Bothell vs Shoreline

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

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

Shoreline has the higher population (59,280 vs 48,610 in Bothell). Bothell has the higher median household income ($132,232 vs $113,336 in Shoreline). Bothell has the higher median home value ($871,300 vs $759,400 in Shoreline).

Population, income & housing

	Bothell	Shoreline
Population	48,610	59,280
Median age	38.0 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$132,232	$113,336
Median home value	$871,300	$759,400
Median gross rent	$2,295	$1,938
Housing units	19,926	24,280
Homeownership rate	63.2%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.6%	52.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bothell	Shoreline
Population	45,749 → 48,610 (+6.3%)	56,267 → 59,280 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$99,965 → $132,232 (+32.3%)	$86,827 → $113,336 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$530,300 → $871,300 (+64.3%)	$519,900 → $759,400 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,719 → $2,295 (+33.5%)	$1,574 → $1,938 (+23.1%)

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

Shoreline

Population

56,26759,280

Median household income

$86,827$113,336

Median home value

$519,900$759,400

Median gross rent

$1,574$1,938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bothell	Shoreline
Under 5	5.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.9%	13.7%
18 to 24	5.7%	5.3%
25 to 34	14.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	18.2%	15.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	10.9%	13.0%
65 to 74	8.1%	11.7%
75 and over	5.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bothell	Shoreline
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	63.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	19.1%	14.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.2%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bothell	Shoreline
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.1%
High school graduate	11.3%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.0%	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bothell	Shoreline
Drove alone	55.4%	59.1%
Carpooled	7.5%	7.8%
Public transit	4.3%	7.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.8%
Worked from home	30.2%	22.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bothell	Shoreline
1-unit, detached	53.4%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	7.4%
20 or more units	14.6%	19.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Bothell	Shoreline
Poverty rate	5.8%	8.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1992	1968