Maple Valley, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

28,287

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.7

0.548% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.77%

7.16% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$152,885

3.62% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$724,700

Population & Diversity

Maple Valley, WA is home to a population of 28.3k people, from which 91.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 16.2% of Maple Valley, WA residents were born outside of the country (4.59k people).

In 2024, there were 4.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.1k people) in Maple Valley, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.37k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.11k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.3%

2024 Citizenship

91.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.3% of Maple Valley, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Maple Valley, WA was 91.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Maple Valley, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
19.1k ± 971
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
4.37k ± 704
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.11k ± 507

5.05%

Hispanic Population

1.43k people

5.05% of the people in Maple Valley, WA are hispanic (1.43k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Maple Valley, 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

16.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.59k people

15.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.36k people

As of 2024, 16.2% of Maple Valley, WA residents (4.59k 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 Maple Valley, WA was 15.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
457 ± 154
Gulf War (1990s)
428 ± 216
Vietnam
264 ± 120

Maple Valley, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Maple Valley, WA.

Economy

The economy of Maple Valley, WA employs 13.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Maple Valley, WA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,757 people), Retail Trade (1,644 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,636 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($138,986), Manufacturing ($131,784), and Utilities ($117,534).

Employment

Occupations

13.5k

2024 Value

± 822

0.875%

1 Year growth

± 8.67%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maple Valley, WA grew at a rate of 0.875%, from 13.4k employees to 13.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Maple Valley, WA, are Management Occupations (2,122 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,658 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1,190 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Maple Valley, 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

13.5k

2024 Value

± 822

0.875%

1 Year growth

± 8.67%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maple Valley, WA grew at a rate of 0.875%, from 13.4k employees to 13.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Maple Valley, WA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,757 people), Retail Trade (1,644 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,636 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Maple Valley, WA, though some of these residents may live in Maple Valley, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$100,892

Median earning men ± $7,629

$67,044

Median earning women ± $4,594

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($139,080), Manufacturing ($131,698), and Wholesale Trade ($129,886).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($133,092), Information ($106,500), and Construction ($104,525).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Maple Valley, WA was $724,700 in 2024, which is 2.18 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $672,000 to $724,700, a 7.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Maple Valley, WA is 83.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Maple Valley, WA have an average commute time of 37 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Maple Valley, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$724,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,675

$7,815

Median Property Taxes

±$526

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 Maple Valley, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

83.2%

Homeownership

2024

64.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.2% of the housing units in Maple Valley, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Maple Valley, 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.

$152,885

Median Household Income

± $14,437

9.39k

Number of Households

± 704

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.39k households in Maple Valley, WA grew to $152,885 from the previous year's value of $147,546.

The following chart displays the households in Maple Valley, 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 Maple Valley, 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 (69.5%)
Worked At Home (23.9%)
Carpooled (4.37%)

In 2024, 69.5% of workers in Maple Valley, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.9%) and those who carpooled to work (4.37%).

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

37 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Maple Valley, WA have a longer commute time (37 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.34% of the workforce in Maple Valley, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.77% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Maple Valley, WA (1.35k out of 28.3k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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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