Fife Heights vs McMillin

A side-by-side comparison of Fife Heights and McMillin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fife Heights has the higher population (1,508 vs 1,298 in McMillin). Fife Heights has the higher median household income ($135,156 vs $107,305 in McMillin). Fife Heights has the higher median home value ($602,700 vs $566,300 in McMillin).

Population, income & housing

	Fife Heights	McMillin
Population	1,508	1,298
Median age	33.5 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$135,156	$107,305
Median home value	$602,700	$566,300
Median gross rent	$2,659	$2,147
Housing units	511	534
Homeownership rate	95.4%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fife Heights	McMillin
Population	2,368 → 1,508 (-36.3%)	1,551 → 1,298 (-16.3%)
Median household income	$113,241 → $135,156 (+19.4%)	$94,583 → $107,305 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$408,100 → $602,700 (+47.7%)	$356,300 → $566,300 (+58.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,598 → $2,659 (+66.4%)	$1,438 → $2,147 (+49.3%)

Fife Heights

Population

2,3681,508

Median household income

$113,241$135,156

Median home value

$408,100$602,700

Median gross rent

$1,598$2,659

McMillin

Population

1,5511,298

Median household income

$94,583$107,305

Median home value

$356,300$566,300

Median gross rent

$1,438$2,147

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fife Heights	McMillin
Under 5	3.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	24.6%	13.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	9.6%
25 to 34	15.3%	8.9%
35 to 44	12.7%	10.3%
45 to 54	16.8%	18.2%
55 to 64	8.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	6.1%	14.9%
75 and over	4.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fife Heights	McMillin
White (non-Hispanic)	70.2%	72.8%
Black or African American	6.5%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	3.3%
Asian	7.6%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	6.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.6%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fife Heights	McMillin
No high school diploma	4.0%	2.6%
High school graduate	24.3%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fife Heights	McMillin
Drove alone	73.3%	66.0%
Carpooled	5.5%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	14.0%
Other means	0.8%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fife Heights	McMillin
1-unit, detached	93.0%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Fife Heights	McMillin
Poverty rate	2.8%	4.1%
Average household size	3.01	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1986	1997