Banks Lake South vs Wilson Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Banks Lake South and Wilson Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Banks Lake South and Wilson Creek are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Banks Lake South has the higher population (216 vs 183 in Wilson Creek). Wilson Creek has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $42,917 in Banks Lake South). Banks Lake South has the higher median home value ($252,400 vs $157,500 in Wilson Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Banks Lake South	Wilson Creek
Population	216	183
Median age	48.6 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,917	$55,000
Median home value	$252,400	$157,500
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	102	97
Homeownership rate	82.8%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Banks Lake South	Wilson Creek
Population	146 → 216 (+47.9%)	188 → 183 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $42,917 (+22.6%)	$33,750 → $55,000 (+63.0%)
Median home value	$222,500 → $252,400 (+13.4%)	$82,500 → $157,500 (+90.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $850 (+9.7%)

Banks Lake South

Population

146216

Median household income

$35,000$42,917

Median home value

$222,500$252,400

Wilson Creek

Population

188183

Median household income

$33,750$55,000

Median home value

$82,500$157,500

Median gross rent

$775$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Banks Lake South	Wilson Creek
Under 5	1.4%	2.7%
5 to 17	14.4%	18.6%
18 to 24	26.4%	5.5%
25 to 34	6.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	7.9%	7.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	20.4%	12.0%
75 and over	9.7%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Banks Lake South	Wilson Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	69.4%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Banks Lake South	Wilson Creek
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	26.4%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	56.8%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	20.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Banks Lake South	Wilson Creek
Drove alone	80.5%	76.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Banks Lake South	Wilson Creek
1-unit, detached	39.2%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60.8%	25.8%

Poverty & households

	Banks Lake South	Wilson Creek
Poverty rate	10.2%	17.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	26	42
Median year structure built	1993	1954