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Stanwood, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Stanwood is a Census city of 8,373 people across 2.98 square miles of land, in Snohomish County. Median household income is $90,242, 61.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 34 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $30.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Stanwood
What Stanwood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.98 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,813
- County holding the largest share of its areaSnohomish County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanwood
How many people live in Stanwood
- Population8,373
- Median age36.3
- Population under 182,301 plus or minus 496
- Share under 1827.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over1,360 plus or minus 302
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households3,071
- Family households2,000
- Share of households that are families65.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Stanwood
- Median household income$90,242
- Per capita income$44,086
- Civilian labor force3,889
- Employed3,639
- Unemployed250 plus or minus 152
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over5,291
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Stanwood
- Housing units3,150
- Occupied units3,071
- Vacant units79 plus or minus 121
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied1,896
- Renter occupied1,175 plus or minus 327
- Ownership rate61.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$593,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,766
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.5 percent
- Single family units2,136
- Share single family67.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more941 plus or minus 333
- Share in buildings of two or more29.9 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Mobile homes45 plus or minus 62
- Median year structure built2001
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Stanwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,807
- Commuting under 15 minutes404 plus or minus 134
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,779 plus or minus 430
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more63.4 percent
- Drove alone70.2 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home16.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanwood
SBA loans in Stanwood (7(a))
- Approvals34
- Gross approval$30,280,300
- Average approval$890,597
- Median approval$307,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,817,660
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported259
- Jobs per approval7.6
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more35.3 percent
- Share to franchises14.7 percent
- Distinct lenders18
- Distinct industries by NAICS23
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stanwood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Stanwood (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$4,820,000
- Average approval$535,556
- Median approval$504,000
- Largest approval$1,319,000
- Jobs supported57
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stanwood, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Stanwood
- NFIP communityCity of Stanwood
- NFIP community number530172
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The City of Stanwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530172 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Snohomish County, not Stanwood
Snohomish County context, not Stanwood figures
- Establishments in Snohomish County20,258
- Covered employment, Snohomish County297,617
- Average annual pay, Snohomish County$79,940
- Housing units permitted, Snohomish County4,149
Every figure in this section is published for Snohomish County as a whole and is not a measurement of Stanwood.
All Snohomish County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Stanwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Stanwood, Washington?
8,373, in 3,071 households. Stanwood city covers 2.98 square miles of land, which is 2,813 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Stanwood in?
Snohomish County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Stanwood?
$90,242. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $593,100. Median gross rent is $1,766 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Stanwood businesses?
34 7(a) approvals totaling $30.3 m since FY2020, across 18 lenders, median approval $307,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $4.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Stanwood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Stanwood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Stanwood. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Stanwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Stanwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Stanwood, city of, community 530172, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Stanwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Snohomish County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Stanwood.
Is zoning published for Stanwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.