What is the median household income in Mill Creek, WA?

Name: Income and affordability in Mill Creek, WA, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Mill Creek, WA is $124,364 (±$11,276) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $2,249 a month would take about $90,000 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Mill Creek, the median household income went from $103,750 in 2015–2019 to $124,364 in 2020–2024 (+19.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $124,364 (±$11,276)
Median renter income: $96,392 (±$21,029)
Income to afford median rent: about $90,000

Income in Mill Creek against Snohomish County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mill Creek	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Median household income	$124,364 (±$11,276)	$111,246 (±$1,305)	$98,141 (±$414)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$96,392 (±$21,029)	$71,600 (±$2,016)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$163,506 (±$11,407)	$136,044 (±$1,844)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$2,249 (±$88)	$1,949 (±$22)	$1,760 (±$7)	$1,413

In Mill Creek, median household income is higher than in Snohomish County ($111,246).

It is also higher than in Washington ($98,141).

It is higher than the national figure ($80,734).

In Snohomish County, Mill Creek ranks 28 of 54 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 92 of 467.

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

How much you need to earn to rent in Mill Creek

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $2,249 a month ($26,988 a year) needs an income of about $90,000 a year.

The median renting household in Mill Creek earns $96,392 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$103,750 (±$5,855)	$124,364 (±$11,276)	+19.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median gross rent	$1,812 (±$51)	$2,249 (±$88)	+24.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$536,800 (±$27,438)	$903,800 (±$24,138)	+68.4%	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.

Median household income in places near Mill Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mill Creek
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Mill Creek	—	$124,364 (±$11,276)	—
Martha Lake	1.8 mi	$124,494 (±$14,457)	Not measurably different
Lake Stickney	2.1 mi	$94,020 (±$17,488)	Lower
Mill Creek East	2.3 mi	$192,937 (±$15,438)	Higher
Larch Way	2.5 mi	$160,040 (±$20,512)	Higher
Eastmont	2.6 mi	$138,912 (±$9,200)	Not measurably different
Silver Firs	2.8 mi	$163,418 (±$12,985)	Higher
North Lynnwood	3.2 mi	$101,088 (±$9,505)	Lower
Clearview	3.9 mi	$192,540 (±$74,125)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Stickney, WA ($94,020), North Lynnwood, WA ($101,088).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mill Creek East, WA ($192,937), Larch Way, WA ($160,040), Silver Firs, WA ($163,418).

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

Median household income across Snohomish County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
22	Mukilteo	$132,861 (±$17,962)
23	Brier	$132,045 (±$25,811)
24	Cathcart	$130,400 (±$26,034)
25	Picnic Point	$129,734 (±$10,988)
26	Arlington Heights	$127,244 (±$34,698)
27	Martha Lake	$124,494 (±$14,457)
28	Mill Creek	$124,364 (±$11,276)
29	Edmonds	$122,449 (±$5,532)
30	Lake Stevens	$122,336 (±$5,908)
31	Bryant	$121,669 (±$9,557)
32	Kayak Point	$119,352 (±$9,389)
33	Sisco Heights	$119,158 (±$7,839)
34	Lake Cassidy	$113,403 (±$14,608)

Showing 13 of 54 places in Snohomish County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

What is the median household income in Mill Creek?

The median household income in Mill Creek is $124,364 (±$11,276) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Mill Creek?

About $90,000 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $2,249 a month.

Have incomes in Mill Creek kept up with inflation?

In Mill Creek, the median household income went from $103,750 in 2015–2019 to $124,364 in 2020–2024 (+19.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

What do renters earn in Mill Creek?

The median renting household in Mill Creek, WA earns $96,392 (±$21,029) a year.

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 city, Washington (place:45865, in state:53).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.