Cottage Lake, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

22,518

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

3.24%

4.61% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$213,106

7.99% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.23M

5.73% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,266

Population & Diversity

Cottage Lake, WA is home to a population of 22.5k people, from which 92.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.1% of Cottage Lake, WA residents were born outside of the country (3.86k people).

In 2024, there were 7.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.2k people) in Cottage Lake, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.26k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.27k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.4%

2024 Citizenship

92.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.4% of Cottage Lake, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cottage Lake, WA was 92.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cottage Lake, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cottage Lake, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.2k ± 1.38k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.26k ± 375
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.27k ± 337

6.03%

Hispanic Population

1.36k people

6.03% of the people in Cottage Lake, WA are hispanic (1.36k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cottage Lake, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
247,954 ± 12,030 people
India
116,227 ± 8,308 people
China
94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

Foreign-Born Population

17.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.86k people

16.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.81k people

As of 2024, 17.1% of Cottage Lake, WA residents (3.86k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cottage Lake, WA was 16.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cottage Lake, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
333 ± 118
Gulf War (1990s)
67 ± 49
Gulf War (2001-)
52 ± 45

Cottage Lake, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.97 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cottage Lake, WA.

Economy

The economy of Cottage Lake, WA employs 10.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cottage Lake, WA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,461 people), Manufacturing (1,202 people), and Educational Services (992 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($200,694), Information ($200,511), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($176,731).

Employment

Occupations

10.3k

2024 Value

± 738

−5.28%

1 Year decline

± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cottage Lake, WA declined at a rate of −5.28%, from 10.8k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cottage Lake, WA, are Management Occupations (2,022 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1,665 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (936 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cottage Lake, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

10.3k

2024 Value

± 738

−5.28%

1 Year decline

± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cottage Lake, WA declined at a rate of −5.28%, from 10.8k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cottage Lake, WA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,461 people), Manufacturing (1,202 people), and Educational Services (992 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cottage Lake, WA, though some of these residents may live in Cottage Lake, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$153,672

Median earning men ± $16,493

$62,089

Median earning women ± $15,776

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($213,925), Wholesale Trade ($202,679), and Information ($202,386).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($115,667), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,750), and Manufacturing ($85,417).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cottage Lake, WA was $1.23M in 2024, which is 3.7 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.16M to $1.23M, a 5.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Cottage Lake, WA is 91.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cottage Lake, WA have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cottage Lake, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.23M

Median Property Value 2024

±$48,099

$7,104

Median Property Taxes

±$524

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cottage Lake, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cottage Lake, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

91.1%

Homeownership

2024

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.1% of the housing units in Cottage Lake, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 91.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cottage Lake, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$213,106

Median Household Income

± $21,420

7.79k

Number of Households

± 628

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.79k households in Cottage Lake, WA grew to $213,106 from the previous year's value of $197,331.

The following chart displays the households in Cottage Lake, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cottage Lake, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (57.4%)
Worked At Home (33.8%)
Carpooled (6.04%)

In 2024, 57.4% of workers in Cottage Lake, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (33.8%) and those who carpooled to work (6.04%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cottage Lake, WA have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.98% of the workforce in Cottage Lake, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cottage Lake, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cottage Lake, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cottage Lake, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cottage Lake, WA (729 out of 22.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cottage Lake, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Pacific Islander.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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