Bothell West vs Mukilteo

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

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

Mukilteo has the higher population (21,312 vs 21,014 in Bothell West). Bothell West has the higher median household income ($144,941 vs $122,612 in Mukilteo). Mukilteo has the higher median home value ($830,000 vs $757,700 in Bothell West).

Population, income & housing

	Bothell West	Mukilteo
Population	21,014	21,312
Median age	38.4 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$144,941	$122,612
Median home value	$757,700	$830,000
Median gross rent	$2,552	$2,127
Housing units	7,840	8,492
Homeownership rate	78.1%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.0%	54.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bothell West	Mukilteo
Population	21,115 → 21,014 (-0.5%)	21,336 → 21,312 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$111,705 → $144,941 (+29.8%)	$108,536 → $122,612 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$464,700 → $757,700 (+63.1%)	$582,700 → $830,000 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,922 → $2,552 (+32.8%)	$1,796 → $2,127 (+18.4%)

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

Mukilteo

Population

21,33621,312

Median household income

$108,536$122,612

Median home value

$582,700$830,000

Median gross rent

$1,796$2,127

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bothell West	Mukilteo
Under 5	6.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.7%
25 to 34	14.2%	8.2%
35 to 44	17.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	16.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.7%	17.9%
65 to 74	7.3%	11.3%
75 and over	4.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bothell West	Mukilteo
White (non-Hispanic)	56.3%	60.6%
Black or African American	3.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	20.5%	20.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.9%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bothell West	Mukilteo
No high school diploma	5.1%	2.5%
High school graduate	13.4%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	33.1%	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19.9%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bothell West	Mukilteo
Drove alone	63.4%	60.7%
Carpooled	7.5%	10.2%
Public transit	3.5%	1.9%
Walked	0.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	24.5%	25.4%
Other means	0.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bothell West	Mukilteo
1-unit, detached	76.9%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	19.1%
20 or more units	3.7%	11.3%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Bothell West	Mukilteo
Poverty rate	3.2%	5.8%
Average household size	2.75	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1992	1990