Skagit County, Washington

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 130,407
Median household income: $85,474
Median home value: $486,200

Skagit County is a county in Washington with a population of 130,407. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. At $85,474, its median household income sits below Washington's $94,952.

Between 2019 and 2023, Skagit County's population grew 3.8% from 125,612 to 130,407, while its median household income rose 27.5% from $67,028 to $85,474.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 71.7% of the population. 75.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 130,407
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $85,474
Median home value: $486,200
Median gross rent: $1,439
Housing units: 56,472
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

125,612130,407

Median household income

$67,028$85,474

Median home value

$306,000$486,200

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,439

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	125,612	$67,028	$306,000	$1,102
2020	127,442	$71,021	$341,600	$1,145
2021	128,228	$75,308	$371,600	$1,217
2022	129,480	$82,029	$444,300	$1,350
2023	130,407	$85,474	$486,200	$1,439

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,068	5.4%
5 to 17	20,496	15.7%
18 to 24	9,347	7.2%
25 to 34	16,270	12.5%
35 to 44	16,398	12.6%
45 to 54	14,546	11.2%
55 to 64	17,472	13.4%
65 to 74	17,301	13.3%
75 and over	11,509	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	93,511	71.7%
Black or African American	971	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,386	1.1%
Asian	2,619	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	251	0.2%
Some other race	814	0.6%
Two or more races	6,209	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24,646	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,570	9.2%
High school graduate	23,861	25.5%
Some college or associate's	33,825	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	16,796	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10,444	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	43,165	75.4%
Carpooled	5,706	10.0%
Public transit	369	0.6%
Walked	1,184	2.1%
Bicycle	174	0.3%
Worked from home	6,173	10.8%
Other means	465	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,489	34.2%
15 to 29 min	15,462	30.3%
30 to 44 min	9,314	18.2%
45 to 59 min	3,697	7.2%
60+ min	5,101	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 11.6% (14,887 of 128,609)

	Count	Share
Family households	35,005	67.9%
Nonfamily households	16,513	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	51,518	91.2%
Vacant	4,954	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	36,394	70.6%
Renter-occupied	15,124	29.4%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	41,622	73.7%
1-unit, attached	1,720	3.0%
2 to 4 units	3,357	5.9%
5 to 19 units	2,561	4.5%
20 or more units	3,017	5.3%
Mobile home & other	4,195	7.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 53057
State: Washington
Land area: 1,730 sq mi
Water area: 187 sq mi
Center point: 48.4933, -121.8158