Official Federal Data
Snohomish County, Washington
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Population 844,430
9 Sources
Updated September 10, 2026
$111,246 up from the baseline named below
Median Income (nominal) vs 2019
$80,734 national
4.7% up from the baseline named below
Unemployment vs 2024
4.3% national
$62B up from the baseline named below
GDP (nominal) real change vs 2023
38.2% up from the baseline named below
Bachelor's+ vs 2019
35.7% national
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household (nominal)
$111,246 up from 2019 vs 2019
Per Capita
$54,628 up from 2019 vs 2019
Mean Household
$142,821 up from 2019 vs 2019
Poverty Rate
8% up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Income Comparison
Snohomish County$111,246
Washington$98,141
National$80,734
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B01001, B02001, B03003
CohortsShare of total population
Under 18 · 22.1%
18-34 · 22.1%
35-54 · 28.4%
55-64 · 12.6%
65+ · 14.8%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
93.1%
High School+
National: 89.6%
up from national +3.5 pts vs national
38.2%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
up from national +2.5 pts vs national
13.4%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
down from national 0.7 pts vs national
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
844,430
Population
454,217
Labor Force
Employed
433,891
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
4.7% up from 2024 +0.4 pts vs 2024
Mean Commute 4 min above national avg
30.8 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
20%
Labor Force and Employed are ACS 5-Year survey estimates; the Unemployment Rate above comes from BLS LAUS, a separate monthly survey with its own methodology. The two won't reconcile by subtracting one from the other.
Key Takeaways
- Income premium: Households earn well above the national median, supporting strong retail and housing markets.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
$62B up from 2023 +1.8% vs 2023
Gross Domestic Product · 2024
+1.8% real (inflation-adjusted)
·
+4.7% nominal
· 2023 to 2024
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis · level and nominal change from CAGDP2 (current dollars); real change from CAGDP9 (chained 2017 dollars), both all-industry total. The two series agree in 2017, the chain reference year, and diverge by the amount of price change since.
Key Takeaways
- Largest private-sector industry: Manufacturing employs 55,801 workers (24.1% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $125,920. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 41,949 and is counted separately.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $62B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services averages $148,949 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $32,406, a 4.6x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
5 sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5
Largest grouping among them is Manufacturing Cluster at 68.9% of the employment across all of them, which signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
61,171
Employment in the sub-sectors listed
11.28x
Peak sub-sector LQ
Sub-Sector Detail
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
11.28x 37,867
Fishing, Hunting and Trapping
4.78x 69
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
2.21x 4,269
Specialty Trade Contractors
1.73x 17,406
Waste Management and Remediation Services
1.56x 1,560
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, screened against local siting constraints. Source: BLS QCEW
0.13x
Utilities
146 employed
0.20x
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
134 employed
0.21x
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
152 employed
0.25x
Air Transportation
273 employed
0.28x
Textile Product Mills
50 employed
0.28x
Management of Companies and Enterprises
1,411 employed
0.31x
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
414 employed
Screened on industrial power cost, rail-truck intermodal access, land base.
Industrial electricity in Washington costs 6.88¢/kWh against 8.62¢/kWh nationally (2025).
Washington has 16 rail-truck intermodal terminals, the nearest 42 miles from the county.
Land area 2087 sq mi, larger than 92% of US counties.
Sources: EIA, BTS NTAD, Census Gazetteer.
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing concentrates at 11.28x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
- Cluster depth: 5 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, but 68.9% of the employment across them depends on one source of demand: goods manufacturing. Read the count as depth within that single demand base rather than as spread across separate ones.
- Attraction whitespace: 7 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5 with at least 50 employed, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064, B25004
$696,000 up from the baseline named below
Median Home Value vs 2019
$1,949 up from the baseline named below
Rent/Mo vs 2019
68.2% up from the baseline named below
Owner-Occ vs 2019
4.6% down from the baseline named below
Vacancy vs 2019
1.6% available
for rent or sale
for rent or sale
6.3x
Home Value to Income Ratio - Stretched
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents
HUD publishes these by FMR area, which may cover more than one county · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026 · Affordability threshold and renter cost burden from Census ACS B25119, B25070
Studio
$2,074/mo
1 Bedroom
$2,146/mo
2 Bedroom
$2,501/mo
3 Bedroom
$3,272/mo
4 Bedroom
$3,847/mo
30% of monthly median renter household income (~$1,790/mo, from a renter median of $71,600) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Measured: 51.6% of renter households already pay 30% or more of income on rent, and 23.6% pay 50% or more.
Key Takeaways
- Stretched market: Home value to income ratio of 6.3x is well above the ~4.1x national average; attainable workforce housing may be a recruitment friction.
- Rent affordability gap: None of the 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes sit below what a household on the median renter income of $71,600 can pay without cost burden (~$1,790/mo), and 51.6% of renter households are already cost-burdened, 23.6% severely so; workforce housing cost burden warrants attention.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23001, B23025, B08303, B08301
532,811 up from the baseline named below
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 4 min above national avg
30.8 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
20%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
81.7%
of prime-age population
Prime-age rate numerator is civilian employed (B23001); the denominator is total population aged 25-54 (B01001), which also includes armed forces.
of population age 16 and over (679,525)
down from 2019 vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
38.2% up from 2019 vs 2019
HS Diploma+
93.1% up from 2019 vs 2019
Institutions in Snohomish County
3 institutions in Snohomish County reporting credentials to College Scorecard
Credentials awarded in Snohomish County
3,519/yr
1,579/yr
1,204/yr
736/yr
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
20%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Same cohort is 12.6% of total population, the basis used in the Demographics cohort chart.
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
45.8%
Service
14.8%
Sales & Office
18.5%
Construction / Maint.
9.6%
Production / Transport
11.3%
Bars are drawn on a 0% to 60% axis, so bar length is proportional to actual share. Labels give each group's share of 433,891 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Healthy participation: 67.3% labor force participation reflects a steady, available local workforce.
- Talent pipeline: 3 institutions in Snohomish County award 3,519 credentials a year. Employers drawing from a wider labor shed should read this alongside institutions outside the county, which this page does not aggregate.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
Sample output. Pulse AI analysis draws on 9 federal data sources.
Sample AI Insight
Snohomish County shows strong potential for transportation equipment manufacturing attraction, with a 11.28x concentration and 37,867 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.
Most of the employment across the concentrated sub-sectors traces back to a single source of demand. Goods manufacturing accounts for 68.9% of it, with transportation equipment manufacturing the largest single sub-sector at 61.9%. Recruitment that widens the demand base changes that exposure; recruitment inside the same base deepens it.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
College ScorecardAY 2022-23
American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Snohomish County, Washington, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Snohomish County, Washington?
844,430 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Snohomish County, Washington?
$111,246 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Snohomish County, Washington?
4.7% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Snohomish County, Washington?
$62B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP2).
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