Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Average Household Income in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on January 16, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Average Household Income for Washington was $111,431. Among all Washington cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Mercer Island city had the highest average household income ($261,417), followed by Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP ($239,777), and Sammamish city ($237,405). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest average household income: Fort Lewis CDP ($51,684), Sunnyside city ($56,690), and Cheney city ($56,876).

The chart below shows the top 10 Washington cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high average household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Average Household Income in 2021
Mercer Island city
Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP
Sammamish city
Cottage Lake CDP
Newcastle city
Snoqualmie city
Bainbridge Island city
Bellevue city
Issaquah city
Redmond city
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Average Household Income in 2021
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Rank City Average HH Income ($)
1 Mercer Island city 261417
2 Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP 239777
3 Sammamish city 237405
4 Cottage Lake CDP 221157
5 Newcastle city 209635
6 Snoqualmie city 194483
7 Bainbridge Island city 193264
8 Bellevue city 192078
9 Issaquah city 184146
10 Redmond city 178528
11 Lake Tapps CDP 175242
12 Felida CDP 174619
13 Kirkland city 174091
14 Mill Creek East CDP 173033
15 Bothell East CDP 169304
16 Maltby CDP 166620
17 Woodinville city 164122
18 Lake Forest Park city 161879
19 Artondale CDP 158412
20 Kenmore city 155089
21 Bothell West CDP 154244
22 Silver Firs CDP 153070
23 Camas city 146874
24 Mukilteo city 145477
25 Seattle city 144955
26 East Renton Highlands CDP 144380
27 Edmonds city 141611
28 Mill Creek city 140338
29 Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP 140102
30 Bothell city 139811
31 Maple Valley city 136293
32 Eastmont CDP 135247
33 Vashon CDP 133743
34 Gig Harbor city 131773
35 Bonney Lake city 130459
36 Covington city 129581
37 Martha Lake CDP 128557
38 Liberty Lake city 127313
39 West Richland city 124688
40 Shoreline city 123470
41 Ridgefield city 123457
42 Edgewood city 123361
43 Alderwood Manor CDP 121370
44 Fairwood CDP (King County) 120235
45 Elk Plain CDP 118691
46 Washougal city 117718
47 Lakeland North CDP 117410
48 Prairie Ridge CDP 116274
49 South Hill CDP 113695
50 Camano CDP 112693
51 Frederickson CDP 112329
52 Lake Stevens city 111884
53 Richland city 110891
54 Graham CDP 109898
55 Burien city 109195
56 Renton city 109126
57 Enumclaw city 108237
58 University Place city 107272
59 Mountlake Terrace city 106581
60 Arlington city 106368
61 Monroe city 106186
62 Lakeland South CDP 105160
63 Silverdale CDP 104985
64 Salmon Creek CDP 104724
65 Kent city 102328
66 Anacortes city 101450
67 Marysville city 100963
68 Auburn city 100333
69 Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP 99762
70 Minnehaha CDP 99673
71 White Center CDP 98840
72 Five Corners CDP 98543
73 Tukwila city 98527
74 Puyallup city 97450
75 Poulsbo city 97411
76 Des Moines city 96395
77 Lake Stickney CDP 95129
78 Battle Ground city 94951
79 Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) 94782
80 North Lynnwood CDP 94530
81 Orchards CDP 94330
82 Tumwater city 94245
83 Federal Way city 92993
84 Lynden city 92470
85 Snohomish city 91639
86 Sumner city 90666
87 East Wenatchee city 89895
88 Tacoma city 89702
89 Ferndale city 88907
90 Spanaway CDP 88107
91 Yelm city 87625
92 Vancouver city 87272
93 Lynnwood city 87215
94 Pasco city 86955
95 Port Orchard city 86954
96 Lacey city 86338
97 Fife city 86281
98 SeaTac city 86239
99 Everett city 86168
100 Olympia city 85315
101 Birch Bay CDP 85013
102 Kennewick city 83646
103 Mount Vernon city 82269
104 Oak Harbor city 82230
105 Lakewood city 82179
106 Bellingham city 80709
107 Hazel Dell CDP 80545
108 Wenatchee city 78262
109 Port Townsend city 77907
110 Spokane city 77244
111 Bremerton city 76905
112 Sedro-Woolley city 75305
113 Moses Lake city 75127
114 Parkland CDP 74129
115 Spokane Valley city 73816
116 Longview city 72682
117 Walla Walla city 72427
118 Yakima city 67857
119 Airway Heights city 65612
120 Port Angeles city 65219
121 Ellensburg city 62268
122 Pullman city 61809
123 Shelton city 60831
124 Aberdeen city 60025
125 Grandview city 59813
126 Kelso city 58125
127 Centralia city 57902
128 Cheney city 56876
129 Sunnyside city 56690
130 Fort Lewis CDP 51684