Sunday Lake, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,375

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.8

1.95% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.87%

10.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$91,500

17.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$697,100

Population & Diversity

Sunday Lake, WA is home to a population of 1.38k people, from which 95.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.8% of Sunday Lake, WA residents were born outside of the country (190 people).

In 2024, there were 6.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (979 people) in Sunday Lake, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 151 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 147 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%

2024 Citizenship

95%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.1% of Sunday Lake, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sunday Lake, WA was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sunday Lake, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
979 ± 346
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
151 ± 181
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
147 ± 169

18.1%

Hispanic Population

249 people

18.1% of the people in Sunday Lake, WA are hispanic (249 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sunday 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

13.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

190 people

8.68%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

105 people

As of 2024, 13.8% of Sunday Lake, WA residents (190 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 Sunday Lake, WA was 8.68%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
102 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 32

Sunday Lake, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.37 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Sunday Lake, WA employs 541 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sunday Lake, WA were Construction (109 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (103 people), and Manufacturing (74 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($104,250), Construction ($90,272), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($11,518).

Employment

Occupations

541

2024 Value

± 210

−0.734%

1 Year decline

± 54.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sunday Lake, WA declined at a rate of −0.734%, from 545 employees to 541 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sunday Lake, WA, are Management Occupations (203 people), Sales & Related Occupations (84 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (52 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sunday 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

541

2024 Value

± 210

−0.734%

1 Year decline

± 54.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sunday Lake, WA declined at a rate of −0.734%, from 545 employees to 541 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sunday Lake, WA, are Construction (109 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (103 people), and Manufacturing (74 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sunday Lake, WA, though some of these residents may live in Sunday Lake, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,119

Median earning men ± $48,315

$12,342

Median earning women ± $59,595

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($104,917) and Construction ($42,297).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($11,518).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sunday Lake, WA was $697,100 in 2024, which is 2.1 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $696,700 to $697,100, a 0.0574% increase. The homeownership rate in Sunday Lake, WA is 89.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sunday Lake, WA have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sunday Lake, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$697,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$97,353

$444

Median Property Taxes

±$164

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

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

Rent vs Own

89.2%

Homeownership

2024

77.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 89.2% of the housing units in Sunday Lake, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 85.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sunday 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.

$91,500

Median Household Income

± $53,185

498

Number of Households

± 181

In 2024, the median household income of the 498 households in Sunday Lake, WA declined from $91,500 from the previous year's value of $110,491.

The following chart displays the households in Sunday 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 Sunday 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 (72.4%)
Worked At Home (20.2%)
Carpooled (7.41%)

In 2024, 72.4% of workers in Sunday Lake, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.2%) and those who carpooled to work (7.41%).

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

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sunday Lake, WA have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Sunday Lake, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sunday 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 Sunday Lake, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sunday Lake, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sunday Lake, WA (122 out of 1.38k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sunday Lake, WA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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