Upper Skagit, Washington
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| Males: 2,571 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 2,497 |  (49.3%) |
| Median resident age: | 37.6 years |
| Washington median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip code: 98283
| Upper Skagit: | $60,681 |
| WA: | $91,306 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,273 (it was $17,290 in 2000)
Upper Skagit CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $389,397 (it was $114,300 in 2000)
| Upper Skagit: | $389,397 |
| 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
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Upper Skagit, WA
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- 4,17792.6%White alone
- 1102.4%Two or more races
- 1022.3%American Indian alone
- 841.9%Hispanic
- 180.4%Asian alone
- 100.2%Black alone
- 80.2%Other race alone
- 20.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Upper Skagit detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 904.6 square miles.
Population density: 5.6 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Upper Skagit CCD: | 0.9% ($991) |
| Washington: | 1.2% ($1,915) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Everett, WA 
(46.7 miles , pop. 91,488).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (66.0 miles , pop. 480,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1008.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Rockport, WA (1.7 miles),
Swede Heaven, WA (4.0 miles ),
), Hamilton, WA (4.6 miles ),
), Oso, WA (4.7 miles ),
), Cavanaugh, WA (4.8 miles )
)Latitude: 48.47 N, Longitude: 121.54 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 360
| Here: | 5.6% |
| Washington: | 4.6% |
- Construction (11.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.0%)
- Educational services (7.4%)
- Wood products (5.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.0%)
- Health care (4.9%)
- Construction (19.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.7%)
- Wood products (10.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.0%)
- Utilities (4.9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.2%)
- Educational services (13.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.8%)
- Health care (10.9%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.4%)
- Public administration (4.9%)
- Finance & insurance (4.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5.5%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.4%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (7.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.3%)
- Cashiers (6.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.5%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.6%)
Average climate in Upper Skagit, Washington
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 97.1. This is worse than average.
| City: | 97.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2007 was 17.6. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 17.6 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 11.8. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 11.8 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Earthquake activity:
Upper Skagit-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1076% 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 95.7 miles away from Upper Skagit 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 107.0 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 107.3 miles away from Upper Skagit 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 88.1 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 45.2 miles away from the city center
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) earthquake occurred 125.6 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).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Upper Skagit:
- Skagit Valley College (about 36 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,803)
- Everett Community College (about 45 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 5,818)
- Western Washington University (about 48 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 13,875)
- Whatcom Community College (about 50 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus (about 58 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 3,902)
- Cascadia Community College (about 58 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 2,238)
- Edmonds Community College (about 59 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 7,271)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Upper Skagit: Sauk Mountain Trailhead (A), Dearinger Campground (B), Bear Creek Powerhouse (C), Cascade Island Campground (D), Meadow Cabins (E), Lookout Mountain Lookout (F), Mineral Park Campground (G), Mineral Park Guard Station (H), Sauk Station (I), Sauk Guard Station (J), Easy Pass Trailhead (K), Rainy Pass Trailhead (L), Sky Creek Siding (M), Sixmile Shelter (N), Rock Cabin (O), Birdsview Siding (P), Marble Creek Campground (Q), Skagit Hatchery (R), Howard Miller Steelhead Recreational Vehicle Park (S), Gee Point Lookout (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Upper Skagit include: Community Bible Church (A), Concrete Assembly of God Church (B), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (C), Mount Baker Presbyterian Church (D), Marblemount South Cascade Community Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Forest Park Cemetery (1), Indian Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Snowy Lakes (A), Buller Lake (B), Wilcox Lakes (C), Cliff Lake (D), Clear Lake (E), Jordan Lakes (F), Lake Louise (G), South Cascade Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barr Creek (A), Barrett Creek (B), Bear Creek (C), Bench Creek (D), Big Creek (E), Big Fir Creek (F), Bluebell Creek (G), Boston Creek (H), Boulder Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Upper Skagit include: Mineral Park (1), Rockport State Park (2), Boston Glacier Research Natural Area (3), Upper Skagit Garden Club Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| Washington: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 54.1% |
| Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.1% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 17.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
| This place: | 8.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Upper Skagit:
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 15.2%
For population 25 years and over in Upper Skagit:
- High school or higher: 77.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 13.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 39.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.8 |
| Washington average: | 11.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Upper Skagit, 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
| Skagit County: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
| Here: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47
| Skagit County: | 4.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 114
| This county: | 9.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| Washington: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.0% |
| Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Skagit County: | 29.5% |
| Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Skagit County: | 18.9% |
| Washington: | 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 Upper Skagit:
- 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.)
- KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KAPS (660 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KPUG (1170 AM; 10 kW; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Upper Skagit:
- K206CU (89.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K205DL (88.9 FM; GRANITE FALLS/EVERET, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KSVR (91.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE)
- 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)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, 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.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 32.6%Wood
- 29.2%Electricity
- 28.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.4%Other fuel
- 0.7%Utility gas
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 37.6%Electricity
- 34.2%Wood
- 16.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%Utility gas
- 0.5%Other fuel
Upper Skagit compared to Washington state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Upper Skagit on our top lists:
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: construction laborers (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: farm supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: supervisors of construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: wood products (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: u. s. postal service (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: woodworkers (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: retail sales workers except cashiers (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: social scientists and related workers (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: data processing, libraries, and other information services (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: petroleum and coal products (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: water transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"