San Juan County, Washington

San Juan County has a population of 18,478 and has grown 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $799,200, about 9.4 times the county's median household income of $84,800.

Home price
$799,200
Income
$84,800
Population
18,478
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$799,200county
Median gross rent$1,512county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198037.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant35.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use32.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,017(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,762county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,343county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,332county
Home insurance / yr$1,753(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living114.1(statewide)
Median household income$84,800county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate11.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home22.7%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed17.6%county
Share of workers employed by government13.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.4%county
Economic output per resident$66,750county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.53%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.57%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time15.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service3.0 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6167county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here3county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.6%county
Traffic deaths10.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher53.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.9%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment1817county
Students per full-time teacher16.8county
Free lunch eligible36.8%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians65county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.0%county
Frequent mental distress13.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity17.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population18,478county
Land area in square miles174county
People per square mile of land106.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores13county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age57.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1812.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over36.0%county
Share of households that are one person31.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.0%county
Second languages6.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents157county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in580county
Households that moved away570county
Average income of arriving households$122,903county
Average income of departing households$102,384county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year81county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.52 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F1 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing28 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days224 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 26county
Average first fall frostNov 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$178county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh18.4¢county
Household electricity use970 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity62.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.6%county
Homes heated by propane15.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.7%county
Homes heated by wood15.3%county
Households with broadband93.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk42.1county
Coastal flood risk58.4county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk62.3county
Hail risk1.1county
Earthquake risk89.4county
Tornado risk4.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk13.9county
Winter weather risk60.0county
Strong wind risk1.1county
Wildfire risk41.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for San Juan County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Washington figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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