Swinomish Reservation, Washington
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| Males: 1,451 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 1,542 |  (51.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 50.1 years |
| Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
| Swinomish Reservation: | $89,108 |
| WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $47,258 (it was $25,318 in 2000)
Swinomish Reservation CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $628,555 (it was $184,500 in 2000)
| Swinomish Reservation: | $628,555 |
| WA: | $569,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $540,827; detached houses: $570,740; townhouses or other attached units: $476,894; in 2-unit structures: $558,718; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $379,244; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $410,130; mobile homes: $267,690; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $29,278
Swinomish Reservation, WA residents, houses, and apartments details
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- 1,93372.6%White alone
- 59822.4%American Indian alone
- 732.7%Hispanic
- 501.9%Two or more races
- 80.3%Asian alone
- 20.08%Black alone
Races in Swinomish Reservation detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 12.1 square miles.
Population density: 247 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Swinomish Reservation CCD: | 0.9% ($1,660) |
| Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bellingham, WA 
(23.7 miles , pop. 67,171).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (54.7 miles , pop. 563,374).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1013.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Bay View, WA (2.3 miles ),
), Bayview, WA (2.4 miles ),
), Whidbey Island Station, WA (2.8 miles ),
), Conway, WA (3.0 miles),
Ault Field, WA (3.0 miles )
)Latitude: 48.41 N, Longitude: 122.51 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 360
| Here: | 5.6% |
| Washington: | 4.6% |
- Educational services (9.6%)
- Health care (9.1%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (8.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.9%)
- Construction (7.5%)
- Public administration (7.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.7%)
- Construction (13.4%)
- Public administration (10.5%)
- Educational services (6.9%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (6.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.8%)
- Health care (14.1%)
- Educational services (12.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.6%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (9.7%)
- Social assistance (4.9%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (4.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.2%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (6.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (6.3%)
- Top executives (4.4%)
- Carpenters (4.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.4%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (9.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (6.4%)
- Registered nurses (5.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.8%)
Average climate in Swinomish Reservation, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 73.5. This is about average.
| City: | 73.5 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.347. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.347 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 24.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 3.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 24.1 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 5.84. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 5.84 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Swinomish Reservation-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1080% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 87.7 miles away from the city center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) earthquake occurred 91.2 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 75.9 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 99.1 miles away from Swinomish Reservation center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 53.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Skagit County (20) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 10, Mudslides: 7, Landslides: 6, Winter Storms: 5, Snows: 2, Earthquake: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Swinomish Reservation:
- LIFE CARE CENTER OF MOUNT VERNON (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; MOUNT VERNON, WA)
- FIDALGO CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; ANACORTES, WA)
- ISLAND HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; ANACORTES, WA)
- ISLAND HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; ANACORTES, WA)
- SAN JUAN CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; ANACORTES, WA)
- SAN JUAN REHAB AND CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; ANACORTES, WA)
- SKAGIT HOSPICE SERVICES, LLC (Hospital, about 9 miles away; MOUNT VERNON, WA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Swinomish Reservation:
- Skagit Valley College (about 10 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,803)
- Western Washington University (about 23 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 13,875)
- Whatcom Community College (about 27 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
- Everett Community College (about 32 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 5,818)
- Edmonds Community College (about 42 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 7,271)
- Shoreline Community College (about 47 miles; Shoreline, WA; FT enrollment: 5,026)
- Peninsula College (about 47 miles; Port Angeles, WA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Swinomish Reservation: Shelter Bay Tribal Sewer District Water Treatment Facility (A), Snee-oosh Beach (B), Shelter Bay Marina (C), Skagit County Fire District 13 Hope Island (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Swinomish Reservation include: Indian Shaker Church (A), La Conner Neighborhood Church (B), Saint Paul Catholic Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Old Channel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.3 people |
| Washington: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 71.9% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 13.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This place: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Swinomish Reservation:
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 65.2%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 9.5%
For population 25 years and over in Swinomish Reservation:
- High school or higher: 89.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.9 |
| Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Swinomish Reservation, WA (based on Skagit County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 19,177 | 7 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 15,087 | 80 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,964 | 30 |
| Other | 4,269 | 19 |
| None | 70,404 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 30
| Skagit County: | 2.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| This county: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
| This county: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47
| This county: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 114
| Skagit County: | 9.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.0% |
| State: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 29.5% |
| Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 18.9% |
| State: | 13.9% |
7.34% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($101,140 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.34% |
| Washington average: | 7.53% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($501 average AGI)
Skagit County: 0.04% Washington average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Snohomish County, WA |  1.47% ($71,521 average AGI) |
| from Whatcom County, WA | 1.06% ($60,337) |
| from King County, WA | 1.02% ($218,369) |
6.90% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($64,852 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.90% |
| Washington average: | 7.40% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($541 average AGI)
Skagit County: 0.05% Washington average: 0.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Snohomish County, WA | 1.25% ($61,196 average AGI) |
| to Whatcom County, WA | 0.92% ($59,900) |
| to King County, WA | 0.50% ($61,487) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Swinomish Reservation:
- KAPS (660 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KBRC (1430 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: JIM AND ANN KEANE)
- KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KLKI (1340 AM; 1 kW; ANACORTES, WA; Owner: BERRY ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KPUG (1170 AM; 10 kW; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KGMI (790 AM; 5 kW; BELLINGHAM, WA)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Swinomish Reservation:
- KSVR (91.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE)
- K206CU (89.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KISM (92.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KWPZ (106.5 FM; LYNDEN, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KAFE (104.3 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- K201FH (88.1 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K210CN (89.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- K205DL (88.9 FM; GRANITE FALLS/EVERET, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
- KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
- KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Swinomish Reservation:
- KBCB (Channel 24; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: WORLD TELEVISION OF WASHINGTON, LLC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 50.7%Electricity
- 35.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.3%Wood
- 2.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Utility gas
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 59.0%Electricity
- 25.8%Wood
- 9.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Swinomish Reservation compared to Washington state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.