Snohomish County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	35%

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Races in Snohomish County, Washington:

Median resident age:	34.7 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 303,209	(50.0%)
Females: 302,815	(50.0%)

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Snohomish County:	2.6 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$65,448
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$827
State:	$721

Snohomish County:	$364,100
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $447,686

Here:	$447,686
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $297,743

Here:	$297,743
State:	$335,498

In 2-unit structures: $378,475

Here:	$378,475
State:	$357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $305,552

Here:	$305,552
State:	$300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $244,281

Here:	$244,281
State:	$299,543

Mobile homes: $94,847

Here:	$94,847
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $58,972

Here:	$58,972
State:	$62,453

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

• Murders: 9
• Rapes: 148
• Robberies: 111
• Assaults: 326
• Burglaries: 2362
• Thefts: 4280
• Auto thefts: 2450

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

• Murders: 8
• Rapes: 158
• Robberies: 121
• Assaults: 358
• Burglaries: 2228
• Thefts: 3755
• Auto thefts: 1824

Health of residents in Snohomish County based on 1938 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
82.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
36.2% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
47.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
60.4% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
72.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 194 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.
33.4% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.

Snohomish County:	8.0%
Washington:	11.4%

Area name: Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Snohomish County is $698 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $840 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1187 a month.

Cities in this county include: Everett, Edmonds, Lynnwood, North Creek, Marysville, North Marysville, Mountlake Terrace, West Lake Stevens, Mukilteo, Alderwood Manor.

2005 air pollution in Snohomish County:

Carbon Monoxide: 4 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 10.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 37 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chelan County , Island County , King County , Skagit County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Snohomish County: Hidden Valley Camp (A), White Deer Camp (B), White Chuck Trailhead (C), White Chuck Campground (D), Owl Creek Campground (E), Homeland (F), Hops Hill Campground (G), Orient (H), Olney Park Recreation Area (I), North Fork Guard Station (J), Miners Creek Shelter (K), Mackinaw Shelter (L), Mineral City (M), Whitewater Launch (N), Wiley Creek Camp (O), Verlot Public Service Center (P), Youth-on-Age (Q), Beaver Creek Camp (R), Bedal Campground (S), Benchmark Mountain Lookout (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Snohomish County: Freeborn Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Woodlawn Cemetery (1), Suiattle Cemetery (2), Pleasant View Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: South Lake (A), Scrabble Lake (B), Mount Bullon Lakes (C), Bald Mountain Lake (D), Bandana Lake (E), Barclay Lake (F), Barge Lake, La (G), Coney Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Olney Creek (A), Howard Creek (B), Merry Brook (C), Sturgeon Creek (D), Stujack Creek (E), Milk Creek (F), Owl Creek (G), Hogarty Creek (H), Straight Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Snohomish County include: Backman County Park (1), Wallace Falls State Park (2), Mount Pilchuck State Forest (3), Blue Stilly Park (4), Grandview Recreation Center (5), Squire Creek Park (6), East Arlington Regional Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.5%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 29,961
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 59,014 (47% naturalized citizens)

Snohomish County:	9.7%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 146,865
• One, attached: 8,313
• Two: 6,479
• 3 or 4: 8,824
• 5 to 9: 11,454
• 10 to 19: 16,060
• 20 or more: 19,845
• Mobile homes: 17,172
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,193

Housing units in Snohomish County with a mortgage: 100,907 (13,209 second mortgage, 11,411 home equity loan, 405 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21,796

Here:	82.2% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Snohomish County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 6.7 times below overall U.S. average.

Snohomish County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Washington state average. It is 230% 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 53.7 miles away from Snohomish County center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 65.4 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 47.0 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 82.8 miles away from Snohomish 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 18.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/14/1990 at 05:33:26, a magnitude 5.2 (4.4 MB, 4.1 MS, 5.2 ML, Depth: 7.8 mi) earthquake occurred 60.1 miles away from Snohomish County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 225,424 (75%) Carpooled: 42,316 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 11,292 (4%) Streetcar or trolley car: 54 (0%) Subway or elevated: 40 (0%) Railroad: 28 (0%) Ferryboat: 79 (0%) Taxi: 131 (0%) Motorcycle: 342 (0%) Bicycle: 787 (0%) Walked: 5,688 (2%) Other means: 1,686 (1%) Worked at home: 11,994 (4%)

8.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,121 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.52%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($719 average AGI)

Snohomish County:	0.20%
Washington average:	0.26%

5.38% relocated from other counties in Washington ($29,489 average AGI)
2.94% relocated from other states ($15,912 average AGI)

Snohomish County:	2.94%
Washington average:	3.90%

from King County, WA	3.81% ($49,721 average AGI)
from Island County, WA	0.23% ($46,336)
from Pierce County, WA	0.21% ($43,811)
from Skagit County, WA	0.20% ($42,823)
from Whatcom County, WA	0.16% ($36,269)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.13% ($45,115)
from Spokane County, WA	0.12% ($35,081)

7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,832 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.21%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.18% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,110 average AGI)

Snohomish County:	0.18%
Washington average:	0.16%

4.49% relocated to other counties in Washington ($28,032 average AGI)
2.54% relocated to other states ($15,690 average AGI)

Snohomish County:	2.54%
Washington average:	3.17%

to King County, WA	2.82% ($45,723 average AGI)
to Island County, WA	0.23% ($52,520)
to Pierce County, WA	0.23% ($40,420)
to Skagit County, WA	0.22% ($42,390)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.15% ($43,434)
to Whatcom County, WA	0.15% ($38,803)
to Kitsap County, WA	0.10% ($41,459)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 65,660 (56,568 aged, 9,092 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 511,722 (124,547 male householders, 34,447 female householders)

  128,314 spouses, 187,962 children (170,902 natural, 5,258 adopted, 11,802 stepchildren), 6,382 grandchildren, 4,539 brothers or sisters, 3,799 parents, 7,575 other relatives, 14,157 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 85,179 (32,925 male householders (23,432 living alone)), 33,047 female householders (27,277 living alone)), 19,207 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9,123 (3,442 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 61,449 2-persons, 36,970 3-persons, 36,515 4-persons, 15,461 5-persons, 5,650 6-persons, 2,949 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 50,709 1-person, 12,806 2-persons, 1,702 3-persons, 512 4-persons, 182 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

87.8% of residents of Snohomish County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,555,166,000 ($3966 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $467,326,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,150,896,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $424,974,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,837,000
Federal grants: $443,471,000
Federal procurement contracts: $188,066,000 ($144,059,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $336,922,000 ($228,253,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $34,977,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $906,189,000
Federal Government insurance: $336,865,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	33 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+18 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+24 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 71.07 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.0
State:	3.9

48% of Snohomish County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Washington.

Snohomish County:	48.3%
State average:	50.2%

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

• This state: 318605
• Northeast: 22344
• Midwest: 62419
• South: 30563
• West: 106073

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $189,500

Here:	8.3%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	6.1%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	13.2%
Washington:	15.7%

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