| | People QuickFacts | Island County | Washington |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 79,177 | 6,897,012 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 78,506 | 6,724,543 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.9% | 2.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 78,506 | 6,724,540 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.7% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.1% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 19.4% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.5% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 87.1% | 82.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.5% | 3.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.9% | 1.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 4.6% | 7.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 5.9% | 11.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 82.4% | 72.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 82.7% | 82.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.0% | 12.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 7.9% | 17.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 94.9% | 89.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 30.4% | 31.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 12,693 | 601,507 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 26.9 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 40,731 | 2,907,490 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 71.9% | 64.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.9% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $312,000 | $283,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 33,196 | 2,602,568 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.32 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $30,352 | $30,481 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $59,328 | $58,890 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.3% | 12.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Island County | Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,764 | 175,9141 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 11,746 | 2,326,7311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 5.3 | 2.61 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 5,596 | 405,256 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 7,900 | 551,340 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 32.0% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 112,053,283 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 76,790,966 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 519,916 | 92,968,519 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $6,430 | $14,380 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 77,613 | 12,389,422 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 164 | 20,864 |