Kenmore vs Maple Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Kenmore and Maple Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Maple Valley has the higher population (28,121 vs 23,594 in Kenmore). Maple Valley has the higher median household income ($147,546 vs $137,926 in Kenmore). Kenmore has the higher median home value ($869,800 vs $672,000 in Maple Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Kenmore	Maple Valley
Population	23,594	28,121
Median age	38.7 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$137,926	$147,546
Median home value	$869,800	$672,000
Median gross rent	$1,944	$2,189
Housing units	9,362	9,553
Homeownership rate	69.7%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.2%	47.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenmore	Maple Valley
Population	22,724 → 23,594 (+3.8%)	26,352 → 28,121 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$109,810 → $137,926 (+25.6%)	$114,159 → $147,546 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$572,900 → $869,800 (+51.8%)	$414,400 → $672,000 (+62.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,433 → $1,944 (+35.7%)	$2,003 → $2,189 (+9.3%)

Kenmore

Population

22,72423,594

Median household income

$109,810$137,926

Median home value

$572,900$869,800

Median gross rent

$1,433$1,944

Maple Valley

Population

26,35228,121

Median household income

$114,159$147,546

Median home value

$414,400$672,000

Median gross rent

$2,003$2,189

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenmore	Maple Valley
Under 5	6.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.1%	25.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.0%	9.6%
35 to 44	15.1%	18.6%
45 to 54	14.3%	15.0%
55 to 64	10.6%	10.1%
65 to 74	10.0%	5.1%
75 and over	6.6%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenmore	Maple Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	70.7%
Black or African American	3.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	14.7%	12.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.9%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.2%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenmore	Maple Valley
No high school diploma	3.7%	3.3%
High school graduate	13.2%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	17.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenmore	Maple Valley
Drove alone	54.2%	72.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	4.8%
Public transit	6.2%	1.7%
Walked	1.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	29.8%	19.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenmore	Maple Valley
1-unit, detached	63.3%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	5.4%
20 or more units	16.8%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Kenmore	Maple Valley
Poverty rate	6.0%	5.1%
Average household size	2.60	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	30	38
Median year structure built	1984	2000