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Lake Washington School District

Lake Washington School District is a unified school district in Washington with a community population of 218,868. The median household income is $170,870 and the median age is 37.4.

218,868

Population

3186

People / sq mi

$170,870

Median Income

37.4

Median Age

Lake Washington School District covers 69 sq mi of land at 3185.7 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White55.7%
Black or African American0.2%
Asian43.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$170,870

Median Household Income

$95,029

Per Capita Income

3.6%

Poverty Rate

3.3%

Unemployment

Housing

$1,188,900

Median Home Value

$2,430

Median Rent

60.0%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

97.5%

High School+

71.9%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lake Washington School District serves a community with a population of 218,868 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Washington.

The median household income in Lake Washington School District is $170,870, with a per capita income of $95,029. The poverty rate is 3.6%.

Lake Washington School District is 55.7% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 43.0% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Lake Washington School District, 97.5% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 71.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Lake Washington School District is $1,188,900, with a median rent of $2,430. The homeownership rate is 60.0%.

Data for Lake Washington School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5304230).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.