.8%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 29,654
• One, attached: 1,077
• Two: 1,195
• 3 or 4: 1,395
• 5 to 9: 974
• 10 to 19: 1,023
• 20 or more: 2,068
• Mobile homes: 5,022
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 273

Housing units in Skagit County with a mortgage: 14,130 (1,877 second mortgage, 1,592 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,373

Here:	68.9% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Skagit County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Washington state average. It is 139% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 85.1 miles away from Skagit County center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 96.6 miles away from the county center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from the county center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 48.8 miles away from Skagit County center
On 4/14/1990 at 05:33:26, a magnitude 5.2 (4.4 MB, 4.1 MS, 5.2 ML, Depth: 7.8 mi) earthquake occurred 26.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/29/1995 at 03:11:22, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MW, 5.0 MD, Depth: 10.7 mi) earthquake occurred 74.8 miles away from Skagit County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 35,066 (77%) Carpooled: 5,963 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 411 (1%) Railroad: 14 (0%) Ferryboat: 34 (0%) Motorcycle: 21 (0%) Bicycle: 86 (0%) Walked: 1,355 (3%) Other means: 414 (1%) Worked at home: 2,089 (5%)

8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,767 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.09%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($936 average AGI)

Skagit County:	0.20%
Washington average:	0.26%

4.86% relocated from other counties in Washington ($26,081 average AGI)
3.03% relocated from other states ($19,749 average AGI)

Skagit County:	3.03%
Washington average:	3.90%

from Snohomish County, WA	1.32% ($42,390 average AGI)
from Whatcom County, WA	1.06% ($40,460)
from King County, WA	0.84% ($59,633)
from Island County, WA	0.64% ($42,802)
from Pierce County, WA	0.17% ($35,229)
from San Diego County, CA	0.17% ($51,116)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.10% ($105,927)

6.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,564 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.76%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($540 average AGI)

Skagit County:	0.12%
Washington average:	0.16%

4.25% relocated to other counties in Washington ($23,238 average AGI)
2.39% relocated to other states ($13,785 average AGI)

Skagit County:	2.39%
Washington average:	3.17%

to Snohomish County, WA	1.23% ($42,823 average AGI)
to Whatcom County, WA	0.85% ($31,050)
to King County, WA	0.74% ($32,387)
to Island County, WA	0.37% ($42,189)
to Pierce County, WA	0.16% ($40,062)
to Spokane County, WA	0.10% ($30,641)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.09% ($49,324)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 17,462 (15,405 aged, 2,057 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 86,574 (21,237 male householders, 6,173 female householders)

  22,195 spouses, 29,910 children (27,158 natural, 881 adopted, 1,871 stepchildren), 1,252 grandchildren, 824 brothers or sisters, 576 parents, 1,712 other relatives, 2,695 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 14,567 (5,107 male householders (3,705 living alone)), 6,297 female householders (5,341 living alone)), 3,163 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,838 (995 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 12,321 2-persons, 5,568 3-persons, 5,182 4-persons, 2,508 5-persons, 1,152 6-persons, 679 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,046 1-person, 1,916 2-persons, 237 3-persons, 146 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

88.3% of residents of Skagit County speak English at home.
8.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $581,626,000 ($5237 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $44,740,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $298,543,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $118,805,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,466,000
Federal grants: $102,634,000
Federal procurement contracts: $29,417,000 ($14,377,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $21,761,000 ($343,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,507,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $99,389,000
Federal Government insurance: $772,018,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+56 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.61 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Here:	4.1
State:	3.9

52% of Skagit County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Washington.

Skagit County:	51.6%
State average:	50.2%

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

• This state: 55728
• Northeast: 3420
• Midwest: 10345
• South: 6495
• West: 16729

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $139,500

Here:	5.2%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	5.7%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	9.0%
Washington:	15.7%

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