Skagit County PUMA, WA

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

131,328

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.1

0.477% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.6%

0.337% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$89,263

4.43% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$545,100

Population & Diversity

Skagit County PUMA, WA is home to a population of 131k people, from which 95.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.99% of Skagit County PUMA, WA residents were born outside of the country (11.8k people).

In 2024, there were 7.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (93.1k people) in Skagit County PUMA, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.9k Other (Hispanic) and 5.47k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Skagit County PUMA, WA are Spanish (16,025 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (508 households), and Russian (487 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

66,100

Women

50.2%

65,681

Men

49.8%

The resident population of Skagit County PUMA, WA in 2024 was 131,781 inhabitants, with 49.8% men, and 50.2% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Skagit County PUMA, WA.

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Citizenship

95.3%

2024 Citizenship

94.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.3% of Skagit County PUMA, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Skagit County PUMA, WA was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Skagit County PUMA, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
93.1k ± 427
Other (Hispanic)
12.9k ± 1.32k
White (Hispanic)
5.47k ± 989

19.3%

Hispanic Population

25.4k people

19.3% of the people in Skagit County PUMA, WA are hispanic (25.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Skagit County PUMA, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
5,343 ± 1,758 people
Canada
844 ± 711 people
Philippines
824 ± 703 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Skagit County PUMA, WA was Mexico, the natal country of 5,343 Skagit County PUMA, WA residents, followed by Canada with 844 and Philippines with 824.

Foreign-Born Population

8.99%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

11.8k people

9.34%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

12.2k people

As of 2024, 8.99% of Skagit County PUMA, WA residents (11.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Skagit County PUMA, WA was 9.34%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Skagit County PUMA, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
16,025 households (12.9%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
508 households (0.409%)
Russian
487 households (0.392%)

16% of the households in Skagit County PUMA, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Skagit County PUMA, WA was Spanish. 12.9% of the households in Skagit County PUMA, WA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,510 ± 276
Gulf War (2001-)
2,180 ± 284
Gulf War (1990s)
1,302 ± 181

Skagit County PUMA, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Skagit County PUMA, WA.

Economy

The economy of Skagit County PUMA, WA employs 56.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Skagit County PUMA, WA were Construction (5,520 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,814 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,061 people), and the highest paying industries were Air transportation ($164,062), Computer Systems Design ($157,153), and Petroleum refining ($152,859).

Males in Skagit County PUMA, WA have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,898. The income inequality in Skagit County PUMA, WA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.435, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

25,755

Women

45.2%

31,173

Men

54.8%

The workforce of Skagit County PUMA, WA in 2024 was 56,928 people, with 45.2% woman, and 54.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Skagit County PUMA, WA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

56.9k

2024 Value

−0.256%

1 Year decline

± −0.256%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Skagit County PUMA, WA declined at a rate of −0.256%, from 57.1k employees to 56.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Skagit County PUMA, WA, are Other managers (1,579 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,505 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,242 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Skagit County PUMA, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

56.9k

2024 Value

−0.256%

1 Year decline

± −0.256%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Skagit County PUMA, WA declined at a rate of −0.256%, from 57.1k employees to 56.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Skagit County PUMA, WA, are Construction (5,520 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,814 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,061 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Skagit County PUMA, WA, though some of these residents may live in Skagit County PUMA, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,895

Median earning men ± $2,968

$42,276

Median earning women ± $1,538

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($88,587), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,727), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,444).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($67,391), Manufacturing ($60,090), and Construction ($52,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

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.

Education

The student population of Skagit County PUMA, WA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,693 male students and 2,335 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Skagit County PUMA, WA are White (457 and 51.6%), Hispanic or Latino (242 and 27.3%), Unknown (63 and 7.11%), and Two or More Races (52 and 5.87%).

The largest universities in Skagit County PUMA, WA by number of degrees awarded are Skagit Valley College (892 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Skagit County PUMA, WA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (308 and 34.5%), Early Childhood Education & Teaching (105 and 11.8%), and Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) (92 and 10.3%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $4,772 for in-state students and $6,782 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 4,028 students enrolled in Skagit County PUMA, WA, 42% men and 58% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,858 records, of which 56.8% were women and 43.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
308 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
62 degrees awarded
General Business
24 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Skagit County PUMA, WA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 308 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Skagit County PUMA, WA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Skagit Valley College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

892 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Skagit Valley College with 892 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 331 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Skagit County PUMA, WA, which is 0.59 times less than the 561 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 457 degrees mean that there were 1.89 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 242 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($4,772) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($628) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($960) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 1.12% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.19% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Skagit County PUMA, WA in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (27.3k), Some college (25.6k), and Bachelors Degree (19.2k).

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

The median property value in Skagit County PUMA, WA was $545,100 in 2024, which is 1.64 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $486,200 to $545,100, a 12.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Skagit County PUMA, WA is 70.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Skagit County PUMA, WA have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Skagit County PUMA, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$545,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,795

$36,664

Median Property Taxes

±$1,107

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Skagit County PUMA, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Skagit County PUMA, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.1%

Homeownership

2024

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.1% of the housing units in Skagit County PUMA, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.6%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$89,263

Median Household Income

± $2,583

52.3k

Number of Households

± 1,537

In 2024, the median household income of the 52.3k households in Skagit County PUMA, WA grew to $89,263 from the previous year's value of $85,474.

The following chart displays the households in Skagit County PUMA, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Skagit County PUMA, WA

0.435

2023 Wage GINI in Skagit County PUMA, WA

In 2024, the income inequality in Skagit County PUMA, WA was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.13% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Skagit County PUMA, WA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Skagit County PUMA, WA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Skagit County PUMA, WA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.6%)
Worked At Home (12.2%)
Carpooled (9.46%)

In 2024, 74.6% of workers in Skagit County PUMA, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.46%).

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

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Skagit County PUMA, WA have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.8% of the workforce in Skagit County PUMA, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Skagit County PUMA, WA (15.1k out of 130k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Skagit County PUMA, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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

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

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

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