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Snohomish County, Washington

Democratic +18.9 (2024)
County seat
Everett
Judicial district
3rd Superior Court District
Population (July 2025 estimate)
870,656
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 844,430.

At a glance

Snohomish County is a 870,656-person venue. The county population is 64% White (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $109,146, $9,837 above the WA state median of $99,309; 38.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 24.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 20.2% of covered employment, average pay $70,514/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.17%, above the 4.99% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 58% of the vote across the three.

Population
844,430
Median household income
$111,246
Unemployment
5.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Racially mixed

50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 4%.

Snohomish County has a population of 844,430, with a median age of 38.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 64.2%; Black residents 3.7%. Independently, 12.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $109,146; 38.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.6% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 523,347 62.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 102,350 12.1%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 30,238 3.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 114,492 13.6%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 58,544 6.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 5,376 0.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 4,355 0.5%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 5,728 0.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 38.6

  • Under 18 186,856 22.1%
  • 18–24 61,136 7.2%
  • 25–44 257,693 30.5%
  • 45–64 213,982 25.3%
  • 65 and over 124,763 14.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$109,146
90% interval $106,530–$111,762
+$9,837 vs WA · 2nd of 39
Below poverty line
8.6%
90% interval 7.8%–9.4%
−1.4 pp vs WA · 36th of 39

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 20.2%.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 20.2% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.17%, above the Washington state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.2%
+0.18 pp vs. state
County GDP
$62.0B
7.24% of state
Avg. annual pay
$84,350
Establishments
21,038

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 60,382 20.2%
  • Manufacturing 55,866 18.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 55,636 18.6%
  • Professional & business services 32,021 10.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 31,208 10.4%
  • Construction 23,711 7.9%
  • Public administration 13,748 4.6%
  • Financial activities 12,067 4.0%
  • Other services 7,810 2.6%
  • Information 3,650 1.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 1,917 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
68.2%
+4.4 pp vs WA · 25th of 39
Median gross rent
$1,949
+$189 vs WA · 2nd of 39
Owner-occupied
215,602
Renter-occupied
100,610

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 57% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Wide wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Information, $150,488/yr) pays 4.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $35,504/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 14 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently Democratic

Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Snohomish County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.8% in 2024, 58.5% in 2020, 54.3% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 415,327 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201637.6%54.3%
202037.9%58.5%
202438.9%57.8%
  • Democratic 240,099 57.8%
  • Republican 161,371 38.9%
  • Other / third-party 13,857 3.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, linguistically diverse

Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 24.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

24.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (44,982 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

75.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 59,362 7.5%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 18,215 2.3%
  • Vietnamese 12,958 1.6%
  • Chinese 12,669 1.6%
  • Korean 11,059 1.4%
  • Tagalog 9,272 1.2%
  • Arabic 6,355 0.8%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 2,400 0.3%
  • German or other West Germanic 1,940 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
316,212
Family households
214,187
67.7% of households
Married couples w/ children
75,474
35.2% of families
Single-mother families
14,118
6.6% of families
Veterans
44,982
6.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

42.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 203,539 24.6%
  • Catholic 79,297 9.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 50,363 6.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 15,655 1.9%
  • Orthodox 6,065 0.7%
  • Black Protestant 220 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.8%
±0.4 pp
Uninsured
6.2%
±0.4 pp
20th of 39
With a disability
12.4%
±0.4 pp
36th of 39
Bachelor's or higher
38.2%
±0.6 pp
−1.4 pp vs WA · 7th of 39
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
7.6%
90% interval 7.1%–8.1% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd Superior Court District
Judges
22 (Superior Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal + family + juvenile + probate jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courts.wa.gov; cross-checked against RCW § 2.08.064. District Court judges (limited jurisdiction: misdemeanors, traffic, small civil up to $100K) are separately allocated and not counted here. Municipal Court judges (city-level traffic + misdemeanor) also separate.)
Court seats
Everett
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Snohomish totals, 2024

Traffic fatalities
64
9.73 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
59

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Snohomish County, Washington to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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