Machias vs May Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Machias and May Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Machias and May Creek are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Machias has the higher population (1,112 vs 801 in May Creek). Machias has the higher median household income ($127,043 vs $75,380 in May Creek). Machias has the higher median home value ($631,900 vs $285,500 in May Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Machias	May Creek
Population	1,112	801
Median age	36.7 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$127,043	$75,380
Median home value	$631,900	$285,500
Median gross rent	$1,538	—
Housing units	471	383
Homeownership rate	76.4%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Machias	May Creek
Population	981 → 1,112 (+13.4%)	766 → 801 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$95,179 → $127,043 (+33.5%)	$70,313 → $75,380 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$405,300 → $631,900 (+55.9%)	$192,500 → $285,500 (+48.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,384 → $1,538 (+11.1%)	—

Machias

Population

9811,112

Median household income

$95,179$127,043

Median home value

$405,300$631,900

Median gross rent

$1,384$1,538

May Creek

Population

766801

Median household income

$70,313$75,380

Median home value

$192,500$285,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Machias	May Creek
Under 5	7.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	9.1%
18 to 24	9.5%	8.4%
25 to 34	16.9%	17.2%
35 to 44	8.1%	2.0%
45 to 54	19.3%	28.7%
55 to 64	17.3%	22.1%
65 to 74	6.2%	4.0%
75 and over	1.2%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Machias	May Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	83.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	9.7%
Asian	2.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Machias	May Creek
No high school diploma	2.1%	23.6%
High school graduate	37.9%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Machias	May Creek
Drove alone	73.6%	80.1%
Carpooled	11.1%	11.5%
Public transit	2.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	8.4%
Other means	6.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Machias	May Creek
1-unit, detached	80.7%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	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	15.1%	37.1%

Poverty & households

	Machias	May Creek
Poverty rate	2.2%	12.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	24	60
Median year structure built	1983	1990