Index vs North Sultan

A side-by-side comparison of Index and North Sultan: population, income, housing, and more.

Index and North Sultan are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Sultan has the higher population (295 vs 164 in Index). Index has the higher median home value ($481,800 vs $440,600 in North Sultan). Since 2019, North Sultan's population has grown faster (+24.5% vs -5.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Index	North Sultan
Population	164	295
Median age	48.5 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median home value	$481,800	$440,600
Housing units	86	83
Homeownership rate	90.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Index	North Sultan
Population	173 → 164 (-5.2%)	237 → 295 (+24.5%)
Median household income	$70,625 → $67,188 (-4.9%)	$96,750 → $142,083 (+46.9%)
Median home value	$318,000 → $481,800 (+51.5%)	$281,300 → $440,600 (+56.6%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $1,063 (+46.6%)	—

Index

Population

173164

Median household income

$70,625$67,188

Median home value

$318,000$481,800

Median gross rent

$725$1,063

North Sultan

Population

237295

Median household income

$96,750$142,083

Median home value

$281,300$440,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Index	North Sultan
Under 5	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 17	14.6%	26.4%
18 to 24	4.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	28.1%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	4.4%
55 to 64	8.5%	3.1%
65 to 74	13.4%	10.5%
75 and over	21.3%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Index	North Sultan
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Index	North Sultan
No high school diploma	25.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.7%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Index	North Sultan
Drove alone	81.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Index	North Sultan
1-unit, detached	100.0%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Index	North Sultan
Poverty rate	11.6%	14.2%
Average household size	2.65	3.55
Mean commute (minutes)	39	44
Median year structure built	1949	1986