Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

23,047

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.9

0.227% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.68%

11.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$185,369

1.95% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.22M

Population & Diversity

Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA is home to a population of 23k people, from which 83.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 32.4% of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA residents were born outside of the country (7.47k people).

In 2024, there were 1.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13k people) in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.72k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 944 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.2%

2024 Citizenship

83.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.2% of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA was 83.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
13k ± 1.36k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
6.72k ± 1.12k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
944 ± 254

5.3%

Hispanic Population

1.22k people

5.3% of the people in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA are hispanic (1.22k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, 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

32.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

7.47k people

30%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.97k people

As of 2024, 32.4% of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA residents (7.47k 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 Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA was 30%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
473 ± 167
Gulf War (1990s)
135 ± 78
Gulf War (2001-)
84 ± 70

Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.5 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA.

Economy

The economy of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA employs 9.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,250 people), Retail Trade (984 people), and Educational Services (922 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($228,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($224,659).

Employment

Occupations

9.57k

2024 Value

± 826

−2.36%

1 Year decline

± 12.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA declined at a rate of −2.36%, from 9.8k employees to 9.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA, are Management Occupations (2,638 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (2,147 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (767 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, 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

9.57k

2024 Value

± 826

−2.36%

1 Year decline

± 12.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA declined at a rate of −2.36%, from 9.8k employees to 9.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,250 people), Retail Trade (984 people), and Educational Services (922 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA, though some of these residents may live in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$185,887

Median earning men ± $26,115

$92,160

Median earning women ± $11,268

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Information ($250,001), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($217,738).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($180,375), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($141,333), and Public Administration ($139,702).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA was $1.22M in 2024, which is 3.66 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.17M to $1.22M, a 3.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA is 83.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.22M

Median Property Value 2024

±$43,129

$7,000

Median Property Taxes

±$562

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 Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

83.5%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.5% of the housing units in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, 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.

$185,369

Median Household Income

± $21,704

8.38k

Number of Households

± 648

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.38k households in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA grew to $185,369 from the previous year's value of $181,820.

The following chart displays the households in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, 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 Union Hill-Novelty Hill, 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 (48.2%)
Worked At Home (44.7%)
Carpooled (3.52%)

In 2024, 48.2% of workers in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (44.7%) and those who carpooled to work (3.52%).

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

28.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.35% of the workforce in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA (1.31k out of 23k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, 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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