People QuickFacts Island County Washington Population, 2012 estimate 79,177 6,897,012 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 78,506 6,724,543 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.9% 2.6% Population, 2010 78,506 6,724,540 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.7% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 20.1% 23.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 19.4% 12.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.5% 50.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 87.1% 82.0% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.5% 3.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.9% 1.8% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 4.6% 7.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 0.7% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 4.3% 4.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 5.9% 11.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 82.4% 72.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 82.7% 82.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 7.0% 12.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 7.9% 17.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 94.9% 89.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 30.4% 31.4% Veterans, 2007-2011 12,693 601,507 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 26.9 25.5  Housing units, 2011 40,731 2,907,490 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 71.9% 64.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 10.9% 25.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $312,000 $283,200 Households, 2007-2011 33,196 2,602,568 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.32 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $30,352 $30,481 Median household income, 2007-2011 $59,328 $58,890 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 8.3% 12.5%     Business QuickFacts Island County Washington Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 1,764 175,914 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 11,746 2,326,731 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 5.3 2.6 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 5,596 405,256  Total number of firms, 2007 7,900 551,340 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 1.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.7% 6.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.0% 28.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 112,053,283 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 76,790,966 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 519,916 92,968,519 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $6,430 $14,380 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 77,613 12,389,422 Building permits, 2011 164 20,864     Geography QuickFacts Island County Washington Land area in square miles, 2010 208.45 66,455.52 Persons per square mile, 2010 376.6 101.2 FIPS Code 029 53 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Oak Harbor, WA Micro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts