Demographics of Skagit County, Washington

Skagit County, Washington had 132,975 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,090 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Skagit County, in four figures

132,975
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +3,090 people.; 42.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,263 ±$2,583
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Skagit County, Washington's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Skagit County, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Skagit County, Washington's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Skagit County, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	129,885	100.0	100.0
2021	131,013	100.9	100.2
2022	131,116	100.9	100.7
2023	131,453	101.2	101.6
2024	132,250	101.8	102.5
2025	132,975	102.4	103.1

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Population of Skagit County, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	129,885	+368	+2	+7	+374
2021	131,013	+1,128	−35	+124	+1,018
2022	131,116	+103	−157	+160	+177
2023	131,453	+337	−74	+427	+10
2024	132,250	+797	−80	+525	+360
2025	132,975	+725	−70	+316	+482

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±0.4: for men 41.3 ±0.3 and for women 43.4 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Skagit County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	6,979 ±34	5.3% ±<0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	20,453 ±662	15.6% ±0.5	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,265 ±499	7.1% ±0.4	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	33,075 ±708	25.2% ±0.5	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	31,865 ±706	24.3% ±0.5	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	29,691 ±791	22.6% ±0.6	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,263 ±$2,583, and income per person $45,140 ±$907, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Skagit County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	6,429 ±543	12.3% ±1.0	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,767 ±589	14.8% ±1.1	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,196 ±638	15.7% ±1.2	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,791 ±542	13.0% ±1.0	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	10,671 ±755	20.4% ±1.4	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,105 ±558	11.7% ±1.1	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,370 ±372	12.2% ±0.7	18.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Skagit County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	15,068 ±1,337	11.6% ±1.0	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,363 ±646	16.3% ±2.3	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,502 ±749	11.6% ±1.1	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,203 ±306	8.3% ±0.8	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Skagit County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Skagit County	Washington	United States
Housing units	57,050 ±80	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.7% ±0.7	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.3% ±0.7	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.1% ±1.1	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.9% ±1.1	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$545,100 ±$11,795	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,536 ±$53	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1985 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Skagit County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	25,367 ±0	19.3% ±<0.1	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	93,088 ±427	70.9% ±0.3	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	922 ±139	0.7% ±0.1	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,708 ±229	2.1% ±0.2	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,259 ±176	1.0% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	265 ±103	0.2% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	901 ±300	0.7% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,818 ±499	5.2% ±0.4	6.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Skagit County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	72,868 ±1,179	55.5% ±0.9	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	44,925 ±1,092	34.2% ±0.8	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,724 ±226	1.3% ±0.2	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11,811 ±781	9.0% ±0.6	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,584 ±614	4.3% ±0.5	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,227 ±707	4.7% ±0.5	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Skagit County among the counties of Washington

11th of 39 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Counties of Washington near Skagit County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Thurston County	304,261	+2.8%
Kitsap County	283,374	+2.7%
Yakima County	259,185	+1.0%
Whatcom County	236,392	+3.9%
Benton County	221,722	+6.9%
Skagit County	132,975	+2.4%
Cowlitz County	114,885	+3.5%
Grant County	105,727	+6.3%
Franklin County	102,612	+5.6%
Lewis County	88,062	+6.7%
Island County	85,657	−1.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026