Bothell vs Issaquah

A side-by-side comparison of Bothell and Issaquah: population, income, housing, and more.

Bothell and Issaquah are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bothell has the higher population (48,610 vs 39,472 in Issaquah). Issaquah has the higher median household income ($153,786 vs $132,232 in Bothell). Issaquah has the higher median home value ($934,100 vs $871,300 in Bothell).

Population, income & housing

	Bothell	Issaquah
Population	48,610	39,472
Median age	38.0 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$132,232	$153,786
Median home value	$871,300	$934,100
Median gross rent	$2,295	$2,484
Housing units	19,926	17,180
Homeownership rate	63.2%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.6%	69.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bothell	Issaquah
Population	45,749 → 48,610 (+6.3%)	37,965 → 39,472 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$99,965 → $132,232 (+32.3%)	$109,676 → $153,786 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$530,300 → $871,300 (+64.3%)	$642,300 → $934,100 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,719 → $2,295 (+33.5%)	$1,982 → $2,484 (+25.3%)

Bothell

Population

45,74948,610

Median household income

$99,965$132,232

Median home value

$530,300$871,300

Median gross rent

$1,719$2,295

Issaquah

Population

37,96539,472

Median household income

$109,676$153,786

Median home value

$642,300$934,100

Median gross rent

$1,982$2,484

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bothell	Issaquah
Under 5	5.4%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.9%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	14.7%	19.0%
35 to 44	18.2%	18.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.6%
55 to 64	10.9%	8.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	6.4%
75 and over	5.4%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bothell	Issaquah
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	56.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	19.1%	27.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	1.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bothell	Issaquah
No high school diploma	4.7%	2.3%
High school graduate	11.3%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	36.0%	39.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	30.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bothell	Issaquah
Drove alone	55.4%	49.7%
Carpooled	7.5%	6.8%
Public transit	4.3%	3.5%
Walked	1.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	30.2%	36.7%
Other means	0.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bothell	Issaquah
1-unit, detached	53.4%	37.3%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	15.4%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	19.5%
20 or more units	14.6%	21.8%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bothell	Issaquah
Poverty rate	5.8%	5.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1992	2002