Kenmore vs Union Hill-Novelty Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Kenmore and Union Hill-Novelty Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kenmore has the higher population (23,594 vs 23,272 in Union Hill-Novelty Hill). Union Hill-Novelty Hill has the higher median household income ($181,820 vs $137,926 in Kenmore). Union Hill-Novelty Hill has the higher median home value ($1,174,100 vs $869,800 in Kenmore).

Population, income & housing

	Kenmore	Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Population	23,594	23,272
Median age	38.7 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$137,926	$181,820
Median home value	$869,800	$1,174,100
Median gross rent	$1,944	$2,597
Housing units	9,362	8,843
Homeownership rate	69.7%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.2%	71.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenmore	Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Population	22,724 → 23,594 (+3.8%)	21,992 → 23,272 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$109,810 → $137,926 (+25.6%)	$150,239 → $181,820 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$572,900 → $869,800 (+51.8%)	$809,000 → $1,174,100 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,433 → $1,944 (+35.7%)	$1,989 → $2,597 (+30.6%)

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

Union Hill-Novelty Hill

Population

21,99223,272

Median household income

$150,239$181,820

Median home value

$809,000$1,174,100

Median gross rent

$1,989$2,597

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenmore	Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Under 5	6.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	19.9%
18 to 24	6.9%	2.7%
25 to 34	15.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.2%
75 and over	6.6%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenmore	Union Hill-Novelty Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	59.2%
Black or African American	3.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	14.7%	27.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.9%
Two or more races	6.2%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenmore	Union Hill-Novelty Hill
No high school diploma	3.7%	1.5%
High school graduate	13.2%	8.9%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	37.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	34.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenmore	Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Drove alone	54.2%	51.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	4.1%
Public transit	6.2%	2.3%
Walked	1.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	29.8%	40.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenmore	Union Hill-Novelty Hill
1-unit, detached	63.3%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	2.6%
20 or more units	16.8%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Kenmore	Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Poverty rate	6.0%	5.1%
Average household size	2.60	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1984	2001