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1996 Annual Growth Report

Statistical Profile:
Skykomish

City Mayor: Ted Cleveland
City Info: (360) 677-2388

The Town of Skykomish has a total land area of 197 acres. Incorporated in 1909, this city has the smallest number of people of all of the cities in King County.


Town of
Skykomish

Demographics
Employment and Income
Housing
Development Activity

Demographics

Population, 1980

209

Population, 1990

273

Population, 1996

250

Population Growth, 1980-1990

31%

Population Growth, 1990-1996

-8%

Households, 1990

103

Hhld Growth Target 1992-2012

17

1990 Age Structure:

17 and under

76

28%

18 - 64

174

64%

65 and over

23

8%

Race and Ethnic Categories, 1990:

White

264

97%

African American

1

0%

Asian

2

1%

Hispanic*

9

3%


 

Employment and Income

 

1994 Number of Business Units:

13

Total Jobs in Skykomish, 1994:

100

Manufacturing

#

Median Household Income:

Wholesale/Utilities

#

1989

(1990 Census)

$35,625

Retail

15

1994

(Estimated)

n/a

Finance/Services

12

Government and Other

61

Households by Income Category, 1989:

0 - 50%

29

24%

Major Businesses and Employers:

n/a

50 - 80%

20

17%

80 - 120%

29

24%

120% +

42

35%


# Sector detail is suppressed to protect confidentiality.

Housing

1990 Median House Value:

$49,700

1990 Median Rental:

$275

% Change Average House Sale, '90-'94 :

n/a

% Change Average 2-Bdrm Rental, '90-'94 :

n/a

1995 Total Housing Units:

149

Single Family

**

145

Multifamily

4



Development Activity

Total New Residential Permits, 1995:

2

Single Family

**

2

Multifamily

0

Total Plats / Lots Applied for in 1995:

0

Total Plats / Lots Recorded in 1995:

0

Sources: 1990 Census of Population and Housing; King County Housing Affordability Bulletin, June 1995; Puget Sound Regional Council tally of jobs covered by state unemployment insurance, from WA State Employment Security Department. The City of Algona. Suburban Cities Association of King County, Washington.

* Persons of Hispanic Origin can be of any race. **Single Family includes mobile homes.

Updated: Jan. 8, 2003

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