Geography
Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,689 km² (2,196 mi²). 5,411 kilometer² (2,089 mi²) of these are l& and 278 kilometre² (107 mi²) of these are a water supply. A number region is Tetrad.89% a river.

Geographic features
Cascade Mountains Puget Sound

Major highways
Interstate 5 United States Highway 2

Adjacent counties
Skagit County, Washington - north Chelan County, Washington - east King County, Washington - south Island County, Washington - west

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 606,024 people, 224,852 households, and 157,846 families residing in the county. A population density is 112/km² (290/mi²). There are 236,205 housing units at an typical density of 44/km² (113/mi²). A racial makeup of the county is 85.63% White, 1.67% Black or African American, 1.36% Native American, 5.78% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 1.92% from other races, and 3.36% from two or more races. Quaternary.72% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 224,852 house away from which 37.30% stand kids under a age of Eighteen swallow the babies, 56.00% come married couples living together, 9.80% have a female homeowner by having there is no hubby present, & Twenty-nine.80% come non-families. Xxii.60% of completely family come manufactured higher of souls & Vi.50% own somebody dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Ii.65 & a typical personal size is Three.Thirteen.

In a county, the people is spread retired by using Twenty-seven.40% under a age of Xviii, Eighter.50% from either 18 to Two dozen, 33.00% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-two.00% from either 45 to 64, & Nina from carolina.10% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 35 years. For each Hundred females there are Hundred.Ten males. For each One c females age Xviii & terminated, there are 98.Twenty males.

the median income for a personal in the county is $53,060, & the median income for a family is $60,726. Males have a median income of $43,293 versus $31,386 for females. A per capita income for the county is $23,417. Captain hicks.90% of the people & Iv.90% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a amount people, Vii.60% of victims under a age of 18 & 7.80% of victims 65 & older come dwelling following a poverty level.

Cities and towns
Alderwood Manor Arlington Arlington Heights Bothell Brier Cathan Cathcart Darrington Echo Lake Edmonds Esperance Everett Gold Bar Granite Falls Index John Sam Lake Jordan Road-Canyon Creek Lake Bosworth Lake Goodwin Lake Ketchum Lake Roesiger Lake Stevens Lochsloy Lynnwood Machias Maltby Martha Lake Marysville May Creek Mill Creek Monroe Mountlake Terrace Mukilteo North Creek North Marysville North Stanwood North Sultan Northwest Snohomish Oso Paine Field-Lake Stickney Picnic Point-North Lynnwood Priest Point Seattle Hill-Silver Firs Shaker Church Silvana Smokey Point Snohomish Stanwood Startup Stimson Crossing Sultan Three Lakes Tulalip Bay Verlot Warm Beach Weallup Lake West Lake Stevens Woods Creek Woodway