East Renton Highlands, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

12,582

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.7

1.45% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.14%

47.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$142,500

1.75% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$778,700

Population & Diversity

East Renton Highlands, WA is home to a population of 12.6k people, from which 97.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.44% of East Renton Highlands, WA residents were born outside of the country (1.06k people).

In 2024, there were 8.35 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.46k people) in East Renton Highlands, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.01k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.01k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2024 Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of East Renton Highlands, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Renton Highlands, WA was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Renton Highlands, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.46k ± 1.44k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.01k ± 329
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.01k ± 365

11.1%

Hispanic Population

1.39k people

11.1% of the people in East Renton Highlands, WA are hispanic (1.39k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East Renton Highlands, 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

8.44%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.06k people

7.73%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

946 people

As of 2024, 8.44% of East Renton Highlands, WA residents (1.06k 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 East Renton Highlands, WA was 7.73%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
342 ± 158
Gulf War (2001-)
120 ± 79
Korea
27 ± 33

East Renton Highlands, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.85 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in East Renton Highlands, WA.

Economy

The economy of East Renton Highlands, WA employs 5.46k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Renton Highlands, WA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (621 people), Retail Trade (562 people), and Manufacturing (535 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($187,976), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($146,950), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($122,411).

Employment

Occupations

5.46k

2024 Value

± 614

4.02%

1 Year growth

± 15.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Renton Highlands, WA grew at a rate of 4.02%, from 5.25k employees to 5.46k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Renton Highlands, WA, are Management Occupations (1,075 people), Sales & Related Occupations (721 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (621 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Renton Highlands, 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

5.46k

2024 Value

± 614

4.02%

1 Year growth

± 15.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Renton Highlands, WA grew at a rate of 4.02%, from 5.25k employees to 5.46k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Renton Highlands, WA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (621 people), Retail Trade (562 people), and Manufacturing (535 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Renton Highlands, WA, though some of these residents may live in East Renton Highlands, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$97,713

Median earning men ± $9,849

$67,348

Median earning women ± $8,775

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($204,792), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($166,339), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($121,507).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($145,938), Information ($100,938), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($98,162).

Housing & Living

The median property value in East Renton Highlands, WA was $778,700 in 2024, which is 2.34 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $709,300 to $778,700, a 9.78% increase. The homeownership rate in East Renton Highlands, WA is 90.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Renton Highlands, WA have an average commute time of 31.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Renton Highlands, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$778,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$48,337

$3,957

Median Property Taxes

±$498

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 East Renton Highlands, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

90.6%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.6% of the housing units in East Renton Highlands, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 90%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in East Renton Highlands, 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.

$142,500

Median Household Income

± $29,333

4.37k

Number of Households

± 543

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.37k households in East Renton Highlands, WA grew to $142,500 from the previous year's value of $140,048.

The following chart displays the households in East Renton Highlands, 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 East Renton Highlands, 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 (62.5%)
Worked At Home (25.1%)
Carpooled (8.48%)

In 2024, 62.5% of workers in East Renton Highlands, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.48%).

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

31.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Renton Highlands, WA have a longer commute time (31.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.53% of the workforce in East Renton Highlands, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Renton Highlands, WA (393 out of 12.5k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Renton Highlands, WA is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

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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