Skagit County, Washington QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Skagit County Washington
?  Population, 2000 102,9795,894,121
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 29.5%21.1%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.5%6.7%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.3%25.7%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.6%11.2%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 86.5%81.8%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%3.2%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.9%1.6%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.5%5.5%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.4%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 7.2%3.9%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.4%3.6%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.5%50.2%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 11.2%7.5%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 83.0%78.9%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 42,6072,620,607
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 8,559716,969
?  Housing units, 2000 42,6812,451,075
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 69.7%64.6%
?  Households, 2000 38,8522,271,398
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.602.53
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 35.6%35.2%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $38,148$41,715
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 11.1%10.2%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 17.7%15.2%

Business QuickFacts Skagit County Washington
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 3,202161,473
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 32,2022,134,598
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 42.4%21.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 6,310315,367
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 2,917,70378,852,486
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,070,72352,472,866
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $11,024$9,363
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 18425,935
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 2,278136,337
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 65242,752
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 401,87831,993,053
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 4,047185,152

Geography QuickFacts Skagit County Washington
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,73566,544
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 59.488.6
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown