What percentage of people rent in Mill Creek East, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Mill Creek East, WA, 2020–2024
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17.4% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in Mill Creek East, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,413 renting households against 6,695 that own their home.

In Mill Creek East, the share of households that rent went from 19.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.4% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 1,413 (±292)
Median renter income: $133,920 (±$9,619)

Who rents and who owns in Mill Creek East

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mill Creek East	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.4% (±3.5 points)	31.8% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,413 (±292)	100,610 (±1,950)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,695 (±452)	215,602 (±2,082)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$133,920 (±$9,619)	$71,600 (±$2,016)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$212,454 (±$13,154)	$136,044 (±$1,844)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Mill Creek East, the renter share is lower than in Snohomish County (31.8%).

It is also lower than in Washington (36.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Snohomish County, Mill Creek East ranks 29 of 55 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 311 of 472.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Mill Creek East has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	19.0% (±3.1 points)	17.4% (±3.5 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,193 (±$102)	$3,152 (±$162)	+43.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$133,794 (±$6,301)	$192,937 (±$15,438)	+44.2%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Mill Creek East

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mill Creek East
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mill Creek East	—	17.4% (±3.5 points)	—
Clearview	2.0 mi	18.9% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bothell East	2.1 mi	40.7% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Martha Lake	2.2 mi	36.8% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Mill Creek	2.3 mi	41.0% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Silver Firs	2.6 mi	10.9% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Larch Way	3.1 mi	25.5% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bothell West	3.2 mi	21.4% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cathcart	4.0 mi	14.3% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Silver Firs, WA (10.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bothell East, WA (40.7%), Martha Lake, WA (36.8%), Mill Creek, WA (41.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Snohomish County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
23	Bothell West	21.4% (±3.0 points)
24	Picnic Point	21.0% (±4.9 points)
25	Lake Cassidy	20.4% (±8.4 points)
26	Arlington Heights	20.1% (±23.0 points)
27	Machias	19.8% (±13.1 points)
28	Clearview	18.9% (±12.6 points)
29	Mill Creek East	17.4% (±3.5 points)
30	Sultan	17.3% (±7.6 points)
31	Granite Falls	16.1% (±5.2 points)
32	Lochsloy	15.6% (±7.9 points)
33	Cathcart	14.3% (±11.8 points)
34	Fobes Hill	13.6% (±6.5 points)
35	Sisco Heights	13.2% (±6.0 points)

Showing 13 of 55 places in Snohomish County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Mill Creek East is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mill Creek East

How many renters are there in Mill Creek East?

Mill Creek East has an estimated 1,413 (±292) renting households, 17.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mill Creek East?

In Mill Creek East, the share of households that rent went from 19.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mill Creek East?

A renting household in Mill Creek East has 3.4 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mill Creek East?

The median renting household in Mill Creek East, WA has an income of $133,920 (±$9,619) a year, against $212,454 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Mill Creek East CDP, Washington (place:45870, in state:53).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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