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Snohomish County Demographics Information


 

WA State

Snohomish

Rank*

Population - 2004

5,894,121

606,024

3

    % of population change:  1990-2000

21.1

30.2

7

    % of change due to net migration:  1990-1999

11.2

16.0

15

    % of change due to net natural increase:  1990-1999

7.1

9.3

7

       

Total land area in square miles

66,582

2,090

13

Farmland:  % of total land area, 1997

35.6

4.5

32

       

Population density:  Persons per square mile, 1999

86.5

279.1

6

Population in incorporated areas, 1999 (%)

57.8

50.2

19

       

Personal income per capita, 1998

28,719

27,015

3

Average net earnings per worker, 1998

39,035

36,353

4

       

People of all ages living below Federal Poverty Level, 1997 (%)

10.2

7.2

----

People age 0-17 living below Federal Poverty Level, 1997 (%)

15.2

10.4

----

       

Real Property value per capita, 1999

73,391

76,461

6

Chapter 2 Property tax levy per capita, 1999

883

888

7

       

Registered businesses per 1,000 population, 1999

81.1

82.1

13

Taxable retail sales per capita, 1999

13,935

12,663

6

       

Resident civilian labor force as a % population, 1999

53.4

59.0

5

Unemployment:  % of labor force unemployed, 1999

4.7

4.0

32

       

Grade 12 enrollment (public schools), October 1998

65,827

5,934

3

    Graduation %, 1998-1999

84.2

86.1

24

Grades 9-12 enrollment (public schools), October 1998

302,481

29,823

3

    % of dropouts (excluding unknowns), 1998-1999

4.0

3.4

24

       

*Rank out of 39 total counties in the state.

     

Source:  Washington Health Foundation and Office of Financial Management

 

Total Snohomish County
Population by Sex and Age, 2000

Number

%

Male

303,209

50%

Female

302,815

50%

     Total

606,024

 
     

Under 5 years

43,461

7.2%

5-9 years

47,564

7.8%

10 to 14 years

47,768

7.9%

15 to 19 years

43,194

7.1%

20 to 24 years

35,676

5.9%

25 to 34 years

88,735

14.6%

35 to 44 years

111,012

18.3%

45 to 54 years

86,672

14.3%

55 to 59 years

27,392

4.5%

60 to 64 years

19,146

3.2%

65 to 74 years

28,750

4.7%

75 to 84 years

19,846

3.3%

85 years and over

6,808

1.1%


Source:  U.S. Census Bureau


Households By Type, 2000


Number


%

Total Households

224,852

100%

Family households

157,820

70.2%

With Children under 18 years

83,763

37.3%

Married-couple family

125,957

56.0%

With own children under 18 years

63,246

28.1%

Female householder, no husband present

22,085

9.8%

With own children under 18 years

14,662

6.5%

No Family households

67,032

29.8%

Householder living alone

50,820

22.6%

Householder 65 years and over

14,660

6.5%




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