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Cities in Washington by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Mercer Island, WA had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 91 cities in 2021, at $101,832. Sunnyside, WA had the lowest, at $15,570. The median was $37,263 and the figure for Washington was $43,817. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest101,832Mercer Island, WA
Lowest15,570Sunnyside, WA
Median37,26391 cities
Washington43,817History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Mercer Island, WA: 101,832 USDMercer Island, WA101,832Sammamish, WA: 79,050 USDSammamish, WA79,050Newcastle, WA: 78,649 USDNewcastle, WA78,649Issaquah, WA: 78,581 USDIssaquah, WA78,581Bainbridge Island, WA: 78,542 USDBainbridge Island, WA78,542Bellevue, WA: 78,118 USDBellevue, WA78,118Redmond, WA: 72,971 USDRedmond, WA72,971Kirkland, WA: 71,558 USDKirkland, WA71,558Woodinville, WA: 69,192 USDWoodinville, WA69,192Seattle, WA: 68,836 USDSeattle, WA68,836Lake Forest Park, WA: 64,519 USDLake Forest Park, WA64,519Snoqualmie, WA: 62,984 USDSnoqualmie, WA62,984Kenmore, WA: 62,579 USDKenmore, WA62,579Edmonds, WA: 61,615 USDEdmonds, WA61,615Mill Creek, WA: 57,349 USDMill Creek, WA57,349Mukilteo, WA: 57,159 USDMukilteo, WA57,159Bothell, WA: 55,340 USDBothell, WA55,340Gig Harbor, WA: 54,456 USDGig Harbor, WA54,456Camas, WA: 52,228 USDCamas, WA52,228Shoreline, WA: 49,570 USDShoreline, WA49,570Edgewood, WA: 46,753 USDEdgewood, WA46,753Enumclaw, WA: 46,348 USDEnumclaw, WA46,348Bonney Lake, WA: 46,222 USDBonney Lake, WA46,222Anacortes, WA: 46,107 USDAnacortes, WA46,107Covington, WA: 45,445 USDCovington, WA45,445Maple Valley, WA: 45,405 USDMaple Valley, WA45,405Mountlake Terrace, WA: 44,625 USDMountlake Terrace, WA44,625Liberty Lake, WA: 44,390 USDLiberty Lake, WA44,390Richland, WA: 44,261 USDRichland, WA44,261University Place, WA: 43,008 USDUniversity Place, WA43,008Poulsbo, WA: 42,950 USDPoulsbo, WA42,950Washougal, WA: 42,791 USDWashougal, WA42,791Renton, WA: 42,736 USDRenton, WA42,736Burien, WA: 42,403 USDBurien, WA42,403Arlington, WA: 41,900 USDArlington, WA41,900Ridgefield, WA: 41,214 USDRidgefield, WA41,214Port Townsend, WA: 40,720 USDPort Townsend, WA40,720West Richland, WA: 39,690 USDWest Richland, WA39,690Snohomish, WA: 38,988 USDSnohomish, WA38,988Puyallup, WA: 38,738 USDPuyallup, WA38,738Mercer Island, WA: 101,832 USDMercer Island, WA101,832Sammamish, WA: 79,050 USDSammamish, WA79,050Newcastle, WA: 78,649 USDNewcastle, WA78,649Issaquah, WA: 78,581 USDIssaquah, WA78,581Bainbridge Island, WA: 78,542 USDBainbridge Island, WA78,542Bellevue, WA: 78,118 USDBellevue, WA78,118Redmond, WA: 72,971 USDRedmond, WA72,971Kirkland, WA: 71,558 USDKirkland, WA71,558Woodinville, WA: 69,192 USDWoodinville, WA69,192Seattle, WA: 68,836 USDSeattle, WA68,836Lake Forest Park, WA: 64,519 USDLake Forest Park, WA64,519Snoqualmie, WA: 62,984 USDSnoqualmie, WA62,984Kenmore, WA: 62,579 USDKenmore, WA62,579Edmonds, WA: 61,615 USDEdmonds, WA61,615Mill Creek, WA: 57,349 USDMill Creek, WA57,349Mukilteo, WA: 57,159 USDMukilteo, WA57,159Bothell, WA: 55,340 USDBothell, WA55,340Gig Harbor, WA: 54,456 USDGig Harbor, WA54,456Camas, WA: 52,228 USDCamas, WA52,228Shoreline, WA: 49,570 USDShoreline, WA49,570Edgewood, WA: 46,753 USDEdgewood, WA46,753Enumclaw, WA: 46,348 USDEnumclaw, WA46,348Bonney Lake, WA: 46,222 USDBonney Lake, WA46,222Anacortes, WA: 46,107 USDAnacortes, WA46,107Covington, WA: 45,445 USDCovington, WA45,445Maple Valley, WA: 45,405 USDMaple Valley, WA45,405Mountlake Terrace, WA: 44,625 USDMountlake Terrace, WA44,625Liberty Lake, WA: 44,390 USDLiberty Lake, WA44,390Richland, WA: 44,261 USDRichland, WA44,261University Place, WA: 43,008 USDUniversity Place, WA43,008Poulsbo, WA: 42,950 USDPoulsbo, WA42,950Washougal, WA: 42,791 USDWashougal, WA42,791Renton, WA: 42,736 USDRenton, WA42,736Burien, WA: 42,403 USDBurien, WA42,403Arlington, WA: 41,900 USDArlington, WA41,900Ridgefield, WA: 41,214 USDRidgefield, WA41,214Port Townsend, WA: 40,720 USDPort Townsend, WA40,720West Richland, WA: 39,690 USDWest Richland, WA39,690Snohomish, WA: 38,988 USDSnohomish, WA38,988Puyallup, WA: 38,738 USDPuyallup, WA38,738
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Mercer Island, WA101,832
2Sammamish, WA79,050
3Newcastle, WA78,649
4Issaquah, WA78,581
5Bainbridge Island, WA78,542
6Bellevue, WA78,118
7Redmond, WA72,971
8Kirkland, WA71,558
9Woodinville, WA69,192
10Seattle, WA68,836
11Lake Forest Park, WA64,519
12Snoqualmie, WA62,984
13Kenmore, WA62,579
14Edmonds, WA61,615
15Mill Creek, WA57,349
16Mukilteo, WA57,159
17Bothell, WA55,340
18Gig Harbor, WA54,456
19Camas, WA52,228
20Shoreline, WA49,570
21Edgewood, WA46,753
22Enumclaw, WA46,348
23Bonney Lake, WA46,222
24Anacortes, WA46,107
25Covington, WA45,445
26Maple Valley, WA45,405
27Mountlake Terrace, WA44,625
28Liberty Lake, WA44,390
29Richland, WA44,261
30University Place, WA43,008
31Poulsbo, WA42,950
32Washougal, WA42,791
33Renton, WA42,736
34Burien, WA42,403
35Arlington, WA41,900
36Ridgefield, WA41,214
37Port Townsend, WA40,720
38West Richland, WA39,690
39Snohomish, WA38,988
40Puyallup, WA38,738
41Lake Stevens, WA38,604
42Olympia, WA38,443
43Des Moines, WA38,185
44Tumwater, WA37,582
45Marysville, WA37,395
46Tacoma, WA37,263
47Sumner, WA37,039
48Auburn, WA37,006
49Tukwila, WA36,673
50Bellingham, WA36,147
51Vancouver, WA36,053
52Kent, WA35,983
53Everett, WA35,628
54Lacey, WA35,112
55Lynden, WA34,507
56Federal Way, WA34,474
57Lynnwood, WA34,452
58Bremerton, WA34,252
59Port Orchard, WA34,165
60Battle Ground, WA33,333
61Lakewood, WA33,277
62Monroe, WA33,243
63Fife, WA33,217
64Spokane, WA32,991
65SeaTac, WA32,449
66Longview, WA31,980
67Kennewick, WA31,468
68East Wenatchee, WA31,277
69Wenatchee, WA31,169
70Mount Vernon, WA31,050
71Spokane Valley, WA30,757
72Ferndale, WA30,692
73Oak Harbor, WA30,377
74Port Angeles, WA30,048
75Burlington, WA30,023
76Moses Lake, WA28,377
77Walla Walla, WA28,212
78Yelm, WA28,130
79Sedro-Woolley, WA27,675
80Pasco, WA27,344
81Ellensburg, WA26,313
82Centralia, WA25,133
83Yakima, WA24,820
84Kelso, WA24,077
85Pullman, WA23,814
86Aberdeen, WA23,385
87Cheney, WA22,567
88Airway Heights, WA22,527
89Shelton, WA21,461
90Grandview, WA17,767
91Sunnyside, WA15,570

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Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, 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-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Washington by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/washington-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Washington by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/washington-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Mercer Island, WA, with $101,832 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sunnyside, WA, with $15,570 in 2021.

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