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Skagit County, Washington (WA)

County population in 2022: 131,179 (71% urban, 29% rural); it was 102,979 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 21,184
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,772
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 27,087
Renter-occupied apartments: 14,601 (it was 11,765 in 2000)
% of renters here:

30%
State:

36%

Land area: 1735 sq. mi.

Water area: 185.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 76 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Skagit County: 100.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.9%), Retail trade (11.7%), Manufacturing (10.8%), Construction (10.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Skagit County, WA (2022)
    • 92,22270.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 26,08919.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 5,8474.5%Two or more races
    • 2,8982.2%Asian alone
    • 1,3651.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,3631.0%Some other race alone
    • 1,0750.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 3200.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

42.1 years
Washington median age:

38.4 years
Males: 66,892  (51.0%)
Females: 64,287  (49.0%)
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Average household size:
Skagit County:

2.0 people
Washington:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $79,001 ($42,381 in 1999)
This county:

$79,001
Washington:

$91,306

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,274 (lower quartile is $983, upper quartile is $1,737)
This county:

$1274
State:

$1495


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $520,900 (it was $152,900 in 2000)
Skagit:

$520,900
Washington:

$569,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $374,400 - $714,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $570,740
Here:

$570,740
State:

$734,307

Townhouses or other attached units: $476,894
Here:

$476,894
State:

$657,697

In 2-unit structures: $558,718
Here:

$558,718
State:

$534,634

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $379,244
Here:

$379,244
State:

$510,239

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $410,130
Here:

$410,130
State:

$503,183

Mobile homes: $267,690
Here:

$267,690
State:

$218,362

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $29,278
Here:

$29,278
State:

$159,523

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,030
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $647

Institutionalized population: 650

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 20
  • Assaults: 58
  • Burglaries: 228
  • Thefts: 628
  • Auto thefts: 112

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 6
  • Robberies: 8
  • Assaults: 57
  • Burglaries: 196
  • Thefts: 560
  • Auto thefts: 61
Skagit County, WA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 261 buildings, average cost: $308,900
  • 2021: 332 buildings, average cost: $305,700
  • 2020: 300 buildings, average cost: $291,300
  • 2019: 436 buildings, average cost: $251,000
  • 2018: 542 buildings, average cost: $236,100
  • 2017: 534 buildings, average cost: $227,300
  • 2016: 420 buildings, average cost: $219,600
  • 2015: 410 buildings, average cost: $202,500
  • 2014: 262 buildings, average cost: $205,800
  • 2013: 283 buildings, average cost: $197,800
  • 2012: 227 buildings, average cost: $192,400
  • 2011: 179 buildings, average cost: $198,900
  • 2010: 203 buildings, average cost: $195,700
  • 2009: 251 buildings, average cost: $178,600
  • 2008: 397 buildings, average cost: $183,800
  • 2007: 793 buildings, average cost: $182,100
  • 2006: 902 buildings, average cost: $184,000
  • 2005: 934 buildings, average cost: $186,200
  • 2004: 770 buildings, average cost: $162,500
  • 2003: 713 buildings, average cost: $160,900
  • 2002: 610 buildings, average cost: $155,800
  • 2001: 505 buildings, average cost: $151,500
  • 2000: 564 buildings, average cost: $142,100
  • 1999: 528 buildings, average cost: $130,900
  • 1998: 485 buildings, average cost: $129,900
  • 1997: 490 buildings, average cost: $103,100
Number of permits per 10,000 Skagit, WA residents
Average permit cost in Skagit, WA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,850 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,904 (0.8%)

Distribution of median household income in Skagit, WA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Skagit, WA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Skagit, WA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.0%
Skagit County:

12.0%
Washington:

10.0%
(9.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.0% for Black residents, 17.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 25.8% for American Indian residents, 4.8% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 28.9% for other race residents, 12.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.1 years old
(Males: 40.9 years old, Females: 44.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49.1 years old, Black residents: 36.9 years old, American Indian residents: 30.1 years old, Asian residents: 38.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.0 years old, Other race residents: 28.8 years old)

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, Bow, Upper Skagit, Samish, Bayview, Swinomish Reservation, Cavanaugh.

Skagit County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2023 air pollution in Skagit County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 4.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Douglas County , Divide County, North Dakota , Richland County, Montana , Teton County, Montana , Valley County, Montana , Roseau County, Minnesota .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.6%
Washington:

4.6%

Unemployment by year in Skagit, WA
County total employment by year in Skagit, WA
County average yearly wages by year in Skagit, WA

Current college students: 4,095
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,527 (45.2% naturalized citizens)

Skagit County:

9.5%
Whole state:

15.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2,7472010 or later
  • 2,7012000 to 2009
  • 3,0181990 to 1999
  • 1,9231980 to 1989
  • 8411970 to 1979
  • 1,791Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.8%

Skagit County marital status for males Skagit County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 42,908
  • One, attached: 2,123
  • Two: 1,400
  • 3 or 4: 946
  • 5 to 9: 1,256
  • 10 to 19: 1,329
  • 20 to 49: 1,939
  • 50 or more: 1,491
  • Mobile homes: 3,433
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 307

Housing units in Skagit County with a mortgage: 22,430 (2,752 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 2,321 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 444

Here:

4.7% with mortgage
State:

98.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Skagit County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic19,1777
Evangelical Protestant15,08780
Mainline Protestant7,96430
Other4,26919
None70,404-
Skagit County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 30
Skagit County:

2.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
This county:

0.95 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

1.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47
Skagit County:

4.06 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.67 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 114
This county:

9.84 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.26 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Skagit County:

8.0%
Washington:

7.7%

Adult obesity rate:
Skagit County:

29.5%
State:

25.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

18.9%
State:

13.9%

Agriculture in Skagit County:

Average size of farms: 131 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $249,294
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2455.97
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 27.64%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 29.87%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $191,864
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 54.54%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.76%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $99,671
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 31.68
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 47.20%
All wheat for grain: 5886 harvested acres
Vegetables: 12,046 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 438 acres

Earthquake activity:

Skagit County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1075% 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 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the county center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) 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 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 108.0 miles away from Skagit County center
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) earthquake occurred 48.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Washington Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4481-WA: March 22, 2020, FEMA Id: 4481, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Washington Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 20, 2020 - February 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4539, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Washington Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: January 11, 2011 to January 21, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1963: March 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 1963, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Washington Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, Mudslides, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 06, 2009 to January 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1817: January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 1817, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Washington Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow, Incident Period: December 12, 2008 to January 05, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1825: March 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1825, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
  • Washington Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 01, 2007 to December 17, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1734: December 08, 2007, FEMA Id: 1734, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Washington Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 14, 2006 to December 15, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1682: February 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1682, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide
  • Washington Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: November 02, 2006 to November 11, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1671: December 12, 2006, FEMA Id: 1671, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Washington Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3227: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3227, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Washington Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 15, 2003 to October 23, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1499: November 07, 2003, FEMA Id: 1499, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Skagit County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 10, Mudslides: 7, Landslides: 6, Winter Storms: 5, Snows: 2, Earthquake: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Skagit

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 43,248 (73.3%)
  • Carpooled: 5,459 (9.3%)
  • Bus: 137 (0.2%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 45 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 41 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 280 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle: 172 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 961 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 8,241 (14.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
  • Production occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Management occupations (15%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (54%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
  • Russia (3%)
  • Netherlands (2%)
  • Guatemala (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Skagit County


  • English (9%)
  • German (8%)
  • American (8%)
  • Norwegian (5%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • European (5%)
  • Dutch (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Skagit County, Washington in 2010:

  • 427 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 411 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 194 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 153 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 127 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 119 people in college/university student housing
  • 96 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 52 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 20 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 13 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 12 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles

People in group quarters in Skagit County, Washington in 2000:

  • 605 people in nursing homes
  • 370 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 319 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 142 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 137 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 109 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 58 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 56 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 21 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 11 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 5 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 5 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 3 people in crews of maritime vessels
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $80,817.

7.34% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($101,140 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.34%
Washington average:

7.53%


0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($501 average AGI)
Skagit County:

0.04%
Washington average:

0.05%

4.86% relocated from other counties in Washington ($64,817 average AGI)
2.43% relocated from other states ($35,823 average AGI)
Skagit County:

2.43%
Washington average:

3.85%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Snohomish County, WA  1.47% ($71,521 average AGI)
from Whatcom County, WA  1.06% ($60,337)
from King County, WA  1.02% ($218,369)
from Island County, WA  0.56% ($60,658)
from Pierce County, WA  0.14% ($68,338)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.09% ($65,532)
from Duval County, FL  0.09% ($69,660)


6.90% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($64,852 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.90%
Washington average:

7.40%


0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($541 average AGI)
Skagit County:

0.05%
Washington average:

0.04%

4.05% relocated to other counties in Washington ($35,939 average AGI)
2.80% relocated to other states ($28,371 average AGI)
Skagit County:

2.80%
Washington average:

3.73%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Snohomish County, WA  1.25% ($61,196 average AGI)
to Whatcom County, WA  0.92% ($59,900)
to King County, WA  0.50% ($61,487)
to Island County, WA  0.45% ($58,830)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.15% ($69,899)
to Pierce County, WA  0.15% ($59,859)
to Spokane County, WA  0.09% ($59,283)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.9

Births per 1000 population in Skagit County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Skagit County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Skagit County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.4%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Skagit County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Skagit County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Skagit County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Skagit County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Skagit County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Skagit County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 19,587 (16,962 aged, 2,625 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,658 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Skagit County, Washington in 1999 - 2019:

  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,629)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,560)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,487)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (917)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (874)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (709)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (373)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (351)
  • Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (346)
  • Aortic (valve) stenosis (340)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.7
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,548
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 160
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 35,860

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,270
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 833
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 54
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 115

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 146.2. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 71.1
  • Suffocation - 38.2
  • Other - 36.9

Household type by relationship:

Households: 131,179
  • Male householders: 25,084 (6,896 living alone), Female householders: 25,734 (6,613 living alone)
  • 26,014 spouses (25,621 opposite-sex spouses), 4,733 unmarried partners, (4,616 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 31,937 children (30,096 natural, 489 adopted, 1,352 stepchildren), 4,753 grandchildren, 1,215 brothers or sisters, 1,969 parents, 214 foster children, 2,352 other relatives, 5,548 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,626

Size of family households: 14,385 2-persons, 7,177 3-persons, 6,215 4-persons, 2,913 5-persons, 1,523 6-persons, 806 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,509 1-person, 3,608 2-persons, 335 3-persons, 285 4-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

15,306 married couples with children.
6,377 single-parent households (1,977 men, 4,400 women).

83.1% of residents of Skagit speak English at home.
13.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $581,626,000 ($5,237 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 7,205
Here:

64 per 1000 residents
State:

66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 5,353
Here:

47 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,230
Here:

+20 per 1000 residents
State:

+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +6,317
Here:

+56 per 1000 residents
State:

+13 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Skagit County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.0
State:

3.9

Year house built in Skagit County, Washington
  • Year house built in Skagit County, Washington
  • 9202020 or later
  • 4,9842010 to 2019
  • 7,4772000 to 2009
  • 12,2751990 to 1999
  • 8,5291980 to 1989
  • 7,8921970 to 1979
  • 3,4081960 to 1969
  • 2,8301950 to 1959
  • 1,3731940 to 1949
  • 7,4441939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Skagit County, Washington
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Skagit County, Washington
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Skagit County, Washington
  • 2341 room
  • 2102 rooms
  • 1,9693 rooms
  • 3,5904 rooms
  • 6,6865 rooms
  • 8,2926 rooms
  • 5,5407 rooms
  • 4,4458 rooms
  • 5,9289+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Skagit County, Washington
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Skagit County, Washington
  • 1,0091 room
  • 1,9032 rooms
  • 2,5603 rooms
  • 3,2824 rooms
  • 1,9155 rooms
  • 1,5966 rooms
  • 3457 rooms
  • 7818 rooms
  • 5339+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Skagit County, Washington
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Skagit County, Washington
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Skagit County, Washington
  • 306no bedroom
  • 9761 bedroom
  • 8,5952 bedrooms
  • 19,5213 bedrooms
  • 5,6554 bedrooms
  • 1,8415+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Skagit County, Washington
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Skagit County, Washington
  • 1,114no bedroom
  • 3,0411 bedroom
  • 5,1432 bedrooms
  • 3,8573 bedrooms
  • 5744 bedrooms
  • 1955+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Skagit County, Washington in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Skagit County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Skagit County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 451no vehicle
  • 7,3831 vehicle
  • 13,6782 vehicles
  • 8,5843 vehicles
  • 3,9024 vehicles
  • 2,8965+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Skagit County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Skagit County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,857no vehicle
  • 5,3491 vehicle
  • 4,3482 vehicles
  • 1,6543 vehicles
  • 3184 vehicles
  • 3985+ vehicles

87.5% of Skagit County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Washington.

Skagit County:

87.5%
State average:

85.2%

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

  • This state: 72,477
  • Other state: 44,329
  • Northeast: 4,441
  • Midwest: 9,572
  • South: 7,656
  • West: 22,660
Year householders moved into unit in Skagit County, WA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Skagit County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 48.7%Utility gas
  • 33.1%Electricity
  • 11.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.3%Wood
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 61.8%Electricity
  • 28.0%Utility gas
  • 4.2%Wood
  • 3.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.9%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,822
Here:

14.0%
Washington:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 521
Here:

8.6%
Washington:

9.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 390
Here:

11.4%
Washington:

16.5%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Skagit County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $19,360,000
    Other: $17,324,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,632,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,488,000
    Sewerage: $1,256,000
    Regular Highways: $888,000
    Regular Highways: $803,000
    Parks and Recreation: $723,000
    Parks and Recreation: $698,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $285,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $226,000
    Housing and Community Development: $51,000
    Housing and Community Development: $42,000
    Sewerage: $11,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $11,782,000
    Regular Highways: $10,262,000
    Regular Highways: $4,969,000
    General - Other: $3,767,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,850,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,494,000
    General - Other: $2,311,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,235,000
    Parks and Recreation: $535,000
    Health - Other: $437,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $25,894,000
    Health - Other: $20,575,000
    General - Other: $20,172,000
    Regular Highways: $19,452,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,396,000
    Regular Highways: $15,848,000
    General - Other: $14,675,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,993,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,482,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,766,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,402,000
    Police Protection: $10,122,000
    Police Protection: $9,032,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,821,000
    Financial Administration: $5,677,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,928,000
    Financial Administration: $4,865,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,303,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,071,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,211,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,523,000
    Sewerage: $2,153,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,092,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,023,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,756,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,323,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,151,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,037,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,029,000
    Parks and Recreation: $961,000
    Corrections - Other: $675,000
    Corrections - Other: $531,000
    Sewerage: $139,000
    Libraries: $137,000
    Libraries: $134,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $100,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $50,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,247,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,135,000
    Other: $750,000
    Housing and Community Development: $453,000
    Other: $202,000
    Housing and Community Development: $199,000
    Health and Hospitals: $16,000
    Natural Resources: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,767,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,388,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,221,000
    Other - Health - Other: $3,574,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $1,756,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $490,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $396,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $250,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $167,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $50,000
    Other - Police Protection: $35,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,641,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,141,000
    Other: $798,000
    Other: $779,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,848,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,716,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,822,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,944,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,958,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,771,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,932,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,900,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,186,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,138,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,761,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,677,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $884,000
    Sale of Property: $842,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $737,000
    Special Assessments: $559,000
    Special Assessments: $551,000
    Rents: $527,000
    General Revenue - Other: $419,000
    Rents: $395,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $1,322,000
    Health - Other: $510,000
    Health - Other: $434,000
    Police Protection: $138,000
    General - Other: $55,000
    Police Protection: $40,000
    Regular Highways: $35,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $14,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $85,773,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,493,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $1,434,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,847,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $13,589,000
    Other: $10,776,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,169,000
    Highways: $4,830,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,760,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,616,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,551,000
    Highways: $3,989,000
    Housing and Community Development: $497,000
    Housing and Community Development: $463,000
    Public Welfare: $326,000
  • Tax - Property: $54,766,000
    Property: $49,637,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $27,204,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,349,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $6,318,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,787,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,364,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,043,000
    Other License: $1,141,000
    Severance: $1,131,000
    Severance: $1,121,000
    Other License: $1,082,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $985,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $858,000
    Other Selective Sales: $845,000
    Other Selective Sales: $732,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $355,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $300,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $85,662,000
    : $50,931,000

Skagit County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $19,360,000
    Other: $17,324,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,632,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,488,000
    Sewerage: $1,256,000
    Regular Highways: $888,000
    Regular Highways: $803,000
    Parks and Recreation: $723,000
    Parks and Recreation: $698,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $285,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $226,000
    Housing and Community Development: $51,000
    Housing and Community Development: $42,000
    Sewerage: $11,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $11,782,000
    Regular Highways: $10,262,000
    Regular Highways: $4,969,000
    General - Other: $3,767,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,850,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,494,000
    General - Other: $2,311,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,235,000
    Parks and Recreation: $535,000
    Health - Other: $437,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $25,894,000
    Health - Other: $20,575,000
    General - Other: $20,172,000
    Regular Highways: $19,452,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,396,000
    Regular Highways: $15,848,000
    General - Other: $14,675,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,993,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,482,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,766,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,402,000
    Police Protection: $10,122,000
    Police Protection: $9,032,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,821,000
    Financial Administration: $5,677,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,928,000
    Financial Administration: $4,865,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,303,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,071,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,211,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,523,000
    Sewerage: $2,153,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,092,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,023,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,756,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,323,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,151,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,037,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,029,000
    Parks and Recreation: $961,000
    Corrections - Other: $675,000
    Corrections - Other: $531,000
    Sewerage: $139,000
    Libraries: $137,000
    Libraries: $134,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $100,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $50,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,247,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,135,000
    Other: $750,000
    Housing and Community Development: $453,000
    Other: $202,000
    Housing and Community Development: $199,000
    Health and Hospitals: $16,000
    Natural Resources: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,767,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,388,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,221,000
    Other - Health - Other: $3,574,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $1,756,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $490,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $396,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $250,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $167,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $50,000
    Other - Police Protection: $35,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,641,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,141,000
    Other: $798,000
    Other: $779,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,848,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,716,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,822,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,944,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,958,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,771,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,932,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,900,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,186,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,138,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,761,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,677,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $884,000
    Sale of Property: $842,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $737,000
    Special Assessments: $559,000
    Special Assessments: $551,000
    Rents: $527,000
    General Revenue - Other: $419,000
    Rents: $395,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $1,322,000
    Health - Other: $510,000
    Health - Other: $434,000
    Police Protection: $138,000
    General - Other: $55,000
    Police Protection: $40,000
    Regular Highways: $35,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $14,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $85,773,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,493,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $1,434,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,847,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $13,589,000
    Other: $10,776,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,169,000
    Highways: $4,830,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,760,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,616,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,551,000
    Highways: $3,989,000
    Housing and Community Development: $497,000
    Housing and Community Development: $463,000
    Public Welfare: $326,000
  • Tax - Property: $54,766,000
    Property: $49,637,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $27,204,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,349,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $6,318,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,787,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,364,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,043,000
    Other License: $1,141,000
    Severance: $1,131,000
    Severance: $1,121,000
    Other License: $1,082,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $985,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $858,000
    Other Selective Sales: $845,000
    Other Selective Sales: $732,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $355,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $300,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $85,662,000
    : $50,931,000

Skagit County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $19,360,000
    Other: $17,324,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,632,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,488,000
    Sewerage: $1,256,000
    Regular Highways: $888,000
    Regular Highways: $803,000
    Parks and Recreation: $723,000
    Parks and Recreation: $698,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $285,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $226,000
    Housing and Community Development: $51,000
    Housing and Community Development: $42,000
    Sewerage: $11,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $11,782,000
    Regular Highways: $10,262,000
    Regular Highways: $4,969,000
    General - Other: $3,767,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,850,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,494,000
    General - Other: $2,311,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,235,000
    Parks and Recreation: $535,000
    Health - Other: $437,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $25,894,000
    Health - Other: $20,575,000
    General - Other: $20,172,000
    Regular Highways: $19,452,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,396,000
    Regular Highways: $15,848,000
    General - Other: $14,675,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,993,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,482,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,766,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,402,000
    Police Protection: $10,122,000
    Police Protection: $9,032,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,821,000
    Financial Administration: $5,677,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,928,000
    Financial Administration: $4,865,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,303,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,071,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,211,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,523,000
    Sewerage: $2,153,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,092,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,023,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,756,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,323,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,151,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,037,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,029,000
    Parks and Recreation: $961,000
    Corrections - Other: $675,000
    Corrections - Other: $531,000
    Sewerage: $139,000
    Libraries: $137,000
    Libraries: $134,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $100,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $50,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,247,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,135,000
    Other: $750,000
    Housing and Community Development: $453,000
    Other: $202,000
    Housing and Community Development: $199,000
    Health and Hospitals: $16,000
    Natural Resources: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,767,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,388,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,221,000
    Other - Health - Other: $3,574,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $1,756,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $490,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $396,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $250,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $167,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $50,000
    Other - Police Protection: $35,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,641,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,141,000
    Other: $798,000
    Other: $779,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,848,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,716,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,822,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,944,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,958,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,771,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,932,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,900,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,186,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,138,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,761,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,677,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $884,000
    Sale of Property: $842,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $737,000
    Special Assessments: $559,000
    Special Assessments: $551,000
    Rents: $527,000
    General Revenue - Other: $419,000
    Rents: $395,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $1,322,000
    Health - Other: $510,000
    Health - Other: $434,000
    Police Protection: $138,000
    General - Other: $55,000
    Police Protection: $40,000
    Regular Highways: $35,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $14,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $85,773,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,493,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $1,434,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,847,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $13,589,000
    Other: $10,776,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,169,000
    Highways: $4,830,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,760,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,616,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,551,000
    Highways: $3,989,000
    Housing and Community Development: $497,000
    Housing and Community Development: $463,000
    Public Welfare: $326,000
  • Tax - Property: $54,766,000
    Property: $49,637,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $27,204,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,349,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $6,318,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,787,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,364,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,043,000
    Other License: $1,141,000
    Severance: $1,131,000
    Severance: $1,121,000
    Other License: $1,082,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $985,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $858,000
    Other Selective Sales: $845,000
    Other Selective Sales: $732,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $355,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $300,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $85,662,000
    : $50,931,000

Skagit County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $19,360,000
    Other: $17,324,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,632,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,488,000
    Sewerage: $1,256,000
    Regular Highways: $888,000
    Regular Highways: $803,000
    Parks and Recreation: $723,000
    Parks and Recreation: $698,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $285,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $226,000
    Housing and Community Development: $51,000
    Housing and Community Development: $42,000
    Sewerage: $11,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $11,782,000
    Regular Highways: $10,262,000
    Regular Highways: $4,969,000
    General - Other: $3,767,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,850,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,494,000
    General - Other: $2,311,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,235,000
    Parks and Recreation: $535,000
    Health - Other: $437,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $25,894,000
    Health - Other: $20,575,000
    General - Other: $20,172,000
    Regular Highways: $19,452,000
    Correctional Institutions: $17,396,000
    Regular Highways: $15,848,000
    General - Other: $14,675,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,993,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,482,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,766,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,402,000
    Police Protection: $10,122,000
    Police Protection: $9,032,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,821,000
    Financial Administration: $5,677,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,928,000
    Financial Administration: $4,865,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,303,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,071,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,211,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,523,000
    Sewerage: $2,153,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,092,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,023,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,756,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,323,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,151,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,037,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,029,000
    Parks and Recreation: $961,000
    Corrections - Other: $675,000
    Corrections - Other: $531,000
    Sewerage: $139,000
    Libraries: $137,000
    Libraries: $134,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $100,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $50,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,247,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,135,000
    Other: $750,000
    Housing and Community Development: $453,000
    Other: $202,000
    Housing and Community Development: $199,000
    Health and Hospitals: $16,000
    Natural Resources: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,767,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,388,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,221,000
    Other - Health - Other: $3,574,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $1,756,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $490,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $396,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $250,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $167,000
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $50,000
    Other - Police Protection: $35,000
    Other - Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,641,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,141,000
    Other: $798,000
    Other: $779,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,848,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,716,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,822,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,944,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,958,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,771,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,932,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,900,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,186,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,138,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,761,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,677,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $884,000
    Sale of Property: $842,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $737,000
    Special Assessments: $559,000
    Special Assessments: $551,000
    Rents: $527,000
    General Revenue - Other: $419,000
    Rents: $395,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $1,322,000
    Health - Other: $510,000
    Health - Other: $434,000
    Police Protection: $138,000
    General - Other: $55,000
    Police Protection: $40,000
    Regular Highways: $35,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $14,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $85,773,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,493,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $1,434,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,847,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $13,589,000
    Other: $10,776,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,169,000
    Highways: $4,830,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,760,000
    General Local Government Support: $4,616,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,551,000
    Highways: $3,989,000
    Housing and Community Development: $497,000
    Housing and Community Development: $463,000
    Public Welfare: $326,000
  • Tax - Property: $54,766,000
    Property: $49,637,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $27,204,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,349,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $6,318,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,787,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,364,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,043,000
    Other License: $1,141,000
    Severance: $1,131,000
    Severance: $1,121,000
    Other License: $1,082,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $985,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $858,000
    Other Selective Sales: $845,000
    Other Selective Sales: $732,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $355,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $300,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $85,662,000
    : $50,931,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,871
  • Number of aged recipients: 130
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,741
  • Number of recipients under 18: 261
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,334
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 276
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 600
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 899
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 27 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED525$226,623554$237,8123,790$226,741170$146,9659$1,307,000373$235,818236$167,186
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED57$207,66757$215,772354$226,26319$77,5260$032$193,18828$166,571
APPLICATIONS DENIED97$210,845110$253,4821,136$243,78496$129,8651$2,475,000120$242,008109$142,725
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN73$216,28875$252,627764$241,14437$135,5411$1,830,00081$232,09955$147,436
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS6$225,83318$255,111170$220,97611$131,4550$014$232,35711$174,182
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 27 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED71$246,97273$266,0962$230,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED12$227,25026$270,1922$211,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED11$214,27328$270,7500$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$246,00012$310,7501$306,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$06$248,0001$206,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Skagit, WA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Skagit, WA - Value
Most common first names in Skagit County, WA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John62875.6 years
Robert50674.2 years
William48076.9 years
James42272.5 years
Mary39680.1 years
Charles33377.9 years
George32476.7 years
Helen23880.9 years
Dorothy23380.3 years
Richard22871.7 years
Most common last names in Skagit County, WA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson32978.5 years
Anderson19678.6 years
Smith18577.7 years
Nelson16079.6 years
Miller13778.5 years
Brown13175.8 years
Martin10276.4 years
Olson10179.4 years
Jones9674.3 years
Davis9578.9 years
Businesses in Skagit County, WA
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven2Little Caesars Pizza3
AT&T2Lowe's1
Ace Hardware2Macy's1
Aeropostale1Marriott1
American Eagle Outfitters1MasterBrand Cabinets16
Applebee's1Maurices1
Arby's1Mazda1
Ashley Furniture1McDonald's5
AutoZone2Men's Wearhouse1
Avenue1Motherhood Maternity1
Bath & Body Works1New Balance2
Bed Bath & Beyond1New York & Co1
Best Western2Nike9
Blockbuster2Nissan1
Burger King2Office Depot1
Chevrolet2OfficeMax1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Old Navy1
Cold Stone Creamery1Olive Garden1
Costco1Outback1
Curves2Outback Steakhouse1
DHL1Pac Sun1
Dairy Queen3Payless2
Days Inn1Penske1
Decora Cabinetry3PetSmart1
Dennys1Pier 1 Imports1
Discount Tire1Pizza Hut1
Domino's Pizza2Popeyes1
DressBarn1Quality1
Dressbarn1Quiznos2
Eddie Bauer1RadioShack2
Famous Footwear1Red Robin1
FedEx13Rite Aid3
Ford3Safeway1
GNC3Sears4
GameStop2Spencer Gifts1
Gap1Sprint Nextel5
Goodwill1Starbucks10
H&R Block4Subaru1
Hilton1Subway8
Holiday Inn1T-Mobile4
Home Depot1Taco Bell3
Honda1Target1
Hot Topic1Toyota1
JCPenney1True Value1
Jack In The Box3U-Haul14
Jamba Juice2UPS16
Jones New York6Vans4
Journeys1Verizon Wireless2
Justice1Victoria's Secret1
KFC2Volkswagen1
Kmart1Vons2
Kohl's1Walgreens3
Kroger2Walmart1
La-Z-Boy1Wendy's1
Lane Bryant2YMCA1
Lane Furniture3

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