Bothell West vs Monroe

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

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

Bothell West has the higher population (21,014 vs 19,696 in Monroe). Bothell West has the higher median household income ($144,941 vs $107,556 in Monroe). Bothell West has the higher median home value ($757,700 vs $594,300 in Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Bothell West	Monroe
Population	21,014	19,696
Median age	38.4 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$144,941	$107,556
Median home value	$757,700	$594,300
Median gross rent	$2,552	$1,902
Housing units	7,840	6,241
Homeownership rate	78.1%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.0%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bothell West	Monroe
Population	21,115 → 21,014 (-0.5%)	18,865 → 19,696 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$111,705 → $144,941 (+29.8%)	$85,896 → $107,556 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$464,700 → $757,700 (+63.1%)	$357,000 → $594,300 (+66.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,922 → $2,552 (+32.8%)	$1,391 → $1,902 (+36.7%)

Bothell West

Population

21,11521,014

Median household income

$111,705$144,941

Median home value

$464,700$757,700

Median gross rent

$1,922$2,552

Monroe

Population

18,86519,696

Median household income

$85,896$107,556

Median home value

$357,000$594,300

Median gross rent

$1,391$1,902

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bothell West	Monroe
Under 5	6.7%	8.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.2%	20.1%
35 to 44	17.7%	14.3%
45 to 54	16.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	7.3%	6.0%
75 and over	4.1%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bothell West	Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	56.3%	65.2%
Black or African American	3.4%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	20.5%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.9%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bothell West	Monroe
No high school diploma	5.1%	9.7%
High school graduate	13.4%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.1%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.9%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bothell West	Monroe
Drove alone	63.4%	69.6%
Carpooled	7.5%	11.0%
Public transit	3.5%	1.7%
Walked	0.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	24.5%	13.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bothell West	Monroe
1-unit, detached	76.9%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	7.3%
20 or more units	3.7%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Bothell West	Monroe
Poverty rate	3.2%	7.0%
Average household size	2.75	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1992	1996