Census ACS 2023 · 131 cities

Richest Cities in Washington

Income levels vary widely across Washington's 131 major cities. Sammamish city leads with a median household income of $227,273. Cities with higher incomes tend to have more educated residents, stronger job markets, and higher home values. The gap between the richest and most affordable cities in Washington can reveal important patterns about economic opportunity, cost of living, and quality of life across the state.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Median Income	Home Value	Population
1	Yelm city	$88,279	$439,100	10,618
2	Yakima city	$59,228	$273,400	96,810
3	Woodinville city	$158,723	$1.0M	13,440
4	White Center Cdp	$82,500	$591,500	15,017
5	West Richland city	$118,056	$404,300	17,126
6	Wenatchee city	$70,000	$391,200	35,502
7	Washougal city	$100,916	$492,100	16,945
8	Walla Walla city	$65,493	$356,600	33,766
9	Vashon Cdp	$115,750	$717,700	10,424
10	Vancouver city	$78,156	$440,300	192,696
11	University Place city	$94,952	$578,100	34,850
12	Union Hill-Novelty Hill Cdp	$181,820	$1.2M	23,272
13	Tumwater city	$93,635	$438,000	26,519
14	Tukwila city	$80,534	$462,800	21,479
15	Tacoma city	$83,857	$454,600	220,482
16	Sunnyside city	$53,350	$207,200	16,329
17	Sumner city	$98,376	$478,500	10,674
18	Spokane Valley city	$70,722	$344,300	105,460
19	Spokane city	$65,745	$326,200	229,228
20	Spanaway Cdp	$94,028	$401,000	34,322
21	South Hill Cdp	$109,235	$493,800	68,161
22	Snoqualmie city	$197,531	$919,300	13,750
23	Snohomish city	$84,688	$599,600	10,177
24	Silverdale Cdp	$101,445	$507,600	21,046
25	Silver Firs Cdp	$153,026	$791,700	21,796
26	Shoreline city	$113,336	$759,400	59,280
27	Shelton city	$60,589	$296,100	10,619
28	Sedro-Woolley city	$72,140	$390,200	12,633
29	Seattle city	$121,984	$912,100	741,440
30	SeaTac city	$76,517	$483,200	31,143
31	Sammamish city	$227,273	$1.2M	66,375
32	Salmon Creek Cdp	$100,534	$497,000	19,594
33	Ridgefield city	$117,550	$590,200	12,576
34	Richland city	$92,550	$401,800	61,912
35	Renton city	$96,626	$631,400	105,279
36	Redmond city	$162,099	$1.1M	75,721
37	Puyallup city	$95,639	$507,000	42,642
38	Pullman city	$45,097	$401,700	31,939
39	Prairie Ridge Cdp	$110,795	$436,200	12,054
40	Poulsbo city	$95,774	$574,900	11,962
41	Port Townsend city	$60,015	$502,500	10,290
42	Port Orchard city	$81,472	$492,000	16,398
43	Port Angeles city	$61,640	$324,800	20,087
44	Pasco city	$81,130	$344,700	78,446
45	Parkland Cdp	$71,829	$382,700	39,174
46	Orchards Cdp	$96,893	$437,100	29,716
47	Olympia city	$76,930	$457,900	55,583
48	Oak Harbor city	$72,041	$421,700	24,396
49	North Lynnwood Cdp	$102,888	$565,000	23,653
50	Newcastle city	$162,646	$1.1M	12,945
51	Mukilteo city	$122,612	$830,000	21,312
52	Mountlake Terrace city	$101,404	$606,100	21,419
53	Mount Vista Cdp	$101,189	$526,200	10,635
54	Mount Vernon city	$73,277	$429,300	35,312
55	Moses Lake city	$71,854	$278,100	25,594
56	Monroe city	$107,556	$594,300	19,696
57	Minnehaha Cdp	$108,203	$421,200	12,080
58	Mill Creek East Cdp	$183,466	$840,100	25,461
59	Mill Creek city	$121,578	$836,300	20,846
60	Mercer Island city	$202,359	$1.9M	25,282
61	Marysville city	$100,362	$521,500	71,570
62	Martha Lake Cdp	$132,130	$725,400	22,740
63	Maple Valley city	$147,546	$672,000	28,121
64	Maltby Cdp	$179,276	$914,800	10,859
65	Lynnwood city	$76,439	$635,800	40,953
66	Lynden city	$94,869	$546,400	16,025
67	Longview city	$60,844	$339,000	37,836
68	Liberty Lake city	$105,599	$506,000	12,435
69	Lakewood city	$70,524	$420,500	63,034
70	Lakeland South Cdp	$105,273	$530,900	12,869
71	Lakeland North Cdp	$111,681	$501,600	14,664
72	Lake Tapps Cdp	$145,250	$693,300	12,360
73	Lake Stickney Cdp	$85,762	$598,400	15,514
74	Lake Stevens city	$118,290	$593,900	39,500
75	Lake Morton-Berrydale Cdp	$127,074	$661,400	10,591
76	Lake Forest Park city	$158,868	$928,700	13,356
77	Lacey city	$87,277	$427,900	57,088
78	Kirkland city	$143,533	$1.0M	91,614
79	Kent city	$90,416	$537,500	135,015
80	Kennewick city	$72,867	$343,600	84,389
81	Kenmore city	$137,926	$869,800	23,594
82	Kelso city	$59,462	$302,300	12,697
83	Issaquah city	$153,786	$934,100	39,472
84	Hazel Dell Cdp	$78,958	$424,500	23,086
85	Grandview city	$59,875	$232,500	11,042
86	Graham Cdp	$115,501	$472,800	35,090
87	Gig Harbor city	$106,042	$686,000	12,202
88	Frederickson Cdp	$107,241	$455,900	24,219
89	Fort Lewis Cdp	$54,902	—	13,983
90	Five Corners Cdp	$102,423	$432,800	21,444
91	Fife city	$90,515	$480,600	10,902
92	Ferndale city	$83,839	$492,400	15,447
93	Felida Cdp	$150,430	$643,600	10,695
94	Federal Way city	$82,144	$499,600	99,232
95	Fairwood Cdp (Spokane County)	$84,911	$435,200	10,439
96	Fairwood Cdp (King County)	$119,013	$658,000	18,437
97	Everett city	$81,502	$532,300	111,083
98	Enumclaw city	$116,563	$498,700	12,663
99	Ellensburg city	$49,888	$357,800	18,913
100	Elk Plain Cdp	$101,250	$440,300	13,863
101	Edmonds city	$116,095	$840,200	42,783
102	Edgewood city	$114,342	$664,000	12,683
103	Eastmont Cdp	$139,346	$696,800	23,486
104	East Wenatchee city	$81,050	$414,000	14,114
105	East Renton Highlands Cdp	$140,048	$709,300	12,241
106	Des Moines city	$89,787	$539,800	32,545
107	Covington city	$126,730	$590,100	20,957
108	Cottage Lake Cdp	$197,331	$1.2M	23,170
109	Cheney city	$47,039	$330,300	12,830
110	Centralia city	$52,387	$267,600	18,457
111	Camas city	$140,053	$656,100	26,779
112	Camano Cdp	$100,124	$600,300	17,535
113	Burien city	$90,597	$609,300	51,331
114	Bryn Mawr-Skyway Cdp	$90,258	$622,000	17,577
115	Bremerton city	$74,399	$409,500	44,531
116	Bothell West Cdp	$144,941	$757,700	21,014
117	Bothell East Cdp	$189,519	$1.0M	14,487
118	Bothell city	$132,232	$871,300	48,610
119	Bonney Lake city	$131,524	$558,900	22,776
120	Birch Bay Cdp	$77,120	$439,100	11,103
121	Bellingham city	$65,821	$577,400	92,367
122	Bellevue city	$161,300	$1.2M	151,199
123	Battle Ground city	$100,185	$452,000	21,293
124	Bainbridge Island city	$159,882	$1.1M	24,607
125	Auburn city	$95,367	$510,400	85,455
126	Artondale Cdp	$156,908	$714,000	14,051
127	Arlington city	$84,919	$492,600	20,599
128	Anacortes city	$89,788	$647,700	17,837
129	Alderwood Manor Cdp	$118,077	$651,300	10,168
130	Airway Heights city	$64,659	$286,900	10,766
131	Aberdeen city	$52,181	$225,100	17,040

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sammamish city is the #1 ranked city in Washington by median household income, with a value of $227,273 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Washington has 131 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in Washington.