Snohomish County, Washington

66 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 834,648
Median household income: $107,982
Median home value: $644,600

Snohomish County is a county in Washington with a population of 834,648. 66 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $107,982 runs above the Washington figure of $94,952.

From 2019 to 2023, Snohomish County's population grew 4.5% from 798,808 to 834,648, while its median household income rose 24.6% from $86,691 to $107,982.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 63.6% of the population. 66.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 834,648
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $107,982
Median home value: $644,600
Median gross rent: $1,866
Housing units: 327,893
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

798,808834,648

Median household income

$86,691$107,982

Median home value

$403,000$644,600

Median gross rent

$1,438$1,866

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	798,808	$86,691	$403,000	$1,438
2020	811,572	$89,273	$440,100	$1,515
2021	820,024	$95,618	$483,000	$1,641
2022	828,337	$104,083	$592,800	$1,794
2023	834,648	$107,982	$644,600	$1,866

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50,628	6.1%
5 to 17	136,007	16.3%
18 to 24	61,058	7.3%
25 to 34	123,245	14.8%
35 to 44	128,069	15.3%
45 to 54	107,466	12.9%
55 to 64	108,017	12.9%
65 to 74	75,971	9.1%
75 and over	44,187	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	531,121	63.6%
Black or African American	29,470	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5,963	0.7%
Asian	106,435	12.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4,245	0.5%
Some other race	4,793	0.6%
Two or more races	53,805	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	98,816	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40,641	6.9%
High school graduate	133,414	22.7%
Some college or associate's	196,650	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	142,015	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	74,235	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone66.6%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit3.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home18.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	280,133	66.6%
Carpooled	38,558	9.2%
Public transit	12,894	3.1%
Walked	7,024	1.7%
Bicycle	1,180	0.3%
Worked from home	75,943	18.1%
Other means	4,757	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	63,247	18.4%
15 to 29 min	111,031	32.2%
30 to 44 min	85,929	24.9%
45 to 59 min	38,504	11.2%
60+ min	45,835	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 7.9% (65,003 of 824,873)

	Count	Share
Family households	213,457	68.5%
Nonfamily households	98,368	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	311,825	95.1%
Vacant	16,068	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	213,259	68.4%
Renter-occupied	98,566	31.6%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	210,221	64.1%
1-unit, attached	16,001	4.9%
2 to 4 units	18,772	5.7%
5 to 19 units	33,156	10.1%
20 or more units	33,625	10.3%
Mobile home & other	16,118	4.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 53061
State: Washington
Land area: 2,087 sq mi
Water area: 109 sq mi
Center point: 48.0549, -121.7650