COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Snohomish County

Washington · 465,642 residents · 2,087 sq mi

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Snohomish County is home to 465,642 people in Washington. The population has fallen 23% since 2000. The typical home is worth $126,600. The poverty rate is 6.6%, under the national 13.2%. Households here earn about 18% more than in Washington as a whole. The median household earns $36,847, about 22% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

465,642

−23%vs 2000

vs 606,024 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,087 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024844K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(39,196)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(39,565)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(32,601)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(28,941)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(28,938)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.3%(89,847)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.4%(81,168)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(48,262)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(32,844)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(26,501)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(13,762)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(4,017)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,847

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,060 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,769

−33%vs 2000

vs $23,417 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$126,600

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $188,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$536

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $766 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.8% in 2000

33.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.4%(505,198)

Black1.6%(9,803)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(28,590)

Asian5.7%(34,748)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(434,921)

Black1%(4,465)

Hispanic / Latino2%(9,464)

Asian3.5%(16,398)

Other2.1%(9,858)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.4%(71,346)

South American1.1%(9,445)

Central American0.9%(7,664)

Salvadoran0.5%(3,802)

Puerto Rican0.4%(3,448)

Spaniard0.4%(3,149)

Colombian0.4%(3,121)

Peruvian0.3%(2,197)

Venezuelan0.2%(1,921)

Guatemalan0.2%(1,889)

Cuban0.2%(1,470)

Honduran0.1%(1,023)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.1%(1,009)

Ecuadorian0.1%(971)

Chilean0.1%(638)

Nicaraguan0%(397)

Costa Rican0%(311)

Argentine0%(299)

Panamanian0%(206)

Uruguayan0%(119)

Bolivian0%(103)

Paraguayan0%(24)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.4%(28,761)

Filipino2.1%(17,360)

Chinese1.9%(15,727)

Vietnamese1.8%(14,839)

Korean1.6%(13,514)

Cambodian0.5%(3,979)

Japanese0.4%(3,463)

Pakistani0.3%(2,580)

Thai0.2%(1,612)

Taiwanese0.2%(1,549)

Indonesian0.2%(1,523)

Nepalese0.1%(810)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Hmong0.1%(783)

Laotian0.1%(687)

Mongolian0.1%(613)

Kazakh0.1%(579)

Sri Lankan0.1%(444)

Bangladeshi0%(270)

Malaysian0%(258)

Burmese0%(230)

Bhutanese0%(21)

Mien0%(19)

Okinawan0%(5)

Uzbek0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(3,541)

Chamorro0.2%(2,059)

Samoan0.1%(1,234)

Marshallese0.1%(1,167)

Fijian0.1%(904)

Tongan0%(332)

Chuukese0%(52)

Guamanian0%(26)

Ancestry

German13.5%(114,160)

English11.7%(99,069)

Irish9.2%(77,585)

Norwegian5.2%(43,576)

American3%(25,712)

Italian3%(25,479)

Scottish2.7%(22,723)

Swedish2.7%(22,558)

French2.3%(19,602)

Subsaharan African1.8%(15,287)

Dutch1.4%(11,988)

Polish1.3%(11,398)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.2%(10,343)

Russian1%(8,749)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(7,829)

Danish0.9%(7,538)

Arab0.8%(7,079)

Welsh0.7%(6,121)

Ethiopian0.7%(5,708)

Finnish0.6%(5,059)

British0.5%(4,571)

Greek0.4%(3,101)

French Canadian0.3%(2,927)

Swiss0.3%(2,518)

Canadian0.3%(2,367)

Iranian0.3%(2,361)

Portuguese0.3%(2,343)

Czech0.3%(2,225)

Hungarian0.3%(2,209)

Romanian0.2%(2,106)

Brazilian0.2%(1,826)

Austrian0.2%(1,736)

West Indian0.2%(1,639)

Nigerian0.2%(1,513)

Egyptian0.2%(1,468)

Croatian0.2%(1,431)

Lithuanian0.2%(1,295)

Bulgarian0.1%(1,193)

Armenian0.1%(1,175)

Kenyan0.1%(976)

Belgian0.1%(910)

Lebanese0.1%(875)

Jamaican0.1%(849)

Syrian0.1%(833)

Slovak0.1%(819)

Jordanian0.1%(778)

Iraqi0.1%(777)

Moroccan0.1%(658)

Palestinian0.1%(600)

Australian0%(365)

Latvian0%(342)

Turkish0%(341)

Ghanaian0%(278)

Haitian0%(254)

Serbian0%(178)

Slovene0%(172)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(170)

Israeli0%(151)

Somali0%(63)

Barbadian0%(45)

Guyanese0%(25)

Macedonian0%(18)

Cape Verdean0%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.3%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.7%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.8 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 21.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.7%(116,755)

Married54.9%(189,950)

Widowed2%(6,797)

Divorced9.4%(32,693)

Women 15+

Never married26.7%(91,740)

Married53.7%(184,073)

Widowed6.6%(22,714)

Divorced13%(44,558)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 76.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28.4%(12,782)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(11,663)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.3%(13,637)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(1,152)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(390)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 44,982 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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