San Juan County, WA

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2023 Population

18,266

1.47% 1-year growth

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2023 Poverty Rate

10.5%

4.62% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

8,389

1.93% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in San Juan County, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.6% of the residents in San Juan County, WA are U.S. citizens.

Most people in San Juan County, WA N/A, and the average commute time was 16.2 minutes. The average car ownership in San Juan County, WA was 2 cars per household.

San Juan County, WA borders Clallam County, WA, Island County, WA, Jefferson County, WA, Skagit County, WA, and Whatcom County, WA.

Photo by Jonathan Miske

United States Washington

Population & Diversity

San Juan County, WA is home to a population of 18.3k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of San Juan County, WA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in San Juan County, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%

2023 Citizenship

96.3%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in San Juan County, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of San Juan County, WA employs 8.39k people. The largest industries in San Juan County, WA are Construction (1,157 people), Retail Trade (866 people), and Educational Services (757 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($200,500), Finance & Insurance ($97,917), and Information ($77,750).

Employment

Occupations

8.39k

2023 Value

± 329

1.93%

1 Year growth

± 5.34%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Juan County, WA, are Management Occupations (1,281 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (751 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (716 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Juan County, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.39k

2023 Value

± 329

1.93%

1 Year growth

± 5.34%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Juan County, WA, are Construction (1,157 people), Retail Trade (866 people), and Educational Services (757 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Juan County, WA, though some of these residents may live in San Juan County, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.62%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

176
Construction
105
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
62
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$50.2k
Construction
$42.1k
Accommodation and Food Services
$33.4k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in San Juan County, WA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 73.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (23.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.59%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (73.7%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (23.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.59%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in San Juan County, WA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

Maria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Washington

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Washington have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.975% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.954% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.41M), Some college (1.4M), and Bachelors Degree (1.33M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in San Juan County, WA have an average commute time of 16.2 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in San Juan County, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 18.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in San Juan County, WA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.64%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in San Juan County, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in San Juan County, WA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in San Juan County, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for San Juan County, WA is from Washington.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2021 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2022, the income inequality in Washington was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in San Juan County, WA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Juan County, WA have a shorter commute time (16.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.54% of the workforce in San Juan County, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Juan County, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in San Juan County, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Juan County, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 18.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in San Juan County, WA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.64%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Juan County, WA (1.89k out of 18k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Juan County, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of San Juan County, WA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Juan County, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.