Skagit County Information
Skagit in
Washington occupies
1,920 square miles and has a 2006 population of
115,700, a change from a 2000 population of
102,982 and
79,545 in 1990.
14.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13% percent is 25-35, and
13.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
281 acts of violent crime reported in
Skagit in 2004, a change from
141 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,950 people:
5.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.8%.
Read more about
Skagit, Washington in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Skagit | |
| State | Washington | |
| Land Area | 1,920 sq. miles | Ranked 330 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 115,700 | Ranked 494 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 113,181 | |
| Population 2000 | 102,982 | Ranked 516 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 79,545 | Ranked 573 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 93.7% | |
| African American | .7% | |
| Asian American | 1.7% | |
| Native American | 2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .2% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.3% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 281 | 141 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 2 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 67 | |
| Robberies | 62 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 150 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 7,477 | 5,930 |
| Burglaries | 1,288 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 5,724 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 465 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 56,528 | 51,918 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,950 | 3,009 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.2% | 5.8% |
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