Skokomish vs Union

A side-by-side comparison of Skokomish and Union: population, income, housing, and more.

Skokomish and Union are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Skokomish has the higher population (558 vs 281 in Union). Union has the higher median household income ($72,019 vs $56,250 in Skokomish). Union has the higher median home value ($667,600 vs $175,800 in Skokomish).

Population, income & housing

	Skokomish	Union
Population	558	281
Median age	36.5 yrs	65.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$72,019
Median home value	$175,800	$667,600
Median gross rent	$713	—
Housing units	184	135
Homeownership rate	66.5%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Skokomish	Union
Population	609 → 558 (-8.4%)	428 → 281 (-34.3%)
Median household income	$45,833 → $56,250 (+22.7%)	$73,456 → $72,019 (-2.0%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $175,800 (+54.5%)	$174,200 → $667,600 (+283.2%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $713 (+24.0%)	—

Skokomish

Population

609558

Median household income

$45,833$56,250

Median home value

$113,800$175,800

Median gross rent

$575$713

Union

Population

428281

Median household income

$73,456$72,019

Median home value

$174,200$667,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Skokomish	Union
Under 5	6.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	5.3%
18 to 24	11.3%	3.9%
25 to 34	14.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.0%	2.5%
45 to 54	14.9%	2.1%
55 to 64	9.7%	33.5%
65 to 74	8.6%	52.7%
75 and over	7.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Skokomish	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	18.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	22.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Skokomish	Union
No high school diploma	21.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.8%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Skokomish	Union
Drove alone	78.8%	30.5%
Carpooled	13.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	53.7%
Other means	0.0%	15.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Skokomish	Union
1-unit, detached	79.3%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Skokomish	Union
Poverty rate	19.2%	0.0%
Average household size	3.40	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1985	1986