Skagit County, Washington (WA)
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: 74 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.4%), Manufacturing (12.4%), Retail trade (11.4%), Construction (10.1%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 76%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 95,55074.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 24,05018.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 3,5062.7%Two or more races
- 2,5892.0%Asian alone
- 2,2771.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 9390.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2010.2%Some other race alone
- 930.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 41.6 years |
Washington median age: | 37.9 years |
Males: 62,963 | ![]() |
Females: 66,242 | ![]() |

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Skagit County: | 2.0 people |
Washington: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $67,175 ($42,381 in 1999)
This county: | $67,175 |
Washington: | $78,687 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $957 (lower quartile is $716, upper quartile is $1,286)
This county: | $957 |
State: | $1230 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $353,300 (it was $152,900 in 2000)
Skagit: | $353,300 |
Washington: | $387,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,687Detached houses: $415,469
Here: $415,469 State: $510,505 Townhouses or other attached units: $347,017
Here: $347,017 State: $453,343 In 2-unit structures: $351,368
Here: $351,368 State: $399,900 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $345,816
Here: $345,816 State: $365,625 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $292,263
Here: $292,263 State: $449,948 Mobile homes: $243,112
Here: $243,112 State: $172,568 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $269,822
Here: $269,822 State: $171,326
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $586
Institutionalized population: 650
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 490 buildings, average cost: $103,100
- 1998: 485 buildings, average cost: $129,900
- 1999: 528 buildings, average cost: $130,900
- 2000: 564 buildings, average cost: $142,100
- 2001: 505 buildings, average cost: $151,500
- 2002: 610 buildings, average cost: $155,800
- 2003: 713 buildings, average cost: $160,900
- 2004: 770 buildings, average cost: $162,500
- 2005: 934 buildings, average cost: $186,200
- 2006: 902 buildings, average cost: $184,000
- 2007: 793 buildings, average cost: $182,100
- 2008: 397 buildings, average cost: $183,800
- 2009: 251 buildings, average cost: $178,600
- 2010: 203 buildings, average cost: $195,700
- 2011: 179 buildings, average cost: $198,900
- 2012: 227 buildings, average cost: $192,400
- 2013: 283 buildings, average cost: $197,800
- 2014: 262 buildings, average cost: $205,800
- 2015: 410 buildings, average cost: $202,500
- 2016: 420 buildings, average cost: $219,600
- 2017: 534 buildings, average cost: $227,300
- 2018: 542 buildings, average cost: $236,100
- 2019: 436 buildings, average cost: $251,000
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,186 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,426 (0.9%)
Skagit County: | 11.9% |
Washington: | 9.8% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 41.6 years old
(Males: 40.3 years old, Females: 42.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.9 years old, Black residents: 35.9 years old, American Indian residents: 33.6 years old, Asian residents: 48.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.4 years old, Other race residents: 27.2 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.
2018 air pollution in Skagit County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 5.6 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Douglas County , Divide County, North Dakota
, Richland County, Montana
, Teton County, Montana
, Valley County, Montana
, Roseau County, Minnesota
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Here: | 7.6% |
Washington: | 5.9% |
Current college students: 4,095
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 12,610 (40.3% naturalized citizens)
Skagit County: | 9.8% |
Whole state: | 14.9% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,8212010 or later
- 3,1162000 to 2009
- 3,4321990 to 1999
- 1,9231980 to 1989
- 8411970 to 1979
- 1,791Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 39,519
- One, attached: 1,580
- Two: 1,615
- 3 or 4: 1,784
- 5 to 9: 1,438
- 10 to 19: 1,842
- 20 to 49: 1,165
- 50 or more: 952
- Mobile homes: 4,966
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75
Housing units in Skagit County with a mortgage: 22,092 (213 second mortgage, 2,013 home equity loan, 68 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,173
Here: | 64.7% with mortgage |
State: | 67.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Skagit County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 19,177 | 7 |
Evangelical Protestant | 15,087 | 80 |
Mainline Protestant | 7,964 | 30 |
Other | 4,269 | 19 |
None | 70,404 | - |
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:
Skagit County: | 2.59 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Skagit County: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.84 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Skagit County: | 8.0% |
Washington: | 7.7% |
Skagit County: | 29.5% |
State: | 25.7% |
Here: | 18.9% |
State: | 13.9% |
Agriculture in Skagit County:
Average size of farms: 131 acresAverage 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:
- Drove a car alone: 45,260 (79.4%)
- Carpooled: 6,995 (12.3%)
- Bus: 257 (0.5%)
- Ferryboat: 12 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 210 (0.4%)
- Bicycle: 190 (0.3%)
- Walked: 1,210 (2.1%)
- Worked at home: 2,879 (5.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Retail trade (19%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Mexico (57%)
- Canada (7%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Ukraine (3%)
- Russia (2%)
- Guatemala (2%)
- Germany (2%)
- American (7%)
- European (7%)
- German (7%)
- Norwegian (6%)
- English (5%)
- Irish (5%)
- Dutch (2%)
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
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
7.45% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($57,999 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.45% |
Washington average: | 7.39% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($350 average AGI)
Skagit County: 0.04% Washington average: 0.11%
4.57% relocated from other counties in Washington ($33,233 average AGI)
2.84% relocated from other states ($24,416 average AGI)
Skagit County: 2.84% Washington average: 3.93%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Snohomish County, WA | ![]() |
from Whatcom County, WA | ![]() |
from King County, WA | ![]() |
from Island County, WA | ![]() |
from Pierce County, WA | ![]() |
from San Diego County, CA | ![]() |
from Los Angeles County, CA | ![]() |
5.94% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($51,291 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.94% |
Washington average: | 6.40% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($539 average AGI)
Skagit County: 0.05% Washington average: 0.13%
3.86% relocated to other counties in Washington ($32,360 average AGI)
2.04% relocated to other states ($18,393 average AGI)
Skagit County: 2.04% Washington average: 2.89%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Snohomish County, WA | ![]() |
to Whatcom County, WA | ![]() |
to King County, WA | ![]() |
to Island County, WA | ![]() |
to Pierce County, WA | ![]() |
to Thurston County, WA | ![]() |
to Maricopa County, AZ | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
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%)
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 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.
- Firearm - 71.1
- Suffocation - 38.2
- Other - 36.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 129,205- Male householders: 25,677 (5,558 living alone), Female householders: 23,366 (7,454 living alone)
25,629 spouses (25,405 opposite-sex spouses), 2,939 unmarried partners, (2,926 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 33,510 children (30,808 natural, 1,383 adopted, 1,319 stepchildren), 3,820 grandchildren, 1,728 brothers or sisters, 1,774 parents, 678 foster children, 1,846 other relatives, 6,463 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,775
Size of family households: 16,358 2-persons, 5,612 3-persons, 6,287 4-persons, 2,846 5-persons, 1,520 6-persons, 420 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 13,012 1-person, 2,117 2-persons, 318 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 474 5-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.
15,166 married couples with children.
6,738 single-parent households (1,975 men, 4,763 women).
82.9% of residents of Skagit speak English at home.
13.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (30% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 45% 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: 7,205Here: | 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 |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.61 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)
Here: | 5.9 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 3.9 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Skagit County, Washington
- 2,0882014 or later
- 1,7172010 to 2013
- 9,5202000 to 2009
- 9,0311990 to 1999
- 7,8571980 to 1989
- 7,5581970 to 1979
- 4,8351960 to 1969
- 3,4171950 to 1959
- 2,5621940 to 1949
- 6,3511939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Skagit County, Washington
- 501 room
- 2192 rooms
- 8153 rooms
- 5,0304 rooms
- 7,7935 rooms
- 7,2916 rooms
- 5,7107 rooms
- 3,6128 rooms
- 3,7459+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Skagit County, Washington
- 9881 room
- 1,6932 rooms
- 2,9913 rooms
- 4,2394 rooms
- 2,1955 rooms
- 1,3016 rooms
- 7387 rooms
- 4538 rooms
- 1809+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Skagit County, Washington
- 114no bedroom
- 6641 bedroom
- 7,4992 bedrooms
- 19,4843 bedrooms
- 5,7504 bedrooms
- 7545+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Skagit County, Washington
- 988no bedroom
- 3,6551 bedroom
- 5,2612 bedrooms
- 3,9613 bedrooms
- 7874 bedrooms
- 1265+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Skagit County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 267no vehicle
- 6,8891 vehicle
- 13,0842 vehicles
- 10,0703 vehicles
- 2,4164 vehicles
- 1,5395+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Skagit County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,607no vehicle
- 5,8241 vehicle
- 4,4722 vehicles
- 1,4643 vehicles
- 1,0534 vehicles
- 3585+ vehicles
84.4% of Skagit County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Washington.
Skagit County: | 84.4% |
State average: | 82.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 70,231
- Other state: 44,240
- Northeast: 4,904
- Midwest: 10,519
- South: 6,539
- West: 22,278
- 52.9%Utility gas
- 27.5%Electricity
- 9.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.8%Wood
- 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 67.6%Electricity
- 24.1%Utility gas
- 5.2%Wood
- 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 12.1% |
Washington: | 10.3% |
Here: | 5.5% |
Washington: | 7.1% |
Here: | 12.1% |
Washington: | 15.1% |
Skagit County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $19,360,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,488,000
Sewerage: $1,256,000
Regular Highways: $888,000
Parks and Recreation: $698,000
Natural Resources - Other: $226,000
Housing and Community Development: $42,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $11,782,000
Regular Highways: $10,262,000
General - Other: $3,767,000
Central Staff Services: $2,494,000
Parks and Recreation: $535,000
Health - Other: $437,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $20,575,000
Regular Highways: $15,848,000
General - Other: $14,675,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,993,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,482,000
Police Protection: $9,032,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,821,000
Financial Administration: $4,865,000
Central Staff Services: $4,303,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,071,000
Sewerage: $2,153,000
General Public Buildings: $2,023,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,151,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,029,000
Parks and Recreation: $961,000
Corrections - Other: $531,000
Libraries: $134,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $50,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,135,000
Other: $202,000
Housing and Community Development: $199,000
Health and Hospitals: $16,000
- General - 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
Other: $798,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,716,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,944,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,771,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,186,000
Interest Earnings: $1,677,000
Sale of Property: $842,000
Donations From Private Sources: $737,000
Special Assessments: $559,000
General Revenue - Other: $419,000
Rents: $395,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $434,000
Police Protection: $138,000
General - Other: $55,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $85,773,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,847,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $13,589,000
General Local Government Support: $4,616,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,551,000
Highways: $3,989,000
Housing and Community Development: $497,000
- Tax - Property: $49,637,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,349,000
Public Utilities Sales: $5,787,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,043,000
Other License: $1,141,000
Severance: $1,121,000
Motor Vehicle License: $858,000
Other Selective Sales: $732,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $300,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $50,931,000
Skagit County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $19,360,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,488,000
Sewerage: $1,256,000
Regular Highways: $888,000
Parks and Recreation: $698,000
Natural Resources - Other: $226,000
Housing and Community Development: $42,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $11,782,000
Regular Highways: $10,262,000
General - Other: $3,767,000
Central Staff Services: $2,494,000
Parks and Recreation: $535,000
Health - Other: $437,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $20,575,000
Regular Highways: $15,848,000
General - Other: $14,675,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,993,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,482,000
Police Protection: $9,032,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,821,000
Financial Administration: $4,865,000
Central Staff Services: $4,303,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,071,000
Sewerage: $2,153,000
General Public Buildings: $2,023,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,151,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,029,000
Parks and Recreation: $961,000
Corrections - Other: $531,000
Libraries: $134,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $50,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,135,000
Other: $202,000
Housing and Community Development: $199,000
Health and Hospitals: $16,000
- General - 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
Other: $798,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,716,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,944,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,771,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,186,000
Interest Earnings: $1,677,000
Sale of Property: $842,000
Donations From Private Sources: $737,000
Special Assessments: $559,000
General Revenue - Other: $419,000
Rents: $395,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $434,000
Police Protection: $138,000
General - Other: $55,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $85,773,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,847,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $13,589,000
General Local Government Support: $4,616,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,551,000
Highways: $3,989,000
Housing and Community Development: $497,000
- Tax - Property: $49,637,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,349,000
Public Utilities Sales: $5,787,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,043,000
Other License: $1,141,000
Severance: $1,121,000
Motor Vehicle License: $858,000
Other Selective Sales: $732,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $300,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $50,931,000
Skagit County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $19,360,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,488,000
Sewerage: $1,256,000
Regular Highways: $888,000
Parks and Recreation: $698,000
Natural Resources - Other: $226,000
Housing and Community Development: $42,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $11,782,000
Regular Highways: $10,262,000
General - Other: $3,767,000
Central Staff Services: $2,494,000
Parks and Recreation: $535,000
Health - Other: $437,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $20,575,000
Regular Highways: $15,848,000
General - Other: $14,675,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,993,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,482,000
Police Protection: $9,032,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,821,000
Financial Administration: $4,865,000
Central Staff Services: $4,303,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,071,000
Sewerage: $2,153,000
General Public Buildings: $2,023,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,151,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,029,000
Parks and Recreation: $961,000
Corrections - Other: $531,000
Libraries: $134,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $50,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,135,000
Other: $202,000
Housing and Community Development: $199,000
Health and Hospitals: $16,000
- General - 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
Other: $798,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,716,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,944,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,771,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,186,000
Interest Earnings: $1,677,000
Sale of Property: $842,000
Donations From Private Sources: $737,000
Special Assessments: $559,000
General Revenue - Other: $419,000
Rents: $395,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $434,000
Police Protection: $138,000
General - Other: $55,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $85,773,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,847,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $13,589,000
General Local Government Support: $4,616,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,551,000
Highways: $3,989,000
Housing and Community Development: $497,000
- Tax - Property: $49,637,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,349,000
Public Utilities Sales: $5,787,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,043,000
Other License: $1,141,000
Severance: $1,121,000
Motor Vehicle License: $858,000
Other Selective Sales: $732,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $300,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $50,931,000
Skagit County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $19,360,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,488,000
Sewerage: $1,256,000
Regular Highways: $888,000
Parks and Recreation: $698,000
Natural Resources - Other: $226,000
Housing and Community Development: $42,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $11,782,000
Regular Highways: $10,262,000
General - Other: $3,767,000
Central Staff Services: $2,494,000
Parks and Recreation: $535,000
Health - Other: $437,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $20,575,000
Regular Highways: $15,848,000
General - Other: $14,675,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,993,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,482,000
Police Protection: $9,032,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,821,000
Financial Administration: $4,865,000
Central Staff Services: $4,303,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,071,000
Sewerage: $2,153,000
General Public Buildings: $2,023,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,151,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,029,000
Parks and Recreation: $961,000
Corrections - Other: $531,000
Libraries: $134,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $50,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,135,000
Other: $202,000
Housing and Community Development: $199,000
Health and Hospitals: $16,000
- General - 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
Other: $798,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,716,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,944,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,771,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,186,000
Interest Earnings: $1,677,000
Sale of Property: $842,000
Donations From Private Sources: $737,000
Special Assessments: $559,000
General Revenue - Other: $419,000
Rents: $395,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $434,000
Police Protection: $138,000
General - Other: $55,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $85,773,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,847,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $13,589,000
General Local Government Support: $4,616,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,551,000
Highways: $3,989,000
Housing and Community Development: $497,000
- Tax - Property: $49,637,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,349,000
Public Utilities Sales: $5,787,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,043,000
Other License: $1,141,000
Severance: $1,121,000
Motor Vehicle License: $858,000
Other Selective Sales: $732,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $300,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $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) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 525 | $226,623 | 554 | $237,812 | 3,790 | $226,741 | 170 | $146,965 | 9 | $1,307,000 | 373 | $235,818 | 236 | $167,186 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 57 | $207,667 | 57 | $215,772 | 354 | $226,263 | 19 | $77,526 | 0 | $0 | 32 | $193,188 | 28 | $166,571 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 97 | $210,845 | 110 | $253,482 | 1,136 | $243,784 | 96 | $129,865 | 1 | $2,475,000 | 120 | $242,008 | 109 | $142,725 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 73 | $216,288 | 75 | $252,627 | 764 | $241,144 | 37 | $135,541 | 1 | $1,830,000 | 81 | $232,099 | 55 | $147,436 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 6 | $225,833 | 18 | $255,111 | 170 | $220,976 | 11 | $131,455 | 0 | $0 | 14 | $232,357 | 11 | $174,182 |
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) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 71 | $246,972 | 73 | $266,096 | 2 | $230,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 12 | $227,250 | 26 | $270,192 | 2 | $211,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 11 | $214,273 | 28 | $270,750 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 3 | $246,000 | 12 | $310,750 | 1 | $306,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 6 | $248,000 | 1 | $206,000 |
Most common first names in Skagit County, WA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 628 | 75.6 years |
Robert | 506 | 74.2 years |
William | 480 | 76.9 years |
James | 422 | 72.5 years |
Mary | 396 | 80.1 years |
Charles | 333 | 77.9 years |
George | 324 | 76.7 years |
Helen | 238 | 80.9 years |
Dorothy | 233 | 80.3 years |
Richard | 228 | 71.7 years |
Most common last names in Skagit County, WA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 329 | 78.5 years |
Anderson | 196 | 78.6 years |
Smith | 185 | 77.7 years |
Nelson | 160 | 79.6 years |
Miller | 137 | 78.5 years |
Brown | 131 | 75.8 years |
Martin | 102 | 76.4 years |
Olson | 101 | 79.4 years |
Jones | 96 | 74.3 years |
Davis | 95 | 78.9 years |
Businesses in Skagit County, WA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
AT&T | 2 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | Macy's | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 16 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
AutoZone | 2 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
Avenue | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Best Western | 2 | Nike | 9 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Costco | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Payless | 2 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 3 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Dennys | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Discount Tire | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Popeyes | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Quiznos | 2 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Red Robin | 1 | |
FedEx | 13 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
Ford | 3 | Safeway | 1 | |
GNC | 3 | Sears | 4 | |
GameStop | 2 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 5 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Starbucks | 10 | |
H&R Block | 4 | Subaru | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Subway | 8 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | T-Mobile | 4 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
Honda | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Jack In The Box | 3 | U-Haul | 14 | |
Jamba Juice | 2 | UPS | 16 | |
Jones New York | 6 | Vans | 4 | |
Journeys | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
Justice | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
KFC | 2 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Vons | 2 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Walgreens | 3 | |
Kroger | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Lane Bryant | 2 | YMCA | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 3 |
Skagit County on our top lists:
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"