Skagit County, WA Population

Overview

128,228

Total Population

41.5

Median age

50.29%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

63.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

24,325

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Skagit County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Skagit County is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Skagit County's population under 18 was 21.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Skagit County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Skagit County, 18.12% were under the age of 15, 17.51% aged 15 to 29, 43.53% aged 30 to 64, 18.85% aged 65 to 84, and 1.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 748 more females than males in Skagit County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.29% females and 49.71% males in Skagit County, WA.
The Skagit County, WA gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 4,425.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 4,834.

Skagit County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Skagit County population: 79.40% are White, 0.75% are Black or African American, 1.79% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.94% are Asian, 0.20% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.51% are some other race and 6.41% are multiracial.
Skagit County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 24,325 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 103,903 (81.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Skagit County is White with a population of 101,807 (79.40% of the total population).

Skagit County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 131,179 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Skagit County's population increased by 13,420 (12.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Skagit County's population increased by 12,945 (11.07%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Skagit County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 103,519.