Mill Creek, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

20,956

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.3

1.29% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.42%

31.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$124,364

2.29% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$903,800

Population & Diversity

Mill Creek, WA is home to a population of 21k people, from which 87.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 24.4% of Mill Creek, WA residents were born outside of the country (5.11k people).

In 2024, there were 3.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.8k people) in Mill Creek, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.26k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 932 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.5%

2024 Citizenship

87.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.5% of Mill Creek, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mill Creek, WA was 87.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mill Creek, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.8k ± 957
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
4.26k ± 700
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
932 ± 306

8.6%

Hispanic Population

1.8k people

8.6% of the people in Mill Creek, WA are hispanic (1.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mill Creek, 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

24.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.11k people

25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.2k people

As of 2024, 24.4% of Mill Creek, WA residents (5.11k 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 Mill Creek, WA was 25%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
330 ± 150
Gulf War (1990s)
232 ± 148
Gulf War (2001-)
207 ± 120

Mill Creek, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mill Creek, WA.

Economy

The economy of Mill Creek, WA employs 11.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mill Creek, WA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,582 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,517 people), and Manufacturing (1,501 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($134,257), Manufacturing ($131,331), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($123,250).

Employment

Occupations

11.2k

2024 Value

± 964

2.01%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mill Creek, WA grew at a rate of 2.01%, from 10.9k employees to 11.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mill Creek, WA, are Management Occupations (2,222 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1,235 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,059 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mill Creek, 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

11.2k

2024 Value

± 964

2.01%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mill Creek, WA grew at a rate of 2.01%, from 10.9k employees to 11.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mill Creek, WA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,582 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,517 people), and Manufacturing (1,501 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mill Creek, WA, though some of these residents may live in Mill Creek, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$96,500

Median earning men ± $14,697

$58,813

Median earning women ± $19,648

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($136,250), Information ($134,746), and Manufacturing ($131,935).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($123,438), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,155), and Information ($109,576).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mill Creek, WA was $903,800 in 2024, which is 2.72 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $836,300 to $903,800, a 8.07% increase. The homeownership rate in Mill Creek, WA is 59%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mill Creek, WA have an average commute time of 33 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mill Creek, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$903,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,138

$5,124

Median Property Taxes

±$473

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

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

Rent vs Own

59%

Homeownership

2024

63.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59% of the housing units in Mill Creek, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mill Creek, 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.

$124,364

Median Household Income

± $11,276

8.68k

Number of Households

± 788

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.68k households in Mill Creek, WA grew to $124,364 from the previous year's value of $121,578.

The following chart displays the households in Mill Creek, 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 Mill Creek, 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 (56.9%)
Worked At Home (29.9%)
Carpooled (7.36%)

In 2024, 56.9% of workers in Mill Creek, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.36%).

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

33 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mill Creek, WA have a longer commute time (33 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.42% of the workforce in Mill Creek, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.42% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mill Creek, WA (1.34k out of 20.9k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mill Creek, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

Keep Exploring