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Cities in Washington by median household income

Sammamish, WA had the highest median household income of 91 cities in 2021, at $195,648. Pullman, WA had the lowest, at $31,992. The median was $78,004 and the figure for Washington was $82,400. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest195,648Sammamish, WA
Lowest31,992Pullman, WA
Median78,00491 cities
Washington82,400History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Sammamish, WA: 195,648 USDSammamish, WA195,648Snoqualmie, WA: 171,241 USDSnoqualmie, WA171,241Mercer Island, WA: 170,000 USDMercer Island, WA170,000Redmond, WA: 147,006 USDRedmond, WA147,006Bainbridge Island, WA: 145,475 USDBainbridge Island, WA145,475Bellevue, WA: 140,252 USDBellevue, WA140,252Lake Forest Park, WA: 139,881 USDLake Forest Park, WA139,881Newcastle, WA: 139,439 USDNewcastle, WA139,439Issaquah, WA: 132,984 USDIssaquah, WA132,984Woodinville, WA: 127,689 USDWoodinville, WA127,689Maple Valley, WA: 125,092 USDMaple Valley, WA125,092Kirkland, WA: 121,998 USDKirkland, WA121,998Kenmore, WA: 121,463 USDKenmore, WA121,463Camas, WA: 121,094 USDCamas, WA121,094Bothell, WA: 116,578 USDBothell, WA116,578Covington, WA: 114,247 USDCovington, WA114,247Mill Creek, WA: 112,072 USDMill Creek, WA112,072Mukilteo, WA: 109,738 USDMukilteo, WA109,738West Richland, WA: 109,209 USDWest Richland, WA109,209Bonney Lake, WA: 108,705 USDBonney Lake, WA108,705Edgewood, WA: 108,492 USDEdgewood, WA108,492Ridgefield, WA: 107,861 USDRidgefield, WA107,861Seattle, WA: 105,391 USDSeattle, WA105,391Lake Stevens, WA: 99,296 USDLake Stevens, WA99,296Edmonds, WA: 96,775 USDEdmonds, WA96,775Gig Harbor, WA: 96,192 USDGig Harbor, WA96,192Liberty Lake, WA: 96,169 USDLiberty Lake, WA96,169Washougal, WA: 95,894 USDWashougal, WA95,894Shoreline, WA: 95,623 USDShoreline, WA95,623Monroe, WA: 94,349 USDMonroe, WA94,349Enumclaw, WA: 91,855 USDEnumclaw, WA91,855Marysville, WA: 89,008 USDMarysville, WA89,008Mountlake Terrace, WA: 87,785 USDMountlake Terrace, WA87,785Arlington, WA: 87,708 USDArlington, WA87,708Battle Ground, WA: 85,943 USDBattle Ground, WA85,943University Place, WA: 84,673 USDUniversity Place, WA84,673Renton, WA: 84,374 USDRenton, WA84,374Richland, WA: 83,066 USDRichland, WA83,066Yelm, WA: 83,027 USDYelm, WA83,027Puyallup, WA: 81,224 USDPuyallup, WA81,224Sammamish, WA: 195,648 USDSammamish, WA195,648Snoqualmie, WA: 171,241 USDSnoqualmie, WA171,241Mercer Island, WA: 170,000 USDMercer Island, WA170,000Redmond, WA: 147,006 USDRedmond, WA147,006Bainbridge Island, WA: 145,475 USDBainbridge Island, WA145,475Bellevue, WA: 140,252 USDBellevue, WA140,252Lake Forest Park, WA: 139,881 USDLake Forest Park, WA139,881Newcastle, WA: 139,439 USDNewcastle, WA139,439Issaquah, WA: 132,984 USDIssaquah, WA132,984Woodinville, WA: 127,689 USDWoodinville, WA127,689Maple Valley, WA: 125,092 USDMaple Valley, WA125,092Kirkland, WA: 121,998 USDKirkland, WA121,998Kenmore, WA: 121,463 USDKenmore, WA121,463Camas, WA: 121,094 USDCamas, WA121,094Bothell, WA: 116,578 USDBothell, WA116,578Covington, WA: 114,247 USDCovington, WA114,247Mill Creek, WA: 112,072 USDMill Creek, WA112,072Mukilteo, WA: 109,738 USDMukilteo, WA109,738West Richland, WA: 109,209 USDWest Richland, WA109,209Bonney Lake, WA: 108,705 USDBonney Lake, WA108,705Edgewood, WA: 108,492 USDEdgewood, WA108,492Ridgefield, WA: 107,861 USDRidgefield, WA107,861Seattle, WA: 105,391 USDSeattle, WA105,391Lake Stevens, WA: 99,296 USDLake Stevens, WA99,296Edmonds, WA: 96,775 USDEdmonds, WA96,775Gig Harbor, WA: 96,192 USDGig Harbor, WA96,192Liberty Lake, WA: 96,169 USDLiberty Lake, WA96,169Washougal, WA: 95,894 USDWashougal, WA95,894Shoreline, WA: 95,623 USDShoreline, WA95,623Monroe, WA: 94,349 USDMonroe, WA94,349Enumclaw, WA: 91,855 USDEnumclaw, WA91,855Marysville, WA: 89,008 USDMarysville, WA89,008Mountlake Terrace, WA: 87,785 USDMountlake Terrace, WA87,785Arlington, WA: 87,708 USDArlington, WA87,708Battle Ground, WA: 85,943 USDBattle Ground, WA85,943University Place, WA: 84,673 USDUniversity Place, WA84,673Renton, WA: 84,374 USDRenton, WA84,374Richland, WA: 83,066 USDRichland, WA83,066Yelm, WA: 83,027 USDYelm, WA83,027Puyallup, WA: 81,224 USDPuyallup, WA81,224
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Sammamish, WA195,648
2Snoqualmie, WA171,241
3Mercer Island, WA170,000
4Redmond, WA147,006
5Bainbridge Island, WA145,475
6Bellevue, WA140,252
7Lake Forest Park, WA139,881
8Newcastle, WA139,439
9Issaquah, WA132,984
10Woodinville, WA127,689
11Maple Valley, WA125,092
12Kirkland, WA121,998
13Kenmore, WA121,463
14Camas, WA121,094
15Bothell, WA116,578
16Covington, WA114,247
17Mill Creek, WA112,072
18Mukilteo, WA109,738
19West Richland, WA109,209
20Bonney Lake, WA108,705
21Edgewood, WA108,492
22Ridgefield, WA107,861
23Seattle, WA105,391
24Lake Stevens, WA99,296
25Edmonds, WA96,775
26Gig Harbor, WA96,192
27Liberty Lake, WA96,169
28Washougal, WA95,894
29Shoreline, WA95,623
30Monroe, WA94,349
31Enumclaw, WA91,855
32Marysville, WA89,008
33Mountlake Terrace, WA87,785
34Arlington, WA87,708
35Battle Ground, WA85,943
36University Place, WA84,673
37Renton, WA84,374
38Richland, WA83,066
39Yelm, WA83,027
40Puyallup, WA81,224
41Anacortes, WA80,043
42Burien, WA79,797
43Kent, WA79,781
44Auburn, WA79,415
45Poulsbo, WA79,248
46Lynden, WA78,004
47Tumwater, WA77,849
48Ferndale, WA77,746
49Sumner, WA77,601
50Snohomish, WA77,308
51Port Orchard, WA75,766
52Fife, WA75,557
53Lacey, WA75,059
54SeaTac, WA73,540
55Des Moines, WA73,131
56Federal Way, WA72,969
57Tukwila, WA71,688
58Everett, WA71,357
59Pasco, WA70,486
60Tacoma, WA69,956
61Olympia, WA67,975
62East Wenatchee, WA67,739
63Lynnwood, WA67,576
64Vancouver, WA67,462
65Sedro-Woolley, WA66,554
66Kennewick, WA64,053
67Moses Lake, WA63,828
68Mount Vernon, WA62,706
69Bremerton, WA61,741
70Oak Harbor, WA61,261
71Lakewood, WA60,534
72Wenatchee, WA60,285
73Spokane Valley, WA60,079
74Bellingham, WA59,163
75Burlington, WA58,345
76Spokane, WA56,977
77Airway Heights, WA55,932
78Walla Walla, WA55,648
79Port Townsend, WA54,907
80Port Angeles, WA53,690
81Longview, WA53,044
82Grandview, WA52,500
83Kelso, WA51,203
84Yakima, WA50,673
85Shelton, WA48,000
86Ellensburg, WA47,407
87Centralia, WA43,860
88Aberdeen, WA43,836
89Sunnyside, WA43,750
90Cheney, WA42,275
91Pullman, WA31,992

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Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Washington by median household income, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by median household income, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/washington-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Sammamish, WA, with $195,648 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pullman, WA, with $31,992 in 2021.

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