Fairwood

Population: 18,437
Median household income: $119,013
Median home value: $658,000

Located in King County, Washington, Fairwood is a community with a population of 18,437. The median household income of $119,013 is in line with the King County median ($122,148).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairwood's population declined 7.6% from 19,962 to 18,437, while its median home value rose 54.9% from $424,800 to $658,000.

63.7% of workers drive to work alone. 69.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,437
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $119,013
Median home value: $658,000
Median gross rent: $2,152
Housing units: 7,451
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,96218,437

Median household income

$97,398$119,013

Median home value

$424,800$658,000

Median gross rent

$1,719$2,152

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,962	$97,398	$424,800	$1,719
2020	19,400	$95,484	$450,700	$1,810
2021	18,477	$104,273	$480,600	$1,860
2022	18,612	$117,895	$615,200	$2,058
2023	18,437	$119,013	$658,000	$2,152

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,333	7.2%
5 to 17	2,739	14.9%
18 to 24	1,248	6.8%
25 to 34	2,648	14.4%
35 to 44	3,085	16.7%
45 to 54	2,262	12.3%
55 to 64	2,231	12.1%
65 to 74	1,707	9.3%
75 and over	1,184	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,994	54.2%
Black or African American	1,308	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	3,512	19.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	107	0.6%
Some other race	36	0.2%
Two or more races	1,656	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,808	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate18.5%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree33.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	685	5.2%
High school graduate	2,423	18.5%
Some college or associate's	3,642	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,352	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,015	15.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone63.7%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit2.3%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home23.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,798	63.7%
Carpooled	751	8.3%
Public transit	209	2.3%
Walked	66	0.7%
Bicycle	10	0.1%
Worked from home	2,124	23.4%
Other means	138	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	541	7.8%
15 to 29 min	2,409	34.6%
30 to 44 min	1,951	28.0%
45 to 59 min	1,138	16.3%
60+ min	933	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 9.4% (1,728 of 18,354)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,967	70.4%
Nonfamily households	2,090	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,057	94.7%
Vacant	394	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,357	75.9%
Renter-occupied	1,700	24.1%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,159	69.2%
1-unit, attached	226	3.0%
2 to 4 units	310	4.2%
5 to 19 units	1,194	16.0%
20 or more units	522	7.0%
Mobile home & other	40	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5323160
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.74 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.4468, -122.1429