
Washington · FIPS 53057
Skagit ZIP codes — Skagit County, Washington
Quick answer
Skagit County is home to 130,407 residents with a median household income of $85,474 and a median home value of $486,200. 70.6% of households own their home and 11.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Skagit ZIP code? 13 ZIP code areas fall inside Skagit County, Washington, listed in full below.
- Population
- 130,407Skagit County residents
- Median household income
- $85,474Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $486,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,439Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.6%Owner-occupied households
Skagit County, WA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Skagit County is a mid-size city in Washington, with 130,407 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 41.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in Skagit County earn a median of $85,474 a year, 8.8% above the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 11.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Skagit County is valued at $486,200, 60.3% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,439 a month, 2.3% above the national figure, or roughly $17,268 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 70.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
ZIP codes in Skagit County
ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Skagit County.
How to read this page
What these estimates cover.
Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cities and towns in Washington
Largest Census places in Washington by population.
- Seattle city 741,440
- Spokane city 229,228
- Tacoma city 220,482
- Vancouver city 192,696
- Bellevue city 151,199
- Kent city 135,015
- Everett city 111,083
- Spokane Valley city 105,460
- Renton city 105,279
- Federal Way city 99,232
- Yakima city 96,810
- Bellingham city 92,367
Nearby counties
Other counties in Washington.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Skagit County?
- Skagit County has 130,407 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
- What is the median household income in Skagit County?
- Median household income in Skagit County is $85,474 a year, 8.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Skagit County?
- Median gross rent is $1,439 a month and the median home value is $486,200, so rent absorbs about 20.2% of median household income.
- Is Skagit County affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Skagit County is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Skagit County data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.